 Awarded from 1986 to 2011, every incarnation of Degrassi was nominated for at least one award each year they have been on air, except 1991.Together, they have won twenty-four awards and thirty-five more nominations.The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.