The complete list of nominees for the 2025 Oscars was recently revealed, and the movie "Emilia Pérez" by French director Jacques Audiard leads with 12 nominations in various categories. Notably, the nomination of Karla Sofía Gascón for the 2025 Oscar makes her the first trans woman to be recognized in this award. In response to Gascón's nomination, Eduardo Verástegui, a well-known far-right actor and politician, expressed his disagreement through his social media. He primarily argued that he does not agree with Gascón's candidacy in the "Best Actress" category, criticizing that he believes the actress is "taking spaces" away from other women. According to Verástegui, the "Best Actress" category should not belong to Gascón as she is a trans woman. The actor pointed out that Gascón uses "ideology and victimization" to obtain the nomination and accused her of displacing women from those spaces. Verástegui proposed changing Gascón's nomination to the "Best Actor" category, which generated controversy on social media. Karla Sofía Gascón, for her part, has not responded to Verástegui's negative comments, preferring to focus on enjoying her nomination and thanking those who congratulated her on this achievement. "It’s wonderful everything that has happened, thank you, now it's time to win against all the other competitors," said the actress after seeing her name in the "Best Actress" category. As for the movie "Emilia Pérez", starring Adriana Paz and Selena Gomez, in addition to Gascón, it also accumulates 12 nominations in categories such as "Best Picture", "Best Original Song", and "Best Screenplay". The 2025 Oscars will be awarded on March 2 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, where "Emilia Pérez" and other productions like "Dune: Part Two", "The Brutalist", "Nosferatu", and "Conclave" are considered favorites to receive awards.
