Cate Blanchett has defended straight actors playing gay characters and said she will “fight to the death” for the right to suspend disbelief. Cate Blanchett has defended straight actors playing gay characters and said she will “fight to the death” for the right to suspend disbelief. Hollywood has been criticised for giving LGBT roles to straight actors and, earlier this year, Scarlett Johansson dropped out of playing a transgender character following a backlash. No openly gay man has ever won the Academy Award for best actor, while straight actors have taken home the prize for playing LGBT roles. In total, 52 straight people have been Oscar-nominated for playing gay characters.

Source: Irish Independent October 20, 2018 05:26 UTC