The Oscar and Golden Globe awards

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The Oscar and Golden Globes go to a Movie that Tells the Story of a Homosexual Man

Starting in the last century (1929), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the American state of California awards the Oscar, which is a small golden statue, to the winners of 24 different categories the Academy has determined, such as best film, best actor, etc. These awards take place on an annual basis.

In 2019, the Academy awarded the Oscar to the American actor Rami Malek, of Egyptian origin, for his performance in the film "Bohemian Rhapsody." This film narrates the story of the deceased British singer-songwriter, Freddie Mercury, of Iranian origin, who was known for his homosexuality.

In his Oscar acceptance speech, Rami Malek said: "Listen, we made a film about a gay man, an immigrant who lived his life just unapologetically himself, and the fact that I’m celebrating him and his story here tonight is proof that we’re longing for stories like this.”⁸⁶

Before this event in 2019, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which first started awarding its annual prize in 1944 for “distinguished achievements in the film industry,”⁸⁷ awarded a Golden Globe to Bohemian Rhapsody. It won the categories of Best Picture Drama with Best Actor for a Motion Picture Drama to Rami Malek for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury-the singer in the Queen British rock group.

What does it mean for a film that tells the story of a homosexual and an actor who plays that role to win two American awards (an Oscar and a Golden Globe)?

It simply means art is politicized, like all other important matters. It is also subject to the will of international political theoreticians in the US, who are behind such worldwide commercialization of homosexuality throughout the world.