a series by Christopher James looking at the 'Gay Best Friend' trope
Turns out, gay best friends can get Oscar nominated too. They just have to get beat up first.
Happy Oscar Hangover Week! Now is a time to rejoice in the winners we love and lick our wounds from the snubs along the way. In honor of the Oscars, we thought we would look back at a nominated example of the “Gay Best Friend.” We don’t often see Gay Best Friends get Oscar nominations or wins. Since this caricature is used more as window dressing and less like a fully developed character, there often isn’t enough meat for an actor to get awards traction. Even if they are a scene stealer, they often will fall short. That is… unless trauma is involved.
Case and point: the 1997 Best Supporting Actor race. Our first entry in the column was...
Turns out, gay best friends can get Oscar nominated too. They just have to get beat up first.
Happy Oscar Hangover Week! Now is a time to rejoice in the winners we love and lick our wounds from the snubs along the way. In honor of the Oscars, we thought we would look back at a nominated example of the “Gay Best Friend.” We don’t often see Gay Best Friends get Oscar nominations or wins. Since this caricature is used more as window dressing and less like a fully developed character, there often isn’t enough meat for an actor to get awards traction. Even if they are a scene stealer, they often will fall short. That is… unless trauma is involved.
Case and point: the 1997 Best Supporting Actor race. Our first entry in the column was...
- 4/28/2021
- by Christopher James
- FilmExperience
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