Emilia Pérez, is the most nominated movie this year, picking up 13 nods. This marks a milestone as the most nominations for any foreign language movie ever (beating the ten nominations earned in the past by Roma and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).
Only three movies have received more nominations: All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land earned 14 each.Emilia Pérez’s lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón becomes the first trans woman to be nominated in the Best Actress category.
It follows the Spanish star winning the Best Actress award at Cannes last year.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Gascón goes up against queer actress Cynthia Erivo, who’s nominated for her role as Elphaba in the box-office blockbuster Wicked.
However, they’re up against icon Demi Moore in The Substance. Moore scooped the Golden Globe for her role and was praised for her speech.