Karla Sofia Gascón, the Emilia Perez-famed Spanish actor, is nominated for the Academy Awards 2025 in the Best Actress category. She has made history as the first openly transgender actor nominated. | ...

The Spanish actress portrays the titular character in Emilia Pérez, a polarizing musical that focuses on the life of a transgender drug lord in Mexico.

Karla Sofía Gascón just became the first-ever openly trans individual nominated for an Academy Award in any acting category. This morning (January 23), the 52-year-old was acknowledged for her title ...

The 'Emilia Pérez' star has cast her awards campaign as a struggle against bigotry: "Light always wins over darkness." ...

By Nahal Garakani Click here for updates on this story January 23, 2025 (LAPost.com) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its 97th Oscar nominations Thursday morning, signaling a ...

Karla Sofia Gascon's nomination for Best Leading Actress is one of 13 awards for which "Emilia Perez" was nominated.

Karla Sofía Gascón's revelatory performance in Emilia Pérez is history in the making. Gascón stars as a Mexican cartel leader who hires an attorney (Zoe Saldaña) to fake their death to undergo ...

The Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Awards nominee is adding a new nomination to her collection — an Oscar for Best Actress. Karla Sofia Gascon ‘s nomination is a historical one, being that she is ...

Emilia Pérez leads this year's Oscars field with 13 nominations ahead of Wicked and The Brutalist, which both ended up with 10 nominations.

Karla Sofía Gascón is the first transgender actor to score an Oscar nomination for her starring role in Netflix musical “Emilia Pérez.” ...

An embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday ...

Karla Sofía Gascón has been nominated for an Oscar for her role in the Netflix musical "Emilia Pérez," making her the first out trans actress to be nominated ...