Karla Sofia Gascón’s efficiency in Jacques Audiard’s one-of-a-kind Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez has created buzz because the movie premiered at Cannes 2024. She received the competition’s prestigious Greatest Actress prize alongside co-stars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez and is already in talks to be nominated for the Oscars subsequent yr.
If the prediction turns into a actuality, Gascón would create historical past by turning into the primary trans actress to earn an Oscar nomination. On Sunday, September 22, the actress attended the San Sebastian Movie Pageant in her native Spain and shared her response to the chance.
“You are able to do no matter you need to win [the Oscar], should you’re not gonna win it, you’re not gonna win it,” she informed The Hollywood Reporter. It seems, the actress is a big believer of future and if there’s an Oscar win or nomination meant to happen in her life, it’s going to. In the meantime, she will be able to solely concentrate on her present work and maintain enhancing.
Furthermore, she desires to be rewarded not as a result of it will be exceptional for the Academy however solely due to her efficiency. “Generally, some individuals suppose they’ve given you the prize since you are from a selected group, not to your position, which annoys me,” she added. Gascón desires to make sure that her efficiency speaks for itself. “I’m not making an attempt to have false modesty right here or something like that, however I’ve executed a job only a few individuals may have executed,” she added.
She has no intention to ignore her heritage or native individuals “however the one factor that I can actually do is act. I need the essential to be there as nicely.” Gascón spoke about desirous to “applaud France” and Audiard for submitting a Spanish movie Oscar consideration. “The French, they love their very own language. They’re very a lot their very own individuals. For a French director and a French crew to do a movie like this I feel is an incredible factor,” the actress added.
Emilia Pérez will premiere on Netflix on November 13.