The Spanish actress talks about the role that’s winning her Oscar buzz, and how her own transition influenced the film

Karla Sofía Gascón’s performance in “Emilia Pérez” as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirmation surgery to become a woman has brought her global acclaim and set Gascón on a path that may make her the first openly transgender actor ever nominated for an Oscar.

If Karla Sofía Gascón nabs an Oscar nomination for Emilia Pérez—and most award predictions suspect she will—she will become the first ever trans woman nominated for Best Actress. And she’ll absolutely deserve it for her captivating,

Karla Sofía Gascón talks about the positive reaction to ‘Emilia Pérez’ and how she thinks that audience’s reactions to films are just as important as that of The Academy.

Karla Sofía Gascón talks about the positive reaction to 'Emilia Pérez' and how she thinks that audience's reception to films are just as important as that of The Academy while chatting with THR at the Oscars Governors Awards.

Emilia Pérez features a star-making performance by Karla Sofía Gascón, but it seems some viewers are only giving her credit for half of it.

The new film Emilia Pérez follows a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who was assigned male at birth but transitions to become her true self as a woman.