Actors Who Came Out as Non-Binary Mid-Award Season

Awards season press lines, nomination lists, and campaign interviews often become the unexpected stage where performers talk frankly about identity. In the past few years, several actors have used that high-visibility window to clarify that they are non-binary, or to publicly update pronouns while their films and series were in active contention. Below are documented cases, with dates and context tied to the same winter or summer awards cycles those projects were riding. Each entry notes where and when they spoke about being non-binary, plus the awards-season moment unfolding around them.

Bella Ramsey

In January 2023, during the heart of winter awards campaigning and just before major ceremonies, Bella Ramsey told The New York Times their gender “has always been very fluid,” adding that they often select “nonbinary” on forms. The disclosure arrived as publicity ramped up for HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ and as youth and drama categories were being finalized by guilds and critics’ groups. Subsequent coverage summarized that January interview and their openness about using multiple pronouns during the same awards push. Ramsey later fielded questions about gendered acting categories as nominations and ceremonies rolled on.

Emma D’Arcy

In autumn 2022 interviews—squarely within the fall festival-to-Globes corridor—Emma D’Arcy was repeatedly identified as non-binary and using they/them pronouns while ‘House of the Dragon’ moved into awards contention. A September profile explicitly described D’Arcy as non-binary and using they/them, and winter red-carpet interviews in January 2023 referenced their Golden Globes nomination during the same visibility arc. Coverage throughout that season reinforced correct pronoun use in press and on carpets. The timing coincided with campaign events that typically culminate in January and February shows.

Emma Corrin

Emma Corrin publicly came out as non-binary in mid-2021, updating pronouns and explaining their identity that July as Emmy campaigning for ‘The Crown’ was underway. Interviews and features that summer and early fall documented the change while ballots and category discussions were active. Corrin later advocated for gender-neutral awards categories in coverage tied to that season’s prestige releases and ceremonies. The disclosures aligned with the late-summer Emmy window leading into September’s telecast.

Asia Kate Dillon

Asia Kate Dillon’s 2017 awards-season moment arrived when they told the Television Academy they are non-binary and asked how to navigate gendered Emmy categories while ‘Billions’ was in play. Trade and mainstream outlets reported their clarification of identity and the Academy’s response during spring campaigning. That exchange set the tone for subsequent awards-show conversations about inclusive categories in the same cycle. Their correspondence and public comments landed squarely amid category submissions and FYC activity.

Brigette Lundy-Paine / Jack Haven

Brigette Lundy-Paine announced they are non-binary in November 2019 via Instagram, just as studios launched late-year film and TV pushes that feed into the winter circuit. Coverage documented their post and pronouns while fall awards screenings and nominations were rolling out. The timing placed their news inside the typical autumn ramp that leads to January ceremonies. Their disclosure became part of that season’s broader conversation around gender and categories.

Janelle Monáe

In April 2022, Janelle Monáe said on ‘Red Table Talk’ that they identify as non-binary, a statement widely covered by entertainment press. The announcement preceded—but effectively fed into—the same calendar year’s festival and winter campaigns for projects they were part of, including high-profile releases entering awards chatter later that year. Follow-up pieces noted their pronouns and contextualized the disclosure within ongoing recognition for screen work. The reveal became a reference point in coverage as the year’s awards discourse unfolded.

Nico Tortorella

Nico Tortorella publicly embraced they/them pronouns in 2018 interviews and coverage, during a year when summer television awards activity and fall film campaigns overlapped. Reports at the time situated their gender-fluid, non-binary identity within ongoing press tied to series work that intersected with guild and critics’ recognition windows. Later updates documented a pronoun change back to he/him, illustrating how public identity statements can evolve across successive seasons. The initial non-binary disclosure nonetheless landed within an active awards calendar.

Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg discussed using they/them alongside she/her as early as 2016–2017, explaining comfort with non-binary identification in interviews that ran as spring-summer awards periods and festival lead-ins approached. Articles from that time captured their pronoun usage and non-binary framing while their film work cycled through promotional windows that connect to critics’ lists and fall ceremonies. Subsequent features continued to reference the identity language established then. The disclosures thus circulated during contiguous awards-related press.

Lachlan Watson

Lachlan Watson spoke openly about being non-binary in late-2018 coverage around ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,’ as year-end television lists and nominations were forming. Interviews detailed their pronouns and how personal experience informed screen roles, aligning with the same season’s consideration windows. Profiles and features in that period placed their identity in the thick of fall and winter awards discourse. The timing intertwined with industry recognition cycles for streaming series.

Theo Germaine

Theo Germaine has been described in press as a non-binary actor across 2019–2022 pieces tied to releases and festival-adjacent premieres, including a 2022 feature for ‘They/Them’ that dropped during late-summer awards positioning. Interviews emphasized pronouns and identity while campaigns and critics’ screenings were underway. Earlier profiles during prestige TV pushes also documented their non-binary visibility. These disclosures circulated within the same windows when studios coordinate awards attention.

Liv Hewson

Liv Hewson has discussed being non-binary in multiple interviews, with a 2023 profile and related pieces appearing as ‘Yellowjackets’ cycled through nomination chatter and Emmy deliberations. They also publicly explained stepping back from gendered categories during that consideration period, which further anchored the identity conversation to awards-season logistics. Coverage traced their use of they/them pronouns and timeline of coming out in the profession. The discussion unfolded in parallel with industry voting windows.

Emma Dumont

In December 2024, during the extended awards run for ‘Oppenheimer,’ Emma Dumont publicly came out as trans-masculine non-binary and updated pronouns to they/them while keeping Emma Dumont as the professional name. Entertainment outlets noted the announcement’s timing relative to the film’s ongoing recognition cycle and year-end ceremonies. The reporting emphasized the identity update, the name used personally, and that credits would remain unchanged for public work. This placed the disclosure within a high-visibility awards corridor for the ensemble.

Mason Alexander Park

Press in late 2021 and 2022 identified Mason Alexander Park as a non-binary performer while promoting roles that were themselves entering year-end and winter awards conversations. Profiles and interviews spelled out their pronouns and how that aligned with characters across series that qualified for consideration that cycle. Those articles were part of the same press wave that typically feeds nomination lists and critics’ awards. The identity details traveled with that season’s coverage cadence.

Bex Taylor-Klaus

Bex Taylor-Klaus publicly came out as trans non-binary in 2018 via social media posts that were widely picked up by entertainment outlets during late-summer and fall industry cycles. Subsequent profiles and bios recorded the shift to they/them pronouns as their projects crossed into awards-adjacent promotion. The disclosures appeared while year-end television conversations were forming. That timing aligned the news with the same press ecosystem that drives nominations.

If you’ve spotted other clear, well-documented cases that landed during an active awards window, drop them below—we’d love to hear your picks in the comments.