Variety reported that Netflix bought the film for about $12 million after it premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival ... Some viewers criticized how 'Emilia Perez' portrays trans identity ...

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, Jacques Audiard and Karla Sofía Gascón attend the "Emilia Perez" Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2024 in Cannes ...

Emilia Pérez, nominated for 13 Oscars, has been relentlessly incendiary ... Jacques Audiard, the film’s director, has broken ties with Gascón; and, just weeks before the Oscars, Netflix took her off ...

Since its debut at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival ... in its depiction of trans identity than something like “Emilia Perez.” It’s an intuitive, emotional film that gets to what it feels ...

After its historic, award-winning run at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Emilia Pérez became one of the biggest films of 2024 and now the Oscar buzz is alive and well with its 13 Oscar nominations.

Karla Sofía Gascón, Marisa Gutierrez and their daughter Victoria backstage before a screening of 'Emilia Perez' on September 30, 2024 in New York City.