7 Queer Films That Should Have Been Nominated For An Oscar This Year

2016 offered us more than "Moonlight."
From: NewNowNext

 Academy Award nominations have been announced, and while Moonlight has earned some much deserved recognition, there were many other LGBT films, shorts and documentaries the Academy left unacknowledged.

Shall we call out some of the top queer picks of 2016 that should have gotten a nod.

1

Best Actress

Molly Shannon 

in

“Other People”

Saturday Night Live writer Chris Kelly turned the death of his mother from cancer in a gripping, gut-wrenching and, yes, funny, film about moving back home to take care of an ailing parent. Kelly’s dialog is so natural, you can forget the specter of death is only a few frames away.

SNL veteran Molly Shannon shows amazing depth and subtlty as Joanne, a vivacious and funny wife, mother and schoolteacher fighting the ravages and humiliations of terminal cancer—and coming to grips with the fact that she probably won’t win. Playing someone who is dying—and dying nobly, at that—can easily turn melodramatic—but Shannon works at keeping the character grounded.

Standing in for Kelly is Jesse Plemons (Friday Night Lights), who delivers a far more subtle performance than expected—conveying not just loss, but how the real world—family history, professional setbacks, failed relationships—can affect grief.