Those of you who watched the Oscars over the weekend already know thatSam Smithaccidentally misquotedIan McKellen, claiming he was the first openly gay man to win an award. It was an honest-ish mistakeI don't think the man thought he would win, but he didn't exactly do his researchbut what did Ian mean? And why is his naked body so glorious?
Well, McKellen has been nominated twice for Best Actor, neither of which he won. His comment was about that category specifically, as well as how straight men had won Best Actor awards for portraying gay men, but not the reverse.
Past openly gay Oscar winners in other categoriesinclude Dustin Lance Black, Melissa Ethridge, Elton John, Stephen Sodheim, Bill Condon, and Allen Ball.
We'd give Ian McKellen an Oscar if we could. Have you seen dat ass?