Gay media group GLAAD awarded the TV series "Brothers & Sisters" and honored actress Cynthia Nixon for her work at a Saturday night gala highlighting gay marriage rights.

Nixon, who features as Miranda on Sex and the City, took home the Vito Russo Award, while Behar, host of CNN Headline New's The Joy Behar Show, was honored with an Excellence in Media Award at the 21st annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards.

"We are bringing marriage back to its fundamentals and revitalizing it from its roots up," "Sex and the City" actress Nixon said.

In addition, Actress Sigourney Weaver was presented the award for outstanding TV miniseries for Lifetime's "Prayers for Bobby”, while "The Oprah Winfrey Show" won the best talk show episode category.

Spanish-British film "Little Ashes" also fetched an award for her outstanding film in limited release, while among other winners for their coverage of gay and lesbian issues included MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," NBC, The New York Times, CNN and ESPN. com.

GLAAD was set up more than 20 years ago with a view to depict positive images of the lives of gay people purely in the wake of sensational media reporting on AIDS and other topics.