The Academy Awards appear to have an affection for queer movie roles. Here are 5 LGBT movie characters that won their actor or actress an Oscar.

The movie Moonlight wasn’t expected to win Best Picture in the recent 89th Academy Awards. But it did, marking a milestone moment for queer cinema.

Thanks to the Oscar-winning Moonlight and a number of films at the Sundance Film Festival, it's turning into a banner year for LGBT cinema in 2017.