Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón has been making headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. When the Oscar nominations were announced last month, the 52-year-old made history as the first trans actor nominated in an acting role.
However, her likelihood of winning the coveted award now appears to be in doubt. So, what happened and where did things go wrong?
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Here’s a brief summary… Emilia Perez, a Spanish-language musical crime drama from French director Jacques Audiard, won the Jury Prize at Cannes last year and was subsequently snapped up by Netflix.
The film centers on a Mexican cartel leader (Gascón) who enlists a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help her disappear so that she may transition into a woman.