"Emilia Perez," starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, has been criticized for its quality, authenticity, and trans representation.

Emilia Pérez leads the pack of 2025 Oscar hopefuls with a whopping 13 nominations, but the movie has faced several different controversies. Karla Sofía Gascón is at the center of the musical drama as a powerful Mexican mob boss who hires a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help her fake her death and undergoes gender-affirming surgery.

Perez nabbed four big wins at this year’s Golden Globes with best film – musical or comedy, best non-English language film, best supporting actress for Zoe Saldaña and a best original song victory. It nabbed a hefty 10 nominations with only one other film in history managing more -the 1975 musical comedy drama Nashville.