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Everything We Know About Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Heading Into Awards Season


'Emilia Pérez' currently leads the Golden Globes nominations as well as the BAFTAs longlist. Here's everything we know about Jacques Audiard's musical

The main trio of actresses that drive the story are nominated in the early rounds of red carpets and awards ceremonies, namely the Golden Globes — with ten noms — as well as the BAFTAs — where it leads the longlist with Conclave. Rita gets an unexpected opportunity to exit this situation when Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón), the leader of a notorious cartel, hires her to help him withdraw from that world so that he can transition into a woman. Aside from Zoe Saldaña and Gascón, the movie musical also stars Selena Gomez as Jessi, Edgar Ramírez as Gustavo Brun, Adriana Paz as Epifania, Mark Ivanir as Wasserman, Eduardo Aladro as Berlinger, Emiliano Hasan as Gabriel Mendoza and more.

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