Emilia Pérez

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Emilia Pérez

film by Audiard [2024]

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Jacques Audiard
In 2024 Audiard released Emilia Pérez, which starred Zoe Saldaña as a lawyer helping a Mexican drug cartel boss (Karla Sofía Gascón) obtain gender-affirming surgery. He received three Oscar nominations—for adapted screenplay, directing, and original song—for the film.
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In 2024 Audiard released Emilia Pérez, which starred Zoe Saldaña as a lawyer helping a Mexican drug cartel boss (Karla Sofía Gascón) obtain gender-affirming surgery. He received three Oscar nominations—for adapted screenplay, directing, and original song—for the film.
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Selena Gomez
Hotel Transylvania and Only Murders in the Building
…appeared in Jacques Audiard’s musical-drama Emilia Pérez, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. Gomez portrayed the wife of a Mexican drug kingpin (played by Karla Sofía Gascón) who undergoes gender affirmation surgery.
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…appeared in Jacques Audiard’s musical-drama Emilia Pérez, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. Gomez portrayed the wife of a Mexican drug kingpin (played by Karla Sofía Gascón) who undergoes gender affirmation surgery.
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Zoe Saldaña
Diverse roles in later works
…Jacques Audiard’s acclaimed musical drama Emilia Pérez. Saldaña won a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for best supporting actress for the role, which required her to speak and sing in Spanish. Also that year she starred as a CIA operative in the TV series Lioness, created by Taylor Sheridan.
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…Jacques Audiard’s acclaimed musical drama Emilia Pérez. Saldaña won a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for best supporting actress for the role, which required her to speak and sing in Spanish. Also that year she starred as a CIA operative in the TV series Lioness, created by Taylor Sheridan.
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