Sebastian Stan has won his first Golden Globe, taking home the trophy for best actor in a musical or comedy for “A Different Man.” In his speech, Stan implored viewers to account for social prejudices toward individuals with disabilities.
In director Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man,” Stan plays Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on the skin and bone.
He stars in the film alongside a standout Adam Pearson, who has neurofibromatosis in real life. “Aaron Schimberg and Adam Pearson at home, I wish you were here.
I share this with you. Thank you for your trust,” Stan began in his acceptance speech. “Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end now.
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