Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of the French film "Emilia Pérez," has become the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Academy Award. Gascón was nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in the Spanish-language musical crime drama. The movie, directed by Jacques Audiard, is available on Netflix.

The “Emilia Pérez” star isn’t the first trans Oscar nominee. Anohni was up for best song, and Elliot Page was a contender before coming out publicly as trans.

One of the stars of “Emilia Pérez” has become the first openly transgender performer to be nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category.

Karla Sofía Gascón is making history during a time of turmoil for transgender and non-binary people, becoming the first openly trans person to be nominated for an acting Oscar. The past few days have been heartbreaking and terrifying for trans people in America.

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón has become the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscar history as the first openly transgender person to be nominated in an acting category for her work in Emilia Pérez.

Karla Sofía Gascón, star of the Oscar-nominated film “Emilia Pérez,” has accused the social media team of fellow best actress nominee Fernanda Torres of attempting to undermine her work. In a video interview with Folha de S.