6 Queer Films That Should Have Been Nominated For Oscars This Year

We like them. We really REALLY like them!
From: NewNowNext

 Last year was a strong one for cinema, including LGBT representations on the big screen. But when it came time for Academy Award nominations, queer films and talent came up short: Carol might be the most acclaimed gay love story since Brokeback Mountain, but didn’t receive the same Oscar love Ange Lee’s cowboy romance did.

Here are six LGBT documentaries, features and short films that didn’t get their due—and the awards we’d nominate them for. Hopefully the Academy is taking notes for next year.

 1

”Tangerine”

 Kitana Kiki Rodriguez 

for

Best Actress

Mya Taylor 

for 

Best Supporting Actress

Depicting a gritty day in the life for two young trans prositutes in L.A., Tangerine blew our minds with its innovative film making—it was shot entirely on an iPhone—and surprising energy.

Much of that praise is due to the efforts of first-time actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor, who should have been acknowledged by the Academy. Especially in a year where diverse representations are so lacking.