As fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13 nominations, including best picture and best actress for Karla Sophia Gascon, making her the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar. Another musical — “Wicked,” the smash Broadway adaptation — came away with nearly as many nominations.
Jon M. Chu’s lavish “Wizard of Oz” riff scored 10 nominations, including best picture and acting nods for its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Here is the list of nominees for the Oscars, which will be broadcast March 2 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles: People are also reading.
.. This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón, right, and Zoe Saldaña in a scene from "Emilia Pérez.
" (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP) Shanna Besson Best picture Best actress Best actor This image released by Briarcliff Entertainment shows Jeremy Strong, left, and Sebastian Stan in a scene from the film "The Apprentice." (Pief Weyman/Briarcliff Entertainment via AP) Pief Weyman Best supporting actress Best supporting actor This image released by A24 shows Adrien Brody, left, and Guy Pearce in a scene from "The Brutalist." (Lol Crawley/A24 via AP) Lol Crawley Best director Original song Original S.
