12 of the Bt Gay Films You Missed 2017
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OSR’S GAY AMY AWARD WNERS
In honor of LGBT Pri Month, we have piled a viewg list of gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr themed movi that won Osrs. * gay movie 2017 oscars *
Hollywood has been slow to embrace the stori of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people, but over the years a number of LGBT-themed films have neverthels won the dtry’s hight honor: Osr. William Hurt beme the first actor to w an Osr for playg a gay role, wng for playg an imprisoned wdow drser 1985’s “Kiss of the Spir Woman.
Barry Jenks’s hntg film about a young boy stgglg to accept his sexualy sred a stunng upset for Bt Picture, beg the first wner this tegory to have a gay character as s protagonist. Benedict Cumberbatch stars this historil drama as Alan Turg, the Brish cryptanalyst who was nvicted of cency bee of his homosexualy.
Mike Mills’s semi-tobgraphil film stars Ewan McGregor as a man whose elrly father (Christopher Plummer) out as gay his 70s. Sean Penn plays the tle role G Van Sant’s bgraphil film about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office California. Philip Seymour Hoffman domated the awards season 2005 for his role as openly gay, larger-than-life wrer Tman Capote as he stggl to wre his masterpiece, “In Cold Blood.
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Although this Osr-wng drama do not centrally foc on LGBT issu, do take a close look at the effects of homophobia. Chris Cooper plays a former Mare lonel whose rampant homophobia is actually a mask for his own reprsed sir, which leads him to a tragic teractn wh the film’s protagonist (played by Kev Spacey).
The film's historic w at the 89th annual Amy Awards giv hope to the black and gay muni. * gay movie 2017 oscars *
Bill Condon’s drama follows the last days of director Jam Whale (Ian McKellan), the openly gay director of the classic horror films “Frankenste” and “Bri of Frankenste. Tom Hanks stars as Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer livg wh AIDS who su his former lawfirm after he is fired.
Denzel Washgton -stars as a homophobic lawyer who reprents Andrew urt. In this prison drama, a gay wdow drser (William Hurt) shar a Brazilian prison cell wh a revolutnary (Rl Julia), and the two beg a awkward iendship that velops to a sexual relatnship. Hurt beme the first actor to w an Osr for playg a gay role.
This documentary tails the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office California, who was later murred along wh San Francis mayor Gee Mosne. Wh growg social acceptance creased fundg for movi wh queer them, support for LGBT-intified filmmakers, and ls stigma around straight actors playg gay.
Comg of age drama about a gay black man feats hot favoure La La Land to w the Amy’s top award, after bacle which Damien Chazelle’s film read out as wner by Faye Dunaway * gay movie 2017 oscars *
Gay dienc may have had their qualms wh this enigmatic die, but they still went out to see drov. Gay dienc were no doubt lured by newer Harris Dickson, who plays Frankie wh an eerie tranquily. Mastream gay dienc me for the shirtls part, but didn’t take to the unmigated rage that eventually overtak Frankie’s softer yearngs.
Htman serv cred for takg on the character’s ambiguy, and gay dienc for takg the ri. If a few gay sex scen are enough to unt a film as queer, then a few lbian fights should suffice—and that’s not even untg the epic takedowns that give this wild ri s tle.
Barry Jenks’s movie is a brave and brilliant work of art that also happens to be a black, gay story. What a shame if the announcement gaffe is what people remember about s victory * gay movie 2017 oscars *
The movie amounts to a clever riff on the “kill your gays” trope. Perhaps surprisgly, only ne performers have won actg Osrs for playg gay rol, begng wh William Hurt‘s Bt Actor w for 1985’s “Kiss of the Spir Woman. No gay performer has won an actg Osr while out of the closet.
And Joel Grey, who won the same tegory for 1972’s “Cabaret, ” did not e out as gay until 2015. Followg that Osr ceremony, many crics and fans acced amy voters of homophobia, and would be another 11 years before a film featurg a lead LGBT character would be named Bt Picture.