Gay characters who made it to the Oscars

Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon, Charlize Theron in Monster, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain, Felicity Huffman in Transamerica, Cher in Silkwood, Ed Harris in The Hours, Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry, Javier Bardem in Before Night Falls, Kathy Bates in Primary Colors, William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider-Woman, Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria, Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game, Peter Finch in Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters