Emilia Pérez (Latin American Spanish: [eˈmilja ˈpeɾes]) is a 2024 Spanish-language French musical crime comedy film written and directed by Jacques Audiard. It is based on Audiard's opera libretto of the same name, which he loosely adapted from a chapter of the 2018 novel Écoute by French writer Boris Razon.

1 day ago · In “Emilia Pérez,” Saldaña played the down-on-her-luck lawyer Rita Castro, hired by a Mexican drug lord to help facilitate gender-affirming surgery. That drug lord becomes Emilia Pérez, played by best actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, the first openly transgender actor nominated for an Oscar.

12 hours ago · Just six weeks ago “Emilia Pérez” got 13 Oscar nominations, more than any other film this year. Its lead actress, Karla Sofía Gascón, made history by becoming the first openly trans actor ...

Nov 13, 2024 · Emilia Pérez: Directed by Jacques Audiard. With Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz. Emilia Pérez follows three remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness.

1 day ago · "Emilia Pérez" was a juggernaut film heading into awards season. After winning the jury prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, as well as a historic best actress prize for stars Karla Sofía ...

Jan 31, 2025 · GLAAD passed over “Emilia Pérez” in its annual awards. The LGBTQ rights alliance declared the movie “a profoundly retrograde portrayal of a trans woman” and “a step backward for trans representation.”

Feb 24, 2025 · From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable …

Four remarkable women pursue happiness in Jacques Audiard's audacious, genre-defying film that unfolds through a fever dream of original songs and dance. Watch trailers & learn more.

Nov 13, 2024 · In the floridly off-kilter “Emilia Pérez,” the director Jacques Audiard throws so much at you — gory crime-scene photos, a menacing cartel boss, a singing-and-dancing Zoe Saldaña — that ...