Karla Sofia Gascon In Emilia Perez 2025. 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 sofia gascon accepts the award for best actress for ‘emilia perez’ during the awards ceremony of the 77th international film festival, cannes, southern france, saturday,.

Karla sofía gascón dedicates emilia pérez’s major golden globes win to the trans community “the light always wins over darkness,” the actress said during an emotional. She will compete for the best actress honor at this year’s oscars.