All but one of these actors was nominated for and Academy Award for portraying an openly gay character.
William Hurt (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN)
Tom Hanks (PHILADELPHIA)
Robin Williams (THE BIRDCAGE)*
Greg Kinnear (AS GOOD AS IT GETS)
Williams has been a competitor four times and won once - but he was not nominated for THE BIRDCAGE.
Each of these Oscar-nominated actresses has served in a real-life political post, except for
Glenda Jackson
Melina Mercouri
Annette Bening*
Jane Alexander
The closest Bening has come to a political career was her role as the girlfriend of THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
