Karla Sofía Gascón first becomes open transactor nominated for an Oscar

Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of the French film “Emilia Pérez”, has become the first open transcend actor to be nominated for an Oscar award.

Gascón was nominated in the category best actress For her role in the Spanish-linguistic musical crime drama. The film, directed by Jacques Audiard, is available on Netflix.

Gascón has also been nominated for a Golden GlobeScreen Actors’ Guild Award and Bafta for the movie. She and co -stars Zoë Saldaña, Selena Gomez And Adriana Paz shared the award for best actress at the Cannes Film Festival.

In the film, gascón plays a Mexican crime manager seeking a lawyer (Saldaña) who can help the character transfer to living as a woman.

“Emilia Pérez” got the most nominations this year, with Saldaña, who scored a best supportive actress -nomination and the movie’s Songwriters Earns two nods to “Best original song.” The film was also nominated for best image and a number of technical awards.

The best actress -category also contains Demi Moore for the “fabric” Cynthia Erivo For “wicked” Mikey Madison For “anora.”