"Emilia Perez," starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña, has been criticized both for its quality and how it represents trans people and Mexican culture.

In an awards season where the race still seems to be fairly wide open, one film is gaining more traction than most as the finish line wobbles into view over the horizon. “Emilia Perez” wasn’t talked about as an Oscar hopeful after it first bowed at the Cannes Film Festival,

Emilia Pérez, the controversial Netflix movie about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender, generated more media exposure on Monday than it did in the whole of November.

The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez were the big winners at the 2025 Golden Globes, but which one is more likely to take home Best Picture at the Oscars?

The award show celebrates success in both television and film across 27 categories. “Shōgun” and “Emila Pérez” won the most in their mediums.