![]() ![]() ![]() But Smith also misheard McKellen’s quote. The answer to that is yes, an example being Dustin Lance Black, who won the 2009 original-screenplay award for Milk. Within seconds, the Twitter-sphere erupted, wondering whether or not an openly gay man had won the award. Either way, Smith continued, “I stand here tonight as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand together as equals one day.” During his speech, Smith said that he heard McKellen make a statement about the Academy Awards never before recognizing an openly gay man, confessing that he was not sure whether or not that was true. When Sam Smith took the stage on Sunday night to accept his Oscar for best original song, for the Spectre theme he co-wrote with James Napier, he incorrectly paraphrased a statement Ian McKellen made about the lack of openly gay Oscar winners. ![]()
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