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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kaleigh Werner

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón makes Oscar history as first trans actress to be nominated

Karla Sofía Gascón just became the first-ever openly trans individual nominated for an Academy Award in any acting category.

This morning (January 23), the 52-year-old was acknowledged for her title role in Jacques Audiard’s Netflix musical Emilia Pérez in which she plays a cartel leader named Manitas who seeks the help of a Mexican lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help fake his death and transition into Emilia Pérez.

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