Gascón is the first openly trans person to be nominated for an acting Oscar, though Elliot Page was nominated for 2007's "Juno" before coming out as trans in 2020.After blazing a trail for LGBTQ representation throughout the 2025 awards season,

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón has become the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Karla Sofía Gascón was nominated for best actress for her performance in the Netflix musical/crime drama about a drug lord seeking gender reassignment surgery. As trans rights have become a highly politicized issue in the US,