A Fantastic Woman won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film–the first Chilean movie to do so. It's also the first Oscar-winning movie with a major trans storyline featuring a trans character .Set in a women's prison, this dramedy has an ensemble cast of mostly cis characters, but Laverne Cox's Sophia quickly became a fan favorite.
Through her, the plight of incarcerated trans women reached an audience that might not have looked into such issues otherwise.
In 2014, Cox became the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category, ever.Superhero movies and shows have quickly taken over Hollywood, which is why representation in them is so vital.