Sebastian Stan Calls For Disability Advocacy In Golden Globe Win For ‘A Different Man’: “Our Ignorance And Discomfort Around Disability And Disfigurement Has To End”
A24’s A Different Man star Sebastian Stan won a Golden Globe on Sunday night for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
In a heartfelt speech, the actor acknowledged the rarity of substantial roles and equal access opportunities for disabled people onscreen. “Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end. We have to normalize it and continue to expose ourselves and our children to it. [We should] encourage acceptance,” he said.
Written and directed by Aaron Schimberg, A24’s A Different Man stars Stan as Edward Lemuel, a struggling actor with neurofibromatosis, a condition causing tumors and facial disfigurement, who undergoes an experimental medical procedure to transform his appearance. He then adopts a new identity as Guy Moratz, claiming that his former self has died.
As he navigates his new life, he becomes obsessed with an actor (Adam Pearson who has the...
In a heartfelt speech, the actor acknowledged the rarity of substantial roles and equal access opportunities for disabled people onscreen. “Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end. We have to normalize it and continue to expose ourselves and our children to it. [We should] encourage acceptance,” he said.
Written and directed by Aaron Schimberg, A24’s A Different Man stars Stan as Edward Lemuel, a struggling actor with neurofibromatosis, a condition causing tumors and facial disfigurement, who undergoes an experimental medical procedure to transform his appearance. He then adopts a new identity as Guy Moratz, claiming that his former self has died.
As he navigates his new life, he becomes obsessed with an actor (Adam Pearson who has the...
- 1/6/2025
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
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