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Sam Smith
When Sam Smith accepted his Best Original Song Oscar, he said, "I want to dedicate this [award] to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand here together as equals someday."
He also said he had heard that no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar before. Dear readers, this is actually not accurate — there have been several, including fellow Brit and Best Original Song winner Elton John. When it was pointed out backstage that he was not the first, he replied jokingly in disbelief, "Sh--! F--- that!"
When Sam Smith accepted his Best Original Song Oscar, he said, "I want to dedicate this [award] to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand here together as equals someday."
He also said he had heard that no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar before. Dear readers, this is actually not accurate — there have been several, including fellow Brit and Best Original Song winner Elton John. When it was pointed out backstage that he was not the first, he replied jokingly in disbelief, "Sh--! F--- that!"
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