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The Academy Award nominee and star of Emilia Pérez was caught in controversy after problematic X posts shared by her came to the surface.
January 31, 2025
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These Are the LGBTQ+ Film Nominees at the 2023 Oscars
Queer cinema is primed to make headlines at the 95th Academy Awards this Sunday.
March 10, 2023
Meet the Second-Ever Trans Oscar Nominee
There was a silver lining in this year's white cloud of nominees from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
January 14, 2016
Academy President Is 'Heartbroken' by 'Lack of Inclusion'
Cheryl Boone Isaacs said the Academy will recruit more members to reflect a greater diversity of 'gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.'
January 19, 2016
Oscars Nominee Swag Bags Are Supporting Queer-Owned Businesses
Wunderkeks's gold-flecked "Red Carpet Brownies" will be included in this year's over-the-top nominee goodie bags.
March 25, 2022
Trump Travel Ban Keeps Syrian Oscar Nominee From Ceremony
Because Syrians are being denied visas, "Last Men in Aleppo" producer Kareem Abeed can't attend the Oscars.
February 20, 2018
Trans Nominee Boycotts Oscars After Producers Cut Song
In a letter posted on Pitchfork, Antony Hegarty said she just couldn't bring herself to get on the plane to Los Angeles after the awards show cut her performance.
February 26, 2016
9 Gay Alternatives to Academy's Best Picture Picks
Who needs Her? We've got plenty of alternatives for you to see.
February 26, 2014
Oscar nominee Colman Domingo on being the first Black gay movie star
"It’s an incredible time, the idea of seeing an openly queer man on this level," Domingo tells our sister publication Out.
January 25, 2024
Karla Sofía Gascón breaks barriers as first trans actor Oscar nominee
It's official: the lead actress of Emilia Pérez has made LGBTQ+ history at the 97th Academy Awards.
January 23, 2025
Diane Ladd Spreads Comfort and Joy
The three-time Oscar nominee shares wisdom and advice both on-screen and off.
December 22, 2015
Anne Hathaway Takes on Judy Garland
Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway is reportedly on board to star as Judy Garland in Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland , both on-screen and onstage.
March 24, 2009
LGBTQ+ Stories Dominate the 2023 Oscars
Everything Everywhere All At Once proved victorious with wins for first-time Oscar nominees Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Michelle Yeoh.
March 13, 2023
Richard E. Grant Wrote Barbra a Letter at Age 14; She Just Responded
The Oscar nominee for Can You Ever Forgive Me? shared a letter he wrote to Barbra Streisand on Twitter, and her response to made him cry.
January 30, 2019
Rami Malek Says Working With Bryan Singer 'Was Not Pleasant at All'
The Oscar nominee, who was being honored for Bohemian Rhapsody in Santa Barbara, Calif. spoke about the sexual abuse allegations leveled against Singer.
February 3, 2019
Will Film Censors Ban the Release of Moonlight in China?
The Chinese government banned Oscar nominees Carol and Brokeback Mountain, and some critics presume China will also censor Moonlight due to its gay storyline.
March 30, 2017
Tyrese: Chris Rock Shouldn't Host the Oscars
The Fast & Furious actor wants this year's Oscars host to make a statement on the lack of racial diversity among nominees, and he says LGBT exclusion would have brought a quicker reaction.
January 21, 2016
Hot Sheet: January 16, 2015
Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week include Madonna, Whitney, Oscar nominee Julianne Moore in Still Alice, and James Franco and Zachary Quinto making out at the Sundance Film Festival.
January 16, 2015