Jacques Audiard has made waves with some outlandish comments about the musical crime film, starring Karla Sofia Gascón and Selena Gomez.

Not only did Audiard’s Emilia Perez score impressive nominations at the 97th Oscars, but it has also secured several awards at other prestigious events. However, the Spanish thriller is facing growing criticism,

Depending on who you ask, the audacious cartel musical is transphobic, an insult to Mexico, and not as good as Wicked. But is that fair?

Pierre Niney was nominated for best actor as 'The Count of Monte Cristo' won the most nominations, followed closely by Jacques Audiard's 'Emilia Pérez.'

He was born in Paris and is the son of Marie-Christine Guibert and Michel Audiard, a film director and screenwriter. During the 1980s, he started creating screenplays for movies such as Réveillon chez Bob!, Mortelle randonnée, Baxter, Fréquence Meurtre, and Saxo.

The 2023 Emmys repeat themselves here, as Culkin and Jeremy Strong of HBO’s hit show “ Succession” fight for another major award. Just as it happened then, I expect Culkin to win, with his only real threat being Guy Pearce from “The Brutalist”.

When we woke up at 5:00 a.m. to get ready for the virtual-only Oscar nominations announcement at 5:30 a.m. by actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Young, we were surprised to hear several historic noms.

The Oscar nominations were unveiled Thursday, with Netflix's "Emilia Perez" leading the charge on a whopping 13 nods.

Only three films — “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land” — have scored more nominations in Academy Awards history. This year, “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13. The Oscars will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theater.

The French musical scored the most nominations of any movie this year, but it also faces criticism on multiple fronts.

The Oscars will gather the 2025 nominees to take the traditional class photo, in the week leading to the ceremony.

“Emilia Pérez” won four Golden Globes on Jan. 5, including two best picture awards in the musical/comedy and non-English language categories, which sparked controversy online.