Actress Anne Hathaway says it's time to remove a "prejudicial and widely accepted myth" that "all races gravitate around whiteness".
Speaking at the 22nd Annual Human Rights Campaign Dinner on Saturday, the Oscar winner said it was "important to recognize, at least the Exception of [not] Being a cisgender man, everything about my birth has put me at the center of a prejudicial and widely accepted myth.
"This myth is that gaiety revolves around rectitude, transgender orbits around cisgender, and that all races gravitate around whiteness," Hathaway added.
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Hathaway, whose brother is gay, has been recognized for his support of the LGBTQ community over the years. The event also included a speech by former Vice President, Joe Biden. In 2012, Hathaway sold his wedding photos to benefit organizations fighting for the equality of marriage and joined a HRC petition to protest against an anti-discrimination LGBTQ bill in Georgia. She also appeared in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain," considered one of the first gay-themed movies to achieve great success.
"I really needed that," said Hathaway accepting the award, presented by his co-star "Oceans 8," Awkwafina.
"I think I'm probably walking around like most people right now. I am rather shocked by what I see every day, what I hear every day, "said Hathaway. "And I do not really like to admit it, but I'm scared."
"I appreciate this community because, together, we will not question this myth, we will destroy it," she continued.
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"Let's separate this world and build a better one."
Look at Hathaway's full speech above.
The last 15 Oscar hosts rank from worst to best (Photos)
13. James Franco and Anne Hathaway (2011)
He was almost comatose; she overcompensated by being very nervous. And a pairing that did not make much sense on paper ultimately did not make sense on stage.
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12. Seth MacFarlane (2013) It's not a good idea to start your Oscar program with a long feature film about what you could be a terrible host. But MacFarlane did this by minimizing his mania, playing on his character ("Show us your breasts!") And setting the exact wrong tone for the big party.
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11. Neil Patrick Harris (2015)
Harris has the skills to be a great host, as the Tonys and Emmys have shown. But NPH saved her worst homework for her biggest show, perhaps because the show had no idea how to play with her strength. And at the end of the evening, there were some really impressive magic tricks, but after three hours of work nobody cared.
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10. David Letterman (1995)
You must feel bad for Letterman, who followed his idol Johnny Carson on the Oscar stage but did not adapt to Carson's work. Some of his stuff was actually quite funny, but his Oscar version of the "Late Show" was questionable, and you could say that he knew it.
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9. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin (2010)
Individually, of course. Together, ho-hum. There is something about hosting Oscars that diminishes the performer when he has to share the spotlight.
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8. Chris Rock(2005, 2016)
Rock's first hosting gig got a bad shot because Sean Penn did not like Jude Law's joke, but his monologue was really biting and his footage was fun. Although he seemed to be exactly the right host for the year of #OscarsSoWhite 11 years later, he made a bad start by rarely talking about anything but elephant in the room.
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7. Jon Stewart (2006, 2008)
Stewart had a difficult debut on his first appearance, no doubt caused by the notoriously difficult public of the Oscars. But he was more assured that this show took place – and when he hosted again two years later, he was lively and intelligent.
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6. Ellen DeGeneres (2007, 2014)
It is an easy and comfortable Oscar organizer, which is quite an accomplishment given the pressure of work. Never an exciting presence on the Oscars scene, DeGeneres is nevertheless a reliable person on whom one can rely to deliver moments like his Oscar selfie.
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5. Jimmy Kimmel (2017)
Before his first Oscars hosting concert was overshadowed by this envelope fiasco, Kimmel was smart enough and entertaining enough to forgive him some Matt Damon jokes. Welcoming in 2018 will be a challenging task, but his heart should make him the right man for this position (although you might argue that they might have had to hire a woman).
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4. Whoopi Goldberg (1994, 1996, 1999, 2002)
For a host who has rarely been the first choice of producers in four years, Goldberg has provided many indelible moments: his entry in the style "Moulin Rouge" in 2002, his change of costume in 1999 and his pleasure to refine the scenery. ABC censures every chance she had when she greeted.
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3. Billy Crystal (1990-93, 1997-98, 2000, 2004, 2012)
Let's face it, his last moments of reception were rather bland, but Crystal deserves to be at the top of the list (or perhaps even at the top of the list) for the four years 1990-1993 when he reinvented the job. Bonus points for the return of 1997 in which he launched the editing that inserts in the best movies of the year.
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2. Hugh Jackman (2009)
When producers Bill Condon and Lawrence Mark seemed exhausted, the comedy star like the Oscars became terribly tired. Since then, no other star has done what Jackman did, perhaps because nobody could.
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1. Steve Martin (2001, 2003)
He's smart, smart and laid back, an effortless artist with a quick wit who knows how to set the right tone, even when he's animated a show that started a few days after the start of the war in Iraq. In addition, the crew says it is the least demanding host in maintenance.
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From James Franco and Anne Hathaway to Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel, TheWrap looks back on the Hollywood stars who have hosted the Academy Awards over the last three decades.
