The first transgender woman to be nominated for an Oscar in an acting category is Karla Sofía Gascón. The film’s 13 nominations were revealed.
On January 23, 2025, and the Emilia Pérez star’s performance was one of them. Alongside Demi Moore (The Substance),
Mikey Madison (Anora), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Gascón received nominations. The French-produced, Netflix-distributed musical thriller,
Which was directed by Jacques Audiard, is about a Mexican cartel lord who changes his gender in order to give up a violent drug-dealing background and live a domestic family life.
In addition to being nominated for best picture, the film received praise for its original soundtrack, sound, makeup and hairstyling, cinematography, direction, international feature film,
Adapted script, and supporting actress Zoe Saldaña’s performance. Additionally, it was nominated twice in the original song category for “El Mal” and “Mi Camino.”