(l-r) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Bruce Cohen, Gabriel Catone

It's been a sweet couple of months for Academy Award-winning producer Bruce Cohen. Back in June he married his longtime boyfriend Gabriel Catone (with none other then the mayor of L.A. officiating), and he also put the finishing touches on one of the hottest prospects of the upcoming winter movie schedule, Milk.

And later this month, Cohen will be honored at Outfest's 2008 Legacy Awards:

"As a producer, philanthropist and activist, Bruce Cohen has been one of the singular most influential supporters of Outfest and LGBT filmmakers," said executive director Kirsten Schaeffer.

In addition to sure-to-be-award-friendly Milk, Bruce took the home the Oscar for producing American Beauty, and has been behind such gay-themed projects as To Wong Foo and The Nines (which was written and directed by gay filmmaker John August ... and starred the hunktastic Ryan Reynolds), and gay faves like Pushing Daisies.

Ewan McGregor/Ryan Reynolds

And to top it off, his award will be presented to him by Ewan McGregor, who starred in another of his films, Big Fish (which was also written by August).

An Oscar, a cute husband, working with the likes of Ewan and Ryan, and now he's being honored with this award? It's a good thing I'm not a jealous person, or I'd also point out that he produced The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas ... but I'm not, so I won't.

More from today's TCA!

• You'll remember last week that during the NBC panel we reported that NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman lamed out when asked about their decision to hire Isaiah Washington for The Bionic Woman. Via Ask Ausiello comes this tidbit from TVGuide's Stephen Battaglia concerning ABC president Stephen McPherson's comments today about that decision. Said McPherson:
  

"...if (Silverman) was in fact talking to him [Washington] before he was available, that's inducement to breach. So I don't know, he's either clueless or stupid." And in reaction to Silverman's assertion he hadn't known much about the circumstances surrounding Washington's getting axed from Grey's Anatomy, McPherson bitingly asked, "Was he living in a cave?"

• During the panel for ABC's commercial new show, Cavemen, someone asked if there might be a gay caveman at some point. The guys in charge of the show exchanged jokes before saying they haven't ruled it out. Eeeek! Given that earlier in the discussion, actor Sam Huntington made a rather tasteless cross-dressers joke, this is one show I really hope doesn't add a gay character.
• Women's Murder Club doesn't currently have a gay character, but they just might down the road.
  
• It looks like Footballers Wives is well and truly dead at ABC. So no bisexual football players! Boo! Hiss!
  
• Out writer Bryan Fuller and out producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks clearly enjoyed the buzz surrounding their Pushing Daisies. No, there isn't anything specifically gay on the show (yet) -- except Broadway stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, and Swoosie Kurtz, and a sensibility that is more gay than a season of Top Chef, Project Runway, and Queer Eye combined. After the panel, I chatted with both Fuller and Cohen and will have their comments on Friday!
• Executive producer for Cashmere Mafia, Darren Starr, said there aren't any gay male characters on that show so I asked if either Mario Cantone or Willie Garson were confirmed for the Sex and the City movie. Unfortunately, Starr wouldn't say one way or the other. UPDATE: AfterEllen.com Managing Editor Malinda Lo just had an interview with Cashmere creator Kevin Wade who says there is going to be a gay character and gay storylines on the show. I'm looking into so stay tuned for details!