Jamie Lee Curtis Will Refer to Oscars Statue with They/Them Pronouns
March 15, 2023Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she will be referring to her Oscar award with they/them pronouns in honor of supporting her transgender daughter, Ruby. The actress won the coveted award on Sunday for Best Supporting Actress for her role in action-adventure comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once.
In an emotional interview with the TODAY Show, Jamie Lee Curtis was wiping away tears upon seeing footage of her Oscar win for the first time. When asked what name she wanted to give the award, she tearfully revealed that she would be referring to the statue with they/them pronouns.
“In support of my daughter Ruby, I’m having them be a they/them,” she said. “I’m just going to call them, ‘them’. And they are doing great."
She also opened up about how unexpected the award win was to her, describing how she didn’t think it would ever happen to her. “In my life I never thought in a million years that I would have these couple days, and I’m very moved by the whole thing.”
This emotional speech comes after Curtis gave her thoughts on the “complicated” issue of gender-neutral award categories, and their pros and cons. In the after-ceremony interview, she was asked how it feels to have been nominated alongside several other women that evening.
“Obviously I would like to see a lot more women be nominated so that there’s gender parity in all the areas and all the branches,” she answered. “I think we’re getting there; we’re not anywhere near there.”
She went onto discuss the potential issues with gender-neutral award categories, expressing her concern about maintaining inclusivity for a multi-gendered and binary world.
“Inclusivity then involves the bigger question which is, how do you include everyone when there are binary choices?” she said. “Which is very difficult, and as the mother of a trans daughter, I completely understand that.
And yet to de-gender the category, I’m concerned, will diminish the opportunities for more women which is something I also have been working hard to try to promote. It’s a complicated question, but I think the most important thing is inclusivity and more women. Basically, just more women anywhere, anytime, all at once.”
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