11 Times Playing Queer Paid Off For Straight Actors At The Oscars

From: NewNowNext

3

Hilary Swank

“Boys Don’t Cry” 

1999

Hilary Swank received her first Oscar for the harrowing bio-film Boys Don’t Cry. In real life, Brandon Teena was brutally murdered for being a trans man, but Swank took home Best Actress and was instantly thrust into A-list Hollywood.