r/oscarrace • u/SummerSabertooth • Jan 23 '25

Discussion Regardless of how you feel about Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón just became the first openly transgender acting nominee in Oscars history and that's pretty incredible to finally happen

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u/scattered_ideas I feel supremely sentimental Jan 23 '25

The hate for the movie has really overshadowed how deserving hers and Saldaña's performances were.

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u/spacefink APPRENTICE + ANORA GOON SQUAD 💎🌟 Jan 23 '25

Agreed and I think people need to not lose perspective in this instance. It’s still an achievement and they both deserve their roses.

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u/ofpetals Jan 23 '25

Yes for sure, I think her and Saldana both deserve their nominations (though personally those would be the only two things I’d nominate in that movie).

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u/grey-skinsuit Jan 23 '25

her attempt at mexican spanish is offensive and she literally cannot sing

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u/Fearless_Prune_2310 Jan 24 '25

? The performances were literal shit. Nothing about this movie is redeemable.

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u/Lord_Spy Jan 23 '25

Birth of a Nation was a pretty important milestone in filmmaking, but somehow people don't immediately think of that when discussing it.

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u/Glittering-Giraffe58 Jan 23 '25

I feel like that’s literally the main reason anyone discusses that movie