Well, Emma rocked blue hair, eyebrow slits, and an Acne Studios outfit eventually night time’s Golden Globes — the place they had been nominated for Best Actress, which in the end went to Zendaya for her work in Euphoria.
“The vibe is child piano prodigy and maybe the recital’s not gone well,” Emma joked to E! when requested about their look. “I’m doing that but I’m also doing trans, because I’m wearing some trousers and a skirt at the same time — and nothing says nonbinary like wearing both a skirt and trousers.”
When requested concerning the “moment” they had been at the moment in, they continued, “It’s a surreal thing because when I was starting out, I really felt that I had to present as a woman in order to find success in this industry. It wasn’t sustainable and I stopped pretending.”
“Weirdly, it’s at that point that I got nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, which is beautifully ironic. I think the most important thing for me is that it implies the space for trans people and gender non-conforming people is getting bigger all the time. I feel very privileged.”
Emma beforehand instructed Interview again in October, “This is the first job in which I’ve brought my nonbinary identity to work. And part of that was because HBO asked me what pronouns I use, and I thought a lot about whether this was the right time. The reason it’s important is that there was a point, earlier in my career, where I really worried that it wasn’t possible to be an actor if you aren’t a cisgendered person.”
Congrats on the nomination, Emma!