At the 88th Academy Awards just this past, British singer Sam Smith won the "Best Original Song" with the theme song "Writing's on the Wall" of "007: Ghost Party", and as a publicly released singer, Som also spoke for the LGBT community on stage. So what other comrades and predecessors in history have long been in the highest hall of the film circle? Let's get to know the 13 gay Oscar winners who have come out.
Scott Rudin Scott Rudin Award Year: 2008
Scott Rudin is also an openly gay man in Hollywood, producing the Western film "Old And Alone", which won the Oscar for "Best Picture" in 2008.
Dustin Lance Lance Black Award Year: 2009
Dustin Lance Black, who is himself gay, is the screenwriter behind the movie "Milk", and he brings the story of Harvey Milk, an American gay activist and the first public gay identity and participation in government elections, to the big screen, showing the character's perseverance and various difficulties and struggles. The film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay the following year, and at the award ceremony, Dustin deliberately pinned a white ribbon to his suit to symbolize support for the same-sex marriage affirmative action movement that year.
【Melissa Etheridge Award Year: 2007】
The documentary about global warming, "The Truth That's Hard to Ignore," sparked a stir around the world about environmental pollution that year, and the film's theme song "I Need to Wake Up" was written and sung by same-sex musician Melissa Etheridge, and the song also won the Oscar for "Best Original Song" and the first documentary in history to win such an award.
Adam Elliot AwardEdam Elliot Award Year: 2004
Adam Elliott from Australia single-handedly created the clay sculpture animation film "Nude Harvey Breaks the Life", the script, directing, animation all came by himself, and won the Oscar "Best Animated Short Film" in 2004, and did not forget to publicly thank his boyfriend when he appeared on stage.
Pedro Almodóvar Award years: 2000, 2003
Pedro Almodóvar, from Spain, also holds two small golden men in his hands. He won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000 for All About My Mother, and in 2003 for "Say It to Her" for Best Original Screenplay.
Alan Ball Award Year: 2000
Alan Ball, who wrote True Love Like Blood, is an openly gay person and has been called "a frequent vocal advocate for the LGBT community." He was also the screenwriter behind American Beauty, which also won him the Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay" the following year.
John Corigliano John Corigliano Award year: 2000
"Red Violin" depicts the story of an ancient violin that spans three centuries and affects the fate of countless people, and the soundtrack in the film naturally becomes the most important element to foil the emotions and explain the plot, and it is the classical musician John Corigliano behind this. He is an openly gay man himself, and he won the 2000 Academy Award for Best Original Score for this film.
Bill Condon Award year: 1999
Bill Connton, a well-known Hollywood screenwriter, has written "Chicago", "Dream Girl" and other song and dance films, and he first won the attention with the 1998 film "Gods and Beasts", and won the Oscar jury the following year, and won the "Best Adapted Screenplay" award. Bill Condon is an openly gay man who has been in a stable relationship with his partner Jack Morrissey.
Elton John Elton John Award Year: 1995
Pop music talent Elton John won the Oscar for "Best Original Song" in 1995 for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" for "The Lion King".
Stephen Sondheim Award:1991
The legendary composer has long been vocal about his sexuality in musical theater circles, and the song "Sooner or Later" (I Always Get My Man), composed by him and sung by Madonna, won the Oscar for "Best Original Song" in 1991.
Howard Ashman Awards: 1990, 1992
The Disney royal lyricist has twice won the Oscar for Best Original Song: "Under The Sea" in 1989's "The Little Mermaid," and the 1991 theme song of "Beauty and the Beast." Unfortunately, Ashman died of complications from AIDS in 1991 and was unable to receive his second little golden man.
John Schlesinger Award year: 1970
Therefore, the British director John Schlesinger (John Schlesinger), in the 60s, did not fear the world to disclose his comradely identity, and actively participated in various gay movements. He made the "shocking" gay male prostitute film Midnight Cowboy in 1969, which swept the Oscars the following year and won the "Best Director" award.