Tom Hulce at the 56th Academy Awards 1984, as Best Actor nominee for Amadeus
Cause @historianmaybe5 and I were talking about what could have been going through his head at the Oscars, sitting there tense and nervous, also having decided to come out officially should they call him up on the stage. Oh how wonderful it would have been to watch Mr Hulce get up there as a "new rising star", going from virtually being unknown to winning Best Actor for a lead role in one of the greatest movies ever made, declaring himself gay and proud in front of the whole world. Being aware of the potential risk of damaging a promising career before it even took off. And I can't help but wonder what an impact it could have made for the queer comunity back in 1984 during the AIDS epidemic and all. The nervous smile and that kindness in his eyes. Then the explosion of joy, of pure excitement, cheering for his co-star winning the award and my god I just can't admire him enough My sweet king
