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    Who was the only actor to win an Oscar playing a person of the opposite sex?

    Question #76062. Asked by star_gazer. (Feb 19 07 6:53 AM)


    skysmom65

    		Linda Hunt...She debuted onscreen in Robert Altman's Popeye (1980), but it was her second film, The Year of Living Dangerously (1983), that made her internationally known; for her portrayal of a male Indonesian dwarf, she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. She went on to have a fairly busy and successful film career as a character and supporting actress, often winning raves for her performances.
    http://www.answers.com/topic/linda-hunt


    Feb 19 07, 7:10 AM
    beeaydee

    		Hilary Swank
    1999
    Academy Award Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role
    Film: Boys Don't Cry

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Don%27t_Cry_%28film%29

    Feb 19 07, 7:10 AM
    star_gazer

    		Yes, there are two!

    I was told that there was only one from this site - look at 9 out of 15 please.

    http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards/photos/oscar-winners-where-are-they-now


    But a silver commode for both of you.

    Feb 19 07, 7:30 AM
    lanfranco

    		Except that Swank wasn't really playing a person of the opposite sex. She was playing a girl, Teena Brandon, who'd been dressing and living as a boy called Brandon Teena but who was unmasked as the girl she actually was and then murdered.

    Hunt, on the other hand, was actually playing a male character -- no cross-dressing or transsexual themes involved.

    Feb 19 07, 5:59 PM

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