It’s Oscars time & the internet is rooting for all of this year’s LGBTQ+ nominees
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Oscars voters were immune to “The Power of Love,” apparently, since they declined to nominate the fantastical gay romance All of Us Strangers and Andrew Scott, its leading man. But there are plenty of other LGBTQ+ nominees for whom we can root during Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards telecast, and X users are doing just that.
For the first time, we have two openly queer actors nominated for queer roles in the same year, as GoldDerby points out: Colman Domingo is up for Best Actor for playing civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in Rustin, while Jodie Foster is up for Best Supporting Actress for playing friend-turned-coach Bonnie Stoll in Nyad.
In fact, Domingo is only the second openly queer male actor to earn a nomination for playing a gay character, per The New York Times, after Ian McKellen was nominated (but ultimately passed over) in 1999 for his performance in Gods and Monsters.
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“We can only hope that today’s nominations for Colman Domingo and Jodie Foster signal that we’ll see many more LGBTQ+ actors — and LGBTQ+ writers and directors and all crafts — celebrated for telling authentic LGBTQ+ stories in the near future and beyond,” NewFest programming director Nick McCarthy told NBC Out when the nominations were announced this January.
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And there’s LGBTQ representation elsewhere on the ballot, too. Lily Gladstone, who uses she/they pronouns and identifies as “kind of being middle-gendered,” earned a Best Actress nomination — as the Oscars still have gendered acting categories — for their performance as Osage woman Mollie Kyle in Killers of the Flower Moon.
“Rustin” is an incredible movie and an incredible true story. Colman Domingo comes off the screen in this one, I loved his performance. I would love to see him win the Oscar for this. ?? https://t.co/uZ4qpVjiYk
Colman Domingo’s Oscar nomination is one of my favorites this year for so many reasons. A brilliant performance. A spectacular artist. A win for inclusion. Second gay performer nominated in Best Actor for playing a gay person. And now some huge opportunities coming his way. Love! pic.twitter.com/ubBxYxBRHS
Jodie Foster should win for Nyad. never seen a more convincing portrayal of unconditional but unrequited gay love, it was so heartbreaking and so outstanding.
sorry but America Ferrera doesnt come close in comparison
I’m watching NYAD for the second time (the first was thanks to @DawsonTracy ) and my mom just asked “is jodie foster gonna win awards for this” yes yes she is
Christine Vachon’s work as a film producer was most impactful to me since I started really becoming a cineaste, back in 1994. Her name kept appearing in the credits of many of my favorite movies then. And for the first time ever, she is finally Oscar-nominated! It’s about time.
Just read an article someone posted pointing out the Christine Vachon is getting her *first* Oscar nom and this is genuinely surprising and distressing considering her huge impact on American indie cinema over three decades
Totally, I wish Laura may win for her original music work, and Lily Gladstone in Best Actress for her brilliant performance. Please Academy members vote for both.
Thank YOU for such wonderful score. We are grieving the absent nomination for Maestro Hisaishi. But at least we have your golden perfect score in here. Thank you from a devoted film music fan. I’m rooting for you and become the third women composer to win here, pls.
? ? ? ? ?? ? laura karpman oscar winner ?? ? ? ? ?
— future mrs chalamet (troye’s version) (@scrambled__meg) January 23, 2024
Billie Eilish
Final video for the WWIMF? campaign, today is the last day for Oscar voting. Literally the best campaign billie has ever done, let’s hope she wins that oscar. ?? #Oscarshttps://t.co/fcVKXVIdMQ
If @billieeilish doesn’t win the Oscar for “What Was I Made For” I don’t understand because it’s one the most hauntingly beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. CHILLS ??
In 2019, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke said that Billie Eilish is “the only one doing anything f*cking interesting nowadays.” ? 5 years later she has a bunch of Grammys, Oscar and the admiration of musical giant Hans Zimmer. “What Was I Made For?” should absolutely win an Oscar.
