‘Emilia Pérez’ Sets Oscar Campaigns for Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez

‘Emilia Pérez’ Sets Oscar Campaigns for Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez

This Oscar season, all eyes are on “Emilia Pérez.” Jacques Audiard’s critically acclaimed Spanish-language musical, recently selected as France’s official submission for the Oscars’ international feature category, is poised to dominate the awards circuit. In an exclusive revealed to Variety, Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the titular character, will be submitted for lead actress consideration. Her co-stars, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adrian…

Oscars: Karla Sofía Gascón Will Be Campaigned as Lead Actress — First Trans Acting Nominee? — World of Reel

Variety’s Clayton Davis is reporting that Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Perez”) will officially be campaigned as Lead Actress for the Oscars. Gascón’s co-stars, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana, will be pushed in the Supporting Actress category. All three shared the Best Actress prize at Cannes. It’s quite obvious what Netflix is doing here; they’re using the juicy narrative of Gascón as the potential first trans acting nominee, even though this could…