Emilia Pérez became the top film at the Golden Globes 2025 after winning four awards. The musical won the award for best film and best non-English film, Zoe Saldaña won the award for best supporting actress, and the song El Mal won best original song.
Emelia Pérez is a musical about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery. Accepting the film's top award, trans actress Karla Sofia Gascon, 52, told the audience: "The light always wins over darkness.
You can maybe put us in jail. You can beat us up. "But you never can take away our soul or existence or identity... I am who I am.
Not who you want." Zoe Saldaña, who was named best supporting actress, told the crowd that her "heart is full of gratitude".
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