Emilia Pérez

2024 film by Jacques Audiard

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2025 Gascón posted an Instagram statement apologizing and stepping back to allow the film to be appreciated.
2025 Netflix removed Gascón from the Emilia Pérez awards campaign, created a new poster excluding her, and stopped funding her travel and fashion for the awards season.
2025 Gascón did not attend the 39th Goya Awards, where the controversy surrounding her statements was a significant topic of discussion.
March 2025 After winning an Academy Award, Zoe Saldaña made a public statement addressing Mexican criticism of the film, expressing regret and openness to dialogue about the film's representation.
February 2025 It was announced that Gascón would attend both the 50th Cesar Awards and the 97th Academy Awards.
January 23 2025 Film released in Mexican theaters, grossing 9.4 million pesos in its first weekend.
January 2025 Jacques Audiard ceased contact with Gascón after her initial apology.
January 2025 Gascón arranged an hour-long TV interview with CNN en Español to address the controversy, which further intensified public criticism.
January 2025 Controversial tweets by Karla Sofía Gascón from recent years resurfaced, including verbal attacks on Muslims, George Floyd, and anti-Chinese and anti-Catalan sentiments, leading to significant public backlash.
2024 Receives 10 nominations at the 30th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture and acting nominations for Gascón and Saldaña.
2024 Wins five European Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress for Gascón.
2024 Receives three nominations at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, including Outstanding Performance nominations for the lead actresses.
2024 Receives 11 nominations at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film and nominations for Gascón and Saldaña in leading and supporting roles.
2024 Receives 13 nominations at the 50th César Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress for Gascón and Saldaña.
2024 Named one of the Top 10 Films of 2024 by the American Film Institute.
October 2024 Emilia Pérez was the opening night film at the Morelia Film Festival, experiencing a limited audience reception.
August 21 2024 Theatrical release of Emilia Pérez by Pathé in France.
May 18 2024 Emilia Pérez had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and the Best Actress award for its female ensemble.
March 2024 At the 97th Academy Awards, the film receives 13 nominations, including historic milestones: Karla Sofía Gascón becomes the first openly trans woman nominated for Best Actress.
January 2024 At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, the film wins four awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Foreign Language Film, from a total of 10 nominations.
July 5 2023 Principal photography for Emilia Pérez wrapped up, concluding the film's production.
May 2023 Principal photography began in the Île-de-France region at the Studios de Bry-Sur-Marne near Paris.
2022 Audiard developed the screenplay, which was originally intended to be an opera libretto, inspired by a chapter from Boris Razon's 2018 novel Écoute.
September 2022 Production was initially scheduled to begin in autumn 2022 but was delayed by six months due to cast scheduling conflicts.
January 2022 Télérama published a series of five-episode articles detailing Jacques Audiard's pre-production process for Emilia Pérez.

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