‘All Of Us Strangers’ Leads GALECA: Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Nominations with 9

:)) OK, you made me check… 🙂 4/14 BP winners have missed that nomination – Green Book, CODA, The King’s Speech and The Hurt Locker. I guess I was assuming the “Film of the Year” category was there more to prevent there being too much bias towards LGBTQ movies in the voting and include more stuff that’s not (or that’s less) about that, but maybe it’s the other way around – maybe it’s meant to be the main one (so, no reservations about including as many LGBTQ movies in there as they like, and only adding whatever other non-LGBTQ movies they really loved – although it’s still not the best sign for a movie as critically-acclaimed as Oppenheimer to miss that nomination, surely, even under these circumstances, the one with the highest Metascore to miss, apart from The Hurt Locker) and the “LGBTQ Film of the Year” category is meant to highlight further great LGBTQ movies that couldn’t quite get into the main one, because of stuff like Past Lives. Or maybe there’s no particular difference between the two approaches, anyway. 🙂

Ew

It’s easy to forget since it was horrible.

The woman in the opening scene was either lesbian or a bisexual.

But the group just picked their five favorite movies. There needn’t be any gay characters.

Um, the “lesbian” wedding was barely covered and the two characters getting married have very little screen time. So if your idea of a “progressive” LGBT movie is Anyone But You, you’ve got a lot to learn. (Although I suspect gay men love Glen Powell!)

I’ve been watching straight couples be the centerpiece of films for year and years and years. Certainly you can watch films in which LGBT people are front and center. If not, you really should do some research and check out some classic non-mainstream gay films.

You should start with Priest. It’s free on Amazon Prime.

These are gay and lesbian voters. They are far less likely to enjoy a film like Oppenheimer than a straight voter.

You see, we have emotions.

Ew

It’s easy to forget since it was horrible.

I saw it without seeing the trailer or reading about it. Made it so much better.

These mostly seem solid but it does seem slightly odd that they simultaneously for example criticize the season for ignoring A Thousand and One and still can’t even find room for Teyana Taylor in lead.

It’s not a spoiler since it’s the main plot of the movie. It’s in the trailer.

It’s great to see the best film of the year lead here. But it should have been Oscar nominated and it’s difficult to believe how badly Searchlight botched this. Very late release. Little campaigning. I know Poor Things was a priority but they ignored this.

as fantastic and important of course that certain films focus on lgbtiq related themes and issues….it also timely here I point out NOT ALL cinema releases need put emphasis on these themes and issues that have lgbtiq characters as far as making people aware in CINEMATIC MAINSTREAM it also important as way forward now and in future more and more lgbtiq characters and actors of course must be treated with respect by their peers and characters treated with respect in mainstream film but by these type of characters being protrayed in BIG step forward for cinema’s evolution there a way people can admire and be aware and ENGAGE in central lgbtiq story without the bulk of each film has these characters being ALL ABOUT them only…to this extent there can indeed be broader story SOMETIMES in hollywood that encompasses plot centers around ie: a lesbian couple but focuses on other shenanigans..

it not disrespect to have that but done in a way that elevates such characters respectfully to a MAINSTREAM audience…

Films like ‘ all of us strangers ‘ are absolutely important to these people’s community no doubt etc…but the REAL GAMECHANGER yoiuy can say in light of it astonishing box office returns is ANYONE BUT YOU the first mainstream rom com where while main characters are bickering acting pretend to be couple after fallout and misunderstanding but the CENTRAL wedding event is in fact a Lesbian couple..

This is the TYPE OF PROGRESSIVE MAINSTREAM way forward we should be celebrating right? where it not all bout themes and issues between the lesbian couple but at same time they BIG part of the plot integrated in broader as PART of mainstream cinematic plot.

I watched my first ROM COM in 17 years 17! and watching ‘anyone but you’ i was indeed thankful lesbian couple treated with respect but genius biought this truly original modernised take on ‘much ado about nothing’ is that it felt like watching a mianstreamn rom com with number delightful twists with central wedding couple big part of it..but not WHOLE part of the concept…of the film overall…it a box office hit that balanced out appealing rightly to progressive film audience and straddled between that and cinematic mainstream appeal overall…

Isn;t this something WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE MORE OF? not just films with specific main focus on these themes? so the mainstream can feel engaged in cinemas? which is good for gay and lesbian communtiy too in films like Anyone but you? amd i not right?

WE CAN MUST HAVE BOTH FILMS LIKE ALL OF US STRANGERS AND SIMILAR CALIBRE AND ANYONE BUT YOU which i quite sure is new high watermark in way to integrate lesbian or gay type characters as key subplot do it respectfully to their characters and at same time project a bigger cinematic engagement beyond these 2 to make film truly enjoyable, entertaining but done in mature sensible way – esp when referring to lesbian couple?

I heard reports with ‘anyone but you’ how box office been surprising how considerable a hit it become… for it low budget.. but is it really surprising? we have BEST OF BOTH WORLDS HERE NOT ONE OVER THE OTHER…a modern much ado about nothing fable with main event that involves brilliant performances of Sweeney and Glen Powell but ESPECIALLY Sweeney who some regard as up and coming ‘Julia Roberts’ i can defenitely see that happening in Sweeney’s way and style…but evolves round a lesbian wedding with balanced focus arguably on both thgis central setting and shenanigans on the side that the main thing which is clever genuine way to bring both sides here together…ihn one delightful rom com..

would you like to see MORE ‘anyone but you ‘ type rom coms and continuing as this critic group rightly does proud tradition of recognising best of in other films of ‘all of us strangers type?’?

The basic conceit of the film is a fantasy. It doesn’t have to just have orcs or minotaurs!

Until today, I didn’t know Anatomy of a Fall is LGBTQ film 😮

Also, how can anybody place All of us Strangers into Best Scifi, Fantasy and Horror? There are no aliens, elves or zombies in it.

Oh how I wish they have one more category for Lgbt… movies that only played in festivals or something like. Some way to highlight movies that need the attention.