Since its release in 2024, Jacques Audiard's musical comedy seems unstoppable, drawn into a crazy race, which will take it to the prestigious Oscars. Big favorite of the historic Hollywood competition, Emilia Perez received thirteen nominations on Thursday January 23, including best film, best director and best actress. “I am extraordinarily happy”declared French director Jacques Audiard to AFP after these nominations.
This musical tells the story of the gender transition of drug trafficker Manitas del Monte who becomes Emilia Pérez. Turning her back on her past, Emilia works alongside the victims of Mexican cartels. The fate of the film will be sealed during the 97th Academy Awards on March 2 in Los Angeles, in the meantime, a look back at a rise to the summit of glory.
Screened for the first time in Cannes, during the 77th edition of the festival, Emilia Perez did not win the Palme d'Or, but caused a sensation. The film won the Jury Prize and the Best Actress Prize for actresses Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez. A true phenomenon of the Croisette, Emilia Perez comes out in the summer of 2024 and draws praise from the public. As soon as it was released in theaters, it recorded 260,000 admissions in the first week, three times more than Jacques Audiard's previous film.
Far from the colossal figures ofA little something extra a you Comte de Monte Cristo obtained at the box office during the same period, Emilia Perez was well received by critics. A very promising start for this musical with Latin accents, but far from predicting the phenomenal international success of the film.
In France, the film won the awards at the Lumières ceremony on January 20. The French equivalent of the Golden Globes rewards the screenplay, direction, music and lead actress of the film Karla Sofía Gascón, and crowns Emilia Perezbest film in the competition.
-Director Jacques Audiard is the favorite for the Césars, whose nominations will be revealed on Wednesday January 29, one month before the awards ceremony.
Only landed in the United States in the fall, Emilia Perez receives a place of choice in cinema competitions. The first recognition came during the Golden Globes on January 5: of the six nominations announced, Emilia Perez won four including best musical and best foreign film. Zoe Saldaña wins the Golden Globe for best supporting actress, and Camille and Clément Ducol are rewarded for the song The Evil.
But on Thursday January 23, to everyone's surprise, the film received thirteen Oscar nominations. A record for a foreign film, and for a French director. Emilia Perez is nominated in the biggest categories: best film, best director and best screenplay. Its lead actress, Karla Sofía Gascón, is nominated for an Oscar for best actress. A first for a transgender actress, and unheard of in the history of the Oscars. The one who saw her Golden Globe for best actress stolen by Demi Moore, will face the actress of The Substance in the same category and could well leave the ceremony with an Oscar. The film is also nominated in many other categories: best supporting actress for Zoe Saldaña, best foreign film, best editing, best original music.
A true cinematic UFO, Audiard's musical tragicomedy in Spanish has been rewarded many times for its music. At the origin of the soundtrack, the duo formed by the singer Camille and her companion Clément Ducol. The couple received the 2024 Cannes Soundtrack prize in Cannes for the songs from the film. The start of a musical adventure that took the two artists to Canada where they won the TIFF Artisan Award at the Toronto Festival. The cult song from the film The Evil is rewarded at the Golden Globes. At the Oscars, they received not one, but two nominations in the best original score category, with the addition ofThe Evilthe song My Way.
Next step for the film team, the Baftas (British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards) which will take place on February 16, in London, where Emilia Perez competes in eight categories, including best foreign language film, best direction for Jacques Audiard and best actress. To be continued…
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