{"id":2394482,"date":"2025-01-23T17:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oscars-nominates-emilia-perez-star-as-first-transgender-actor-for-best-actress-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:47:32","slug":"oscars-nominates-emilia-perez-star-as-first-transgender-actor-for-best-actress-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oscars-nominates-emilia-perez-star-as-first-transgender-actor-for-best-actress-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars nominates \u2018Emilia Perez\u2019 star as first transgender actor for best actress &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foscars-nominates-emilia-perez-star-as-first-transgender-actor-for-best-actress-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Karla Sofia Gascon, an\u200d actor in \u2063teh musical\u200b thriller *Emilia Perez*, has made history \u200bas \u200dthe first <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">openly transgender \u200bactor nominated<\/a> for an Oscar in the Best Leading \u200bActress category. The film, which \u200dwas released on Netflix,\u2064 is the most nominated film at this year&#8217;s oscars, surpassing titles \u200clike *Dune: Part II* and *Wicked*.The plot follows Gascon&#8217;s character, a drug lord, who fakes her death and undergoes transgender surgery, adopting \u2063the name Emilia Perez. <\/p>\n<p>Gascon&#8217;s performance has\u2062 already earned \u200dher accolades including Best Actress at the \u2062Cannes\u200c Film Festival and a nomination for the Golden Globes. Along with \u200dher individual\u200d nomination, *Emilia Perez* also received nods for \u200bBest \u2062Picture, Best Director, Best \u200cSupporting Actress, and Best\u2064 International Feature Film. Netflix highlighted \u200bthe film as\u2062 the most nominated non-English\u2063 language film in Oscar history, solidifying its critical recognition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Oscars nominates &lsquo;Emilia Perez&rsquo; star as first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laverne-cox-anti-trans-laws-dehumanize-children-conservatives-are-weaponizing-cultural-wars\/\" title=\"Laverne Cox: Anti-Trans Laws \u2018Dehumanize\u2019 Children, Conservatives Are \u2018Weaponizing Cultural Wars\u2019\">transgender actor<\/a> for best actress<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1946020\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Emilia Perez<\/em> actor Karla Sofia Gascon became the first openly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">transgender<\/a> actor to be nominated for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Oscars&rsquo;s<\/a> Best Leading Actress category.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The film, a musical thriller released on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Netflix<\/a>, was <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/oscar-nominations-emilia-perez-wicked-the-brutalist-1236282041\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the most nominated film<\/a> of this year&rsquo;s ceremony, putting it ahead of other movies such as <em>Dune: Part II<\/em>, which got five nominations,<em> <\/em>and <em>Wicked<\/em>, which received 10. The plot of <em>Emily Perez<\/em> focuses on a drug lord, played by Gascon, who recruits the help of a lawyer to stage a fake death and undergo transgender surgery, adopting the new name Emilia Perez.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, Adriana Paz, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-kamala-got-loomered-laura-loomer-catches-kamala-harris-body-double-at-palm-beach-polling-place-video-photos\/\" title=\"FAKE KAMALA GOT LOOMERED! --Laura Loomer Catches Kamala Harris BODY DOUBLE at Palm Beach Polling Place! (VIDEO -PHOTOS)\">female actor<\/a> in a supporting role in any motion picture for &ldquo;Emilia Perez,&rdquo; and Karla Sofia Gascon pose in the press room during the 82nd Golden Globes, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gascon already won Best Actress honors at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, though the award ultimately went to Demi Moore for her performance in <em>The Substance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beyond being nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, <em>Emilia Perez<\/em> was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and Best International Feature Film.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix opted to take a victory lap on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">social media<\/a>, noting that the film is &ldquo;the most nominated non-English language film&rdquo; in Oscars history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">EMILIA P&Eacute;REZ is a 13x Oscar-nominee &mdash; the most nominated non-English language film at the Academy Awards in history. <\/p>\n<p>Including first-time nominations for Zoe Salda&ntilde;a and Karla Sof&iacute;a Gasc&oacute;n, the first openly trans actress ever nominated for an acting Oscar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGny10JyHv\">pic.twitter.com\/nGny10JyHv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1882439906267697179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Other users, including the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/tiana-lowe-doescher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/a>, suggested that the 13 nominations for <em>Emilia Perez<\/em> are part of the reason viewers &ldquo;have abandoned the big screen,&rdquo; pointing out that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-house-of-darkness-fumbles-metoo-scares\/\" title=\"How \u201cHouse Of Darkness\u201d Fumbles MeToo Scares\">film boasted<\/a> the same number of nominations that classics such as <em>Mary Poppins<\/em> and <em>Gone with the Wind<\/em> received. Jeff D. Lowe of Barstool Sports also found the nominees for <em>Emilia Perez<\/em> &ldquo;baffling.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you want to understand why viewers have abandoned the big screen, consider that the Academy gifted Emilia Perez as many nominations as it once gave GONE WITH THE WIND and MARY POPPINS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hFRwSc9yeY\">https:\/\/t.co\/hFRwSc9yeY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8U7zi6Xfh\">pic.twitter.com\/Y8U7zi6Xfh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tiana Lowe Doescher (@TianaTheFirst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TianaTheFirst\/status\/1882474870786953236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can&rsquo;t even wrap my head around &lsquo;Emilia P&eacute;rez&rsquo; getting THIRTEEN (13!!!) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Quite possibly the worst movie ever (mid-scores from audiences &amp; critics) to get double digit nominations. Baffling. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xbIwQnUgSM\">pic.twitter.com\/xbIwQnUgSM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffDLowe\/status\/1882434456356835437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most nominated film at last year&rsquo;s Oscars was <em>Oppenheimer<\/em>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">also received 13 nominations<\/a>. The film went on to win seven of the nominations, including Best Picture.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s Oscars ceremony will be held on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">late-night<\/a> star and comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3231323\/conan-obrien-tapped-host-97th-oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Conan O&rsquo;Brien will host the ceremony<\/a>, a break from late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the last four ceremonies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1946020\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1946020\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karla Sofia Gascon is the first openly transgender actor nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role in &#8220;Emilia Perez,&#8221; which received the most nominations this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2394483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Emilia-Perez-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49107,49105,4361,6445,49106],"class_list":["post-2394482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-best-actress","tag-emilia-perez","tag-hollywood","tag-oscars","tag-transgender-actor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Emilia-Perez-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394482"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394486,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394482\/revisions\/2394486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}