It may have been embraced by the Academy, but just a day after its debut in Mexico, the acclaimed "narco-musical" Emilia Pérez was already drawing sharp rebukes for superficial portrayals of sensitive subjects.

Emilia Pérez' was the top winner at 2025 Golden Globe Awards, starring Selena Gomez, who received criticism for her lack of Spanish fluency.

The screenplay is in Spanish and much of the action takes place in Mexico City ... To truly listen to Selena Gomez – who doesn’t put an accent on her last name, as required by the grammars ...

James Mangold has directed several awards darlings, including “Ford v Ferrari” and “Walk the Line” but had consistently missed out on a best director nomination, until this year with “A Complete Unknown.” It may have come at the expense of Edward Berger, who missed out on a nod for “Conclave” or Denis Villeneuve for “Dune: Part Two.”

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — In one of the more wide ... One who was not so lucky was Selena Gomez for “Emilia Pérez,” perhaps because she was partially competing with her co-star, Zoë Saldaña ...