Sebastian Stan won his first Golden Globe on Sunday night, taking home the award for best actor in a musical or comedy for A Different Man.
In his acceptance speech, Stan reminded viewers at home of the social prejudices still experienced by individuals with disabilities.
In 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 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 remarked. “Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end now. We have to normalize it and continue to expose ourselves to it. Encourage acceptance. One way we can do that is by continuing to champion stories that are inclusive.”
Photo by Rich Polk/GG2025.
