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Feb 8, 2022, 6 tweets

πŸ“’ The #OscarNoms are out!

✨ Here are all the #LGBTQ+ figures and films that have received a nod from @TheAcademy. πŸ‘‡

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ American queer icon Kristen Stewart is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in Spencer.

πŸ† Stewart has been recognised for at least 10 other awards for her performance in the film directed by Pablo LarraΓ­n.

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Queer actress and #LGBTQ+ advocate @ArianaDeBose is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

🎬 She plays Anita in Steven Spielberg's remake of the 1961 classic @WestSideMovie.

🎀@netflix's 'Tick, Tick… BOOM!' bagged a nomination for Best Actor for Andrew Garfield, who plays writer Jonathan Larson.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The film takes place in 1990 in New York City when #LGBTQ+ communities were being hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

🎞 The animated docu-film Flee, which features a same-sex couple, received nominations for Best Animated Feature, International Feature film & Documentary Feature.

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡«It follows protagonist Amin who is about to marry his fiance and tells us about the story of fleeing Afghanistan.

✨ Who are you rooting for at the #Oscars?

πŸ—³ Who do you wish had been nominated?

Let us know below! πŸ‘‡

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