‘Emilia Pérez’ Is As Bad As Audiences Say, And Its Nominations Are Baffling
The film stars Zoe Saldana as Rita, a lawyer forcible recruited by a crime boss, Manitas, played by Karla Sofía Gascón, who wants to undergo gender-confirming surgery to become a woman. She emerges as Emilia Pérez, but will not give up a connection to her wife, Jessi, played by Selena Gomez, and her children.
Emilia Pérez is this year's most controversial movie. But is it any good?
Emilia Pérez has emerged as not only the buzziest film this awards season, but the most divisive. The Spanish-language crime drama musical (yep, it's all those things!) is about a Mexican cartel kingpin who enlists lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña) to help fake their death so they can transition and live authentically as a woman.
How to watch Emilia Pérez from anywhere – stream the record-breaking 2025 Oscar nominee
Emilia Pérez has emerged as the break-out success of this year's Oscar nominations, grabbing 13 nominations – the most for any non-English language movie ever and only one short of the record of 14 nominations that any movie has achieved.
‘Emilia Pérez’ And ‘The Brutalist’ AI Controversies, Explained
The Brutalist” and “Emilia Pérez”—are embroiled in separate controversies after revelations that each film used AI during production.
Oscar Nominations 2025 Announced: Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and The Brutalist Among Top Nominees
Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang unveiled the nominations on January 23 in a live presentation on the Oscars YouTube channel. Jacques Audiard’s Spanish crime thriller Emilia Pérez featured in multiple categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Lead Actress, which Karla Sofía Gascón is up for.
'Emilia Pérez' controversy: Why 'torturous' movie is criticized for its representation
Unconventional Spanish-language movie musical "Emilia Pérez" may be an Oscars front-runner, but some feel the film is "torturous" and "harmful."
Trans musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ is winning awards and igniting controversy
Emilia Pérez” is quickly becoming an awards-show favorite, raking in four Golden Globe wins and 13 Oscar nominations — plus SAG Award nods, too.
'Emilia Pérez' is drawing backlash after becoming the most nominated film of 2024. Here's the controversy explained.
"Emilia Perez," starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, has been criticized for its quality, authenticity, and trans representation.
‘Emilia Pérez’ is winning awards. Why is it causing controversy, too?
Why is “Emilia Perez” causing controversy? Inside criticism about the casting, French director, Mexican setting and transgender representation, and what stars and director have said.
10 Films To Watch If You Liked ‘Emilia Pérez’
Emilia Pérez was recently nominated for 13 Oscars. However, it has become controversial due to its representation of transgender and Mexican communities.
Why is there furor over 'Emilia Perez'? Here's why people love or hate it
Jacques Audiard's Spanish-language film nabbed 13 Oscar noms but many moviegoers say it's inauthentic in terms of Mexico and ...
The Oscars love Emilia Pérez. Why does everyone else hate it?
Emilia Pérez led Oscar nominations on Thursday, pulling in a record-setting 13 nods. That's despite widespread criticism of ...
What does Mexico really think of ‘Emilia Pérez?’
It may have been embraced by the Academy, but just a day after its debut in Mexico, the acclaimed “narco-musical” Emilia ...
Mexico News Daily10d
‘Emilia Pérez’ director apologizes for the musical comedy’s ‘light’ take on Mexico’s missing persons crisis
French director Jacques Audiard defended and apologized for his film “Emilia Pérez” at its Mexican premiere Wednesday.
Queerty21h
What the ‘Emilia Pérez’ cast is saying as the year’s queerest romp takes over Oscar season
Emilia Pérez—the controversial French lesbian trans crime musical (in Spanish) about a Mexican drug cartel leader who transitions in order to both escape and to lead a fuller life—has emerged as a ...
Gregg Araki’s ‘The Doom Generation’ Returns to Theaters for ‘Emilia Pérez’ Producer Retrospective
Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat of Why Not Productions have produced films by Claire Denis, Lynne Ramsay, and Gregg ...