DDonald Trump arrived at the White House with the promised bang, but his desire to roll back the recognition of transgender people clashes with reality. “ We showed today that art is not compatible with hatred “, declared Karla Sofia Gascon, you star film Emilia Perezupon learning that she was in the running for the Oscar for Best Actress.
The Spanish actress is the first transgender woman to find herself in competition for an Oscar in this flagship category. Jacques Audiard's film, in which she plays a Mexican cartel leader who transitions and dedicates himself to helping victims of gang violence, also received a total of 13 nominations at the ceremony, a first for a film non-English speaking.
“Be careful when you give power to intolerance”
This truth is therefore opposed to the world desired by Donald Trump, who, barely elected, signed several decrees on different subjects, such as the environment, by leaving the Paris agreement, or civil rights, by prohibiting change legally the sex assigned at birth.
“No one can question my work, let alone the fact that I am an actress,” replied Karla Sofia Gascon au Hollywood Reporter. “An actress who deserves to be recognized solely and exclusively for her sublime performance in Emilia Perez. »
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