Karla Sofia Gascon Makes History as 1st Openly Transgender Woman Nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars
When Emilia premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Gascón earned the coveted Best Actress Award alongside costars Saldaña and Selena Gomez. All three women were up for Golden Globes in 2025 with Gascón in the Leading Actress category while the latter two stayed in Supporting. (Saldaña won her category, while Gascón did not.)
The film won in four categories, including the final award of the evening, for best comedy or musical motion picture.
"I was going to say, 'Harrison Ford, you're my hero,' and he told me, 'There are no heroes here,' " the actress said of meeting the 'Star Wars' icon Karla Sofía Gascón was starstruck meeting ...
The “Emilia Pérez” star isn’t the first trans Oscar nominee. Anohni was up for best song, and Elliot Page was a contender before coming out publicly as trans.
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