bitchimtrying 2,495 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 After the Emmy's I kinda got curious about LGBT winners and got looped into an internet wormhole and found myself on someone's tumblr where they had posted about previous LGBT Oscars winners. What I found has truly disgusted me and I think we all need to know it and remember it for Jan/Feb 2018 when the next Oscars ceremony begins. The Last LGBT person to be nominated for Best Actor in a Leading role was Ian McKellen in 1998. 19 years ago. The Last LGBT person to be nominated for Best Actress in a Leading role was Ellen Page in 2007. 10 years ago. The Last LGBT person to be nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role was Ian McKellen in 2001. 16 years ago. The Last LGBT person to be nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting role was Anna Paquin in 1993. 24 years ago. An openly Gay person has NEVER won the best Actor in a Leading Role award. An openly Lesbian person has NEVER won the best Actress in a Leading Role Award. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 it's because all the gheys are in AHS right now https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaaaasGaga 6,119 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 In 2017, this is a joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke78619 22,367 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 But is it a matter of prejudice or the possibility that none of the LGBT actors actually deserve to win or be nominated insta: good_lukeing | I have nothing else to promote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imwoahvicky 4,248 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 award shows shouldn't feel obliged to give awards to minorities just so that they could be represented it's not a matter of being homophobic it's a matter of lack of diversity ⚜ Roll Deep ⚜ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellemhone 2,817 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, monster78619 said: But is it a matter of prejudice or the possibility that none of the LGBT actors actually deserve to win or be nominated This + Most actors/actresses/producers/directors /people in the world etc. are straight :air: :air: :air: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlikegaga 7,842 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 but movies about LGBT issues win so they do raise the awareness. the problem is that Hollywood casts STRAIGHT people to play gay people. many straight people have won for playing gay. it's Hollywood's fault in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuri 21,636 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Sarah Paulson better the first Gay Woman to win Best Actress, or else And Troye better win that Oscar as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefani Gaga 3,359 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 you forgot one sis I’m A mEsS! sTaY aWaY fRoM mE, mY eIgHt PeTs AnD mY bLuE bIsCuItS, yOu FrEaK! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,371 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, tellemhone said: This + Most actors/actresses/producers/directors etc. are straight LGBT actors & actresses: Holland Taylor Sarah Paulson James Dean Marlon Brando Amber Heard Jodie Foster Greta Garbo Alan Cumming Drew Berrymore Margaret Cho Marlene Dietrich Megan Fox Angelina Jolie Debbie Harry Lady Gaga Aubrey Plaza Michelle Rodriguez Kristen Stewart Evan Rachel Wood Ezra Miller Chaz Bono Laverne Cox There are (and were as some of those names are no longer under the living) plenty of LGBT people acting in Hollywood. Nobody is saying "Give them an award, they're gay!". People are saying "You are looking past the quality of work they have delivered just because they are gay, and it's unfair." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitchimtrying 2,495 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 15 minutes ago, monster78619 said: But is it a matter of prejudice or the possibility that none of the LGBT actors actually deserve to win or be nominated It's Prejudice. By both the Oscars and the entertainment industry. If LGBT people aren't given roles hen they cant be nominated for awards. But, those that are given roles are never given awards anyway, which in turn means that less LGBT people get cast. It;s a cycle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitchimtrying 2,495 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 15 minutes ago, Bomtox said: award shows shouldn't feel obliged to give awards to minorities just so that they could be represented it's not a matter of being homophobic it's a matter of lack of diversity Yet everyone talks about how People of Color aren't represented?. No one is rasing the question of LGBT representation when it comes to the Oscars. It isn't just lack of diversity its prejudice towards the LGBT community. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian 19,832 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, highlikegaga said: but movies about LGBT issues win so they do raise the awareness. the problem is that Hollywood casts STRAIGHT people to play gay people. many straight people have won for playing gay. it's Hollywood's fault in general. Does your sexuality give you a legitimacy to play a role ? No. It's the very essence of an actor to embody a character (Be it gay, be it the kind, be it cruel, be it the opposite of your personnalité). A skilled straight actor will still be a better gay character than a bad gay actor. The thing is that the the gay actors are a very small % of the actors community and so it's logical to see them less often nominated. I mean that's statistic, you only have 4-5 people nominated, the chance for them to be in the few % of gay is low Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imwoahvicky 4,248 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 minute ago, bitchimtrying said: Yet everyone talks about how People of Color aren't represented?. No one is rasing the question of LGBT representation when it comes to the Oscars. It isn't just lack of diversity its prejudice towards the LGBT community. you do know that POC is much bigger than LGBT representation right? ⚜ Roll Deep ⚜ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I MADE A THREAD about something sort of on this topic, it was the history of LGBT in hollywood and ya'll paid it dust anyway i'll go find the video https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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