US EditionNetflix movie musical 'Emilia Perez' leads this year's Oscar nominees
- The Netflix movie musical 'Emilia Perez' earned 13 Oscar nominations, leading this year’s nominees after the announcement was postponed due to Los Angeles wildfires.
- The film features a narco boss who transitions to life as a woman and received nominations for best picture, director, and international film.
- Karla Sofia Gascon is the first openly trans acting nominee for best actress.
- 'Emilia Perez' surpassed the record for the most nominations for a non-English-language film, previously held by 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Roma.
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Los Angeles (USA), 23 Jan (EFE).- French filmmaker Jacques Audiard’s narco-musical, ‘Emilia Pérez’, and the drama of Brazil’s Walter Salles, ‘I’m Still Here’, were nominated this Thursday to the Oscar for Best International Film alongside the animated ‘Flow’, ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ and ‘The Girl with the Needle’. Starring Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón, ‘Emilia Pérez’ narrates transition from Manitas, head of a Mexican cartel, to Emili…
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PARK CITY, United States — The Oscar nominations were unveiled on Thursday, with Netflix's "Emilia Perez" leading the charge on a whopping 13 nods. Here are five takeaways from the 97th Academy Awards nominations announcement: Progressive Hollywood The United States may have swung to the political right by re-electing President Donald Trump and putting the Republicans in charge of both houses of Congress, but Tinseltown's progressive politi…
Who Is Karla Sofia Gascon? Meet 1st Out Transgender Best Actress Oscar Nominee
Karla Sofia Gascon. Amy Sussman/Getty Images Karla Sofía Gascón’s revelatory performance in Emilia Pérez is history in the making. Gascón stars as a Mexican cartel leader who hires an attorney (Zoe Saldaña) to fake their death to undergo gender-affirming surgery in the 2024 musical, quickly earning Gascón acting nominations at multiple awards shows. For both the 2025 Golden Globes and Academy Awards, Gascón became the first openly transgender in…
The film with thirteen Oscar nominations faces accusations of cultural appropriation. Jacques Audiard was ordered to defend himself against it.
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