The 'Emilia Pérez' actress came under fire for old social media posts after becoming the Academy Awards’ first openly transgender acting contender Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is at ...

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.

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 ...

The “Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard and the star Karla Sofía Gascón at an event in Colombia in January. The film has been hounded by controversy and backlash in recent weeks.

By all means, “Emilia Pérez” seems poised to become a record-breaker at the Oscars. Directed by Jacques Audiard, the film tells the story of a cartel boss who enlists the help of a lawyer to medically ...