Cate Blanchett has defended straight actors who play gay characters on screen.
In total, 52 straight people have been Oscar-nominated for playing gay characters.
Sir Ian McKellen has also been critical of Hollywood’s attitude to gay actors, pointing out that no openly gay man has ever won the Academy Award for best actor, while straight actors have taken home the prize for playing LGBT+ roles.
Hollywood has been increasingly criticised over the past few months for giving LGBT+ roles to straight actors, with Scarlett Johansson recently dropping out of playing a transgender character in Rub and Tug following a backlash.