The performances of three women playing
gay have been nominated for a Golden Globe, upping the likelihood of
an Oscar nomination.
Natalie Portman's portrayal of a
lesbian ballerina in Director Darren Aronofsky's much heralded
thriller Black Swan and the stars of the lesbian moms movie
The Kids Are All Right, Julianne Moore and Annette Bening,
have received best actress nominations.
Portman has been nominated in the drama
category, while Moore and Bening will compete in the comedy-musical
category.
The movies the women star in have also
been nominated. Black Swan for Best Motion Picture – Drama
and The Kids Are All Right for Best Motion Picture – Comedy
or Musical.
Earlier this week, Bening won the New
York Film Critics Circle's Best Actress award for her portrayal of
Nic in The Kids Are All Right. And the film's scriptwriters,
Lisa Cholodenko, and Stuart Blumberg, received the group's Best
Screenplay award. The group gave their Best Supporting Actor award
to Mark Ruffalo, who plays the biological father of the children in
the film.
Portman,
Bening and Moore are considered strong contenders for an Oscar
nomination.