Here are the nominees in key categories for the 97th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Hollywood on Sunday. "Emilia Perez," Jacques Audiard's audacious musical about a ruthless Mexican drug lord who transitions to life as a woman,

Jacques Audiard, winner of the award for best original song for "El Mal" from" Emilia Perez," attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Los

Jacques Audiard, left and Virginie Montel arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Few films have caught more backlash during this year’s Academy Awards race than Emilia Pérez, the controversial musical from director Jacques Audiard. While the film debuted to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival and was picked up for international distribution by Netflix,

El Mal,″ from the controversial musical “Emilia Pérez,” won best original song at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards.

Jacques Audiard ’s crime musical “ Emilia Perez ” won a raft of prizes, including best film and director, at the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, on Friday in Paris.

With the 2025 Oscars now in the rearview mirror, let's take a look at the controversies surrounding "Emilia Pérez." The film follows the story of Gascón's titular character, Emilia Pérez, a Mexican drug cartel leader who fakes her death with the help of a lawyer (Saldaña) and undergoes gender-affirming surgery.

During the 97th Academy Awards, Zoe Saldaña won her first Oscarr for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez, and broke down in tears while accepting her award.

In the end, Emilia Pérez won only two Oscars, potentially resulting from the backlash against the film after the discovery of some offensive tweets by Gascón that were posted in 2020 and 2021.

Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday's Academy Awards.

With the 97th Academy Awards just days away, there's not a lot of time to play catch up — so let's get started.