The Spanish actress portrays the titular character in Emilia Pérez, a polarizing musical that focuses on the life of a transgender drug lord in Mexico.

By Nahal Garakani Click here for updates on this story January 23, 2025 (LAPost.com) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its 97th Oscar nominations Thursday morning, signaling a ...

The Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Awards nominee is adding a new nomination to her collection — an Oscar for Best Actress. Karla Sofia Gascon ‘s nomination is a historical one, being that she is ...

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 ...

Emilia Pérez leads this year's Oscars field with 13 nominations ahead of Wicked and The Brutalist, which both ended up with 10 nominations.

Karla Sofía Gascón is the first transgender actor to score an Oscar nomination for her starring role in Netflix musical “Emilia Pérez.” ...

An embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday ...

Emilia Perez actor Karla Sofia Gascon became the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for the Oscars’s Best Leading Actress category. The film, a musical thriller released on Netflix, was ...

Close behind were The Brutalist and Wicked, each earning 10 nominations, including for first-time nominees Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, the latter of whom is now positioned to make history as the ...

The 'Emilia Pérez' star has cast her awards campaign as a struggle against bigotry: "Light always wins over darkness." ...

Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language cartel musical has garnered a lot of buzz this Oscar season — good and bad. Here's everything to know about the 'Emilia Pérez' discourse.

Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination for the controversial movie musical "Emilia Pérez." ...