"I sometimes wonder if a cis actor went to Venice and got an 11-and-a-half minute standing ovation for playing a trans role, I feel like the Academy would be coming in their pants and the press opportunities would be insane."
Lysette's sentiment rings clear and the celebration of cis actors playing trans characters is prominent: from Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl to Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry.
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