Netflix musical about transgender mobster breaks Oscar nomination record
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Story by Greg Evans (23 Jan 2025)
Netflix's musical drama about a transgender mobster has broken Oscar records to become the most nominated film not in the English language.
Emilia Perez proved divisive among critics but not so among awards voters, who have recognised the film in 13 categories – just one shy of the all-time record held by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016) after a snub for its supporting star Selena Gomez.
The previous record for the most Oscar-nominated international film before Emilia Perez was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Roma (2018), which received 10 nods each.
Emilia Perez has also seen a historic nomination for the film's lead Karla Sofia Gascon, who has become the first out trans star to be nominated at the Oscars.
I am glad for the cast and crew that it is doing well for awards and nominations.
The reason it is doing well in the awards world is probably the same reason that it is being reviewed poorly. And the same reason that my wife and I walked out after the first half hour: Too artsy. It is made to win awards, not to be something that you would want to watch.