‘Emilia Pérez’ Sets Oscar Campaigns for Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comClayton Davis Senior Awards Editor This Oscar season, all eyes are on “Emilia Pérez.” Jacques Audiard’s critically acclaimed Spanish-language musical, recently selected as France’s official submission for the Oscars’ international feature category, is poised to dominate the awards circuit.
In an exclusive revealed to Variety, Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the titular character, will be submitted for lead actress consideration.
Her co-stars, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz, will vie for nominations in the supporting actress race. The four women collectively won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival after the film’s world premiere. “Emilia Pérez” follows Emilia (Gascón), a feared cartel leader who seeks the help of a lawyer, Rita (Saldaña), to fake her own death to finally live her life authentically as her true self.
In a performance that resonates deeply with her personal experiences, Gascón portrays the fearsome drug lord before Emilia’s transitions, blending power and vulnerability in a portrayal that could make history.
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