Few films have caught more backlash during this year’s Academy Awards race than Emilia Pérez, the controversial musical from director Jacques Audiard. While the film debuted to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival and was picked up for international distribution by Netflix,
Changing the body changes society. Changing society changes the soul. Changing the soul changes society. Changing society changes it all.” Directed by Jacques Audiard, "Emilia Pérez" is an ambitious S
The 2025 Oscars will take place Sunday, March 2, airing live on ABC and streaming live on Hulu beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The film follows the story of Gascón's titular character, Emilia Pérez, a Mexican drug cartel leader who fakes her death with the help of a lawyer (Saldaña) and undergoes gender-affirming surgery.
The Cannes Film Festival is expected to roll the red carpet for 'Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning' which is weighing a Croisette bow.
Zoe Saldaña won the Oscar for supporting actress for her role as an attorney for a cartel leader in Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” and paid tribute to the cast and her own family in an emotional speech.
"Emilia Pérez" is certainly being talked about, though not entirely positively. Critics discuss its flawed Mexican and trans representation.
Frenchman Jacques Audiard triumphed despite controversies on Friday at the annual César ceremony, the main cinema awards in France, with seven trophies for his musical Emilia Perez, including best film and best director,