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 an Oscar on Thursday, becoming first out trans actress nominated for an Oscar.

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,