Queer creators and films with LGBTQ themes have plenty of potential to sweep and earn history-making wins at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, which will take place on March 12. - NBCOUT
,” did however make the cut. Overall, the lesbian power-trip flick made a lesser showing than the Daniels’ queer kung-fu film. But its six nominations included spots in the evening’s biggest categories, including best picture, best cinematography, best original screenplay and, predictably, best actress.
With her spot in the best actress category confirmed, Cate Blanchett, who has already won a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for playing the film’s world-famous, womanizing composer, Lydia Tár, joins an elite group of stars to be nominated for eight acting Oscars. While she faces tough competition in Yeoh, Blanchett stands a good chance of taking home a win for her undeniable tour de force as a woman pushed to the brink — and perhaps beyond — by her whirlwind fall from grace.
One actor who didn’t get snubbed for their turn as a queer character is Brendan Fraser, who plays the 600-pound protagonist of director Darren Aronofsky’s “.” Fraser has already won multiple prestigious awards — including, most recently, the Critics Choice Award for best actor — for the role of Charlie, a gay, homebound English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his daughter before essentially eating himself to death.
In addition to Fraser’s first best actor nomination, Aronofsky’s controversial tearjerker earned a spot for first-time nominee Hong Chau, who plays Charlie’s best friend and caretaker, in the best supporting actress category, as well as a best makeup and hairstyling nod.
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