The film was a surprise worldwide hit and its positive portrayal of LGBT individuals helped to introduce LGBT themes to a mainstream audience . It received predominantly positive reviews and won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 67th Academy Awards . It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and became a cult classic in both Australia and abroad . '' Priscilla '' subsequently provided the basis for a musical , '' Priscilla , Queen of the Desert '' , which opened in 2006 in Sydney before travelling to New Zealand , the United Kingdom , Canada and Broadway
67th Academy Awards
67th Academy Awards
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert