Nominee
Best Performance
Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story
Alison Bechdel
Actor · Writer
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, USA
September 10, 1960
Biography
Alison Bechdel (born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for originating what would later be called the Bechdel test.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2012Nominee
Best Performance
The Paper Mirror
2021Nominee
Best Performance
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Career Highlights
Highlight
Best Writing
Fun Home
2020Highlight
Best Writing
Fun Home
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Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story
Fun Home