.LaverneCox spoke to W about her Emmy hopes, Hollywood hurdles, plus more.
about expecting Mj Rodriguez to join the ranks with you when the nominations were revealed, and then her work onI’m grateful and appreciative that there are trans people on television. Trans people playing trans parts, trans people playing non trans roles. Hari Nef plays a wonderful character onOrangepremiered in 2013, there were no trans actors with recurring roles on television, and according to GLAAD’s latest statistic, there are about 17 of us. That’s pretty dope.
When I got the first nomination, I was trying to grapple with the history of it. Whenever I try to grapple with being a “first” I look to my history as a black person in entertainment, and I found an interview with Sidney Poitier. There’s a documentary on him and he was talking about when he won an Oscar in 1964 forHe said he would feel like we’ve overcome if he’s not the only one. The next black actor to win a lead acting Oscar was Denzel Washington forin 2002.
It’s complicated. It comes with a responsibility to be the only one at this point. There’s a big responsibility and a burden, so I’m trying to wrestle with that, and trying to use this Emmy platform in a way to elevate the other amazing talent. Hunter Schafer on, I just watched the season finale last night. What’s happening on that show is really revolutionary. And Asia Kate Dillon onalum. I want to lift up the trans talent that’s on television right now who are doing really brilliant work.
I think the Screen Actors Guild has a chance to nominate Pose as an ensemble, and they have a chance to nominate Pose for individual acting awards, and that would be lovely. It’s so competitive. It really should be about the talent, and how good folks are. It’s just so utterly subjective when you’re judging art, but we have opportunities to continue the conversation. We have opportunities to look at the talent and celebrate the talent.
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