Oscars crisis: ‘Emilia Pérez’ star could ‘skip’ SAGs and Academy Awards as movie campaign ‘implodes’ By Sara Nathan Published Feb. 8, 2025, 8:00 a.m. ET ...

Emilia Pérez was nominated for 13 Oscars, but only won two. The musical crime drama received nominations across almost every key category, from Best Picture to acting and directing.

The French filmmaker claimed he wasn't given the opportunity to speak up for the trans community… After he was literally given the opportunity to do exactly that.

For example, at the 97th Academy Awards, Emilia Perez received a leading 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Jacques Audiard, and Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, who ...

"Emilia Pérez" director Jacques Audiard and Karla Sofía Gascón pose during a photo call after the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 25, 2024.

Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón attend MoMA's The Contenders 2024 Screening of "Emilia Perez" at Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 3, 2024 in New York City.

"Emilia Pérez" first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It then hit theaters on Nov. 1, before it went to streaming just a few weeks later on Nov. 13.

UPDATE (March 2, 2025, 10:45 p.m. ET): On Sunday night, “Anora” was named this year’s best picture at the Academy Awards. "Emilia Pérez" won for best supporting actress and best original ...

"Emilia Pérez," now in theaters in advance of its Netflix debut on Nov. 13, is an unmissable movie event with cascading, sometimes violent passions that can also be as intimate as a whisper.

Karla Sofi­a Gascon poses for photo during a Press Conference of 'Emilia Perez' film at Cinepolis Plaza Carso on Jan. 15, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico.