Friday, December 20

Happy Friday, Out readers!

As the year wraps up, we've brought you our list of the ten best queer movies of the year and the 40 best songs by queer artists, and now, we present our list of the ten best film performances by queer actors in 2024!

Our list includes performances from movies like Wicked, Problemista, I Saw the TV Glow, and Sing Sing, as well as several other great performances from queer actors!

Coming in at number nine is Jonathan Bailey from Wicked. "Bailey's version of the character isn't just a handsome man. This Fiyero is layered, can be interpreted as more than a little bisexual, and makes us understand why both of the leading women in the Wicked movie fall in love with him… as well as every other character in the story!"

At number six is Lily Gladstone in Fancy Dance, a drama about an aunt trying to take care of her young niece. "Jax, Gladstone's character, is a lesbian. The character, who is sometimes a criminal, is also a devoted auntie who helps her niece look for her missing mother and tries to get her to a powwow. Gladstone is perfect in the role, defying expectations of moviegoers even further."

Our number three performance of the year goes to Karla Sofía Gascón as the titular Emilia in Emilia Pérez. "Emilia is a stunningly complex, flawed, and layered character — something trans people rarely get to be in mainstream media — and Gascón uses all her skills to bring this human being to life. It's particularly impressive to know that Gascón learned how to sing for the film, which is a musical, and also plays her character pre-transition under a layer of prosthetics."

Check out the list to see who came in at number one!

Keep reading to find out the gayest song of the week, plus all the best pop culture news.

- Mey Rude