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Vicci Ho @vicciho.com · 23/01/2025

I hate being right sometimes

Oscar chances on Emilia Peréz that I wrote for Flicks in December

The most polarising film this award season, the Jacques Audiard ‘musical’ about a trans cartel boss left Cannes Film Festival on a high, winning both the Jury Prize and Best Actress for Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez. Since its debut on Netflix in the US however, the public discourse and a lot of reviewers have been much less kind and highlighted some rather problematic representation. This is one that I suspect will be most affected by a generation gap, which will likely favour the film for the Oscars.

The actresses will be in the running, though it would be interesting to see if there will be a backlash against Netflix’s attempt to game the system by placing Zoe Saldaña in the supporting category.

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