“Today it is proven that art does not understand hate. No one can question my work, even less the fact I am an actress. An actress who deserves to be recognized solely and exclusively for her sublime performance in #EmiliaPerez,” says Karla Sofía Gascón https://t.co/QnW4hfqW4H
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 23, 2025
Karla Sofía Gascón, the Spanish-born star of Emilia Pérez, was nominated Thursday morning for the 2025 Oscars for best actress, making her the first openly transgender performer to be so honored. (The only known previous trans acting nominee, Elliot Page, got the nod in 2008 for Juno, 12 years before revealing his gender identity.)
“Now it is time to focus on my performance and put aside my ethnicity, sexuality or hair color, to move forward in ‘integration.’
“Today it is proven that art does not understand hate. No one can question my work, even less the fact that I am an actress,” she said. “An actress who deserves to be recognized solely and exclusively for her sublime performance in Emilia Pérez.”
“I would also like to send a message of hope to all those people who suffer hatred: They will never be able to take away our pride in our existence, they will never bring me down, I will continue to fight for a more just humanity.”
