Will an out gay finally win an Oscar for playing a gay character?
Oscar nominated for gay/lesbian roles. I’m specifically speaking about a trio of folks who are already Golden Globe nominated–Andrew Scott for All Of Us Strangers, Colman Domingo for Rustin, and Jodie Foster for Nyad.A single such instance doesn’t happen very often—let alone three of them–since (as I’ve previously suggested) Oscar prefers straights playing queers, thinking it oh so “brave” of them to do so.
In a similar line of thought, Oscar nominees and voters traditionally snub gays playing gays, as if they aren’t really acting. (Remember when Rupert Everett was a lock to get nominated for 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding?
He didn’t.) Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The “not really acting” trope is absurd, of course.
Wouldn’t that mean a straight playing a straight isn’t acting? Should they take Meryl Streep’s three Oscars away? Besides, Scott playing a guy who settles scores with his dead parents, Domingo portraying a famed civil rights activist in a crisis, and Foster embodying a feisty swimming coach are definitely acting, and very well, thank you.
