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# Karla Sofia Gascón becomes first openly trans woman to be nominated in film lead actress category at Golden Globes
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/karla-sofia-gascon-becomes-first-openly-trans-woman-to-be-nominated-in-film-lead-actress-category-at-golden-globes/
- Published: 2024-12-11T13:30:08.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-11T13:00:51.000Z
- Description: Karla Sofia Gascón, star of the film Emilia Pérez, has become the first openly trans woman to be nominated in a film lead actress category at the Golden Globes. In the musical crime comedy, Gascón plays the title character, a Mexican drug lord who comes out as trans and transitions. If Gascón wins,
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofia Gascón

**Karla Sofia Gascón**, star of the film **Emilia Pérez**, has become the first openly trans woman to be nominated in a film lead actress category at the **Golden Globes**.

In the musical crime comedy, Gascón plays the title character, a Mexican drug lord who comes out as trans and transitions.

If Gascón wins, she’ll become the first trans person to win a Golden Globe for acting in a film. **Michaela Jaé Rodriguez** became the first transgender actress to win a Golden Globe in 2022 for her role in the ground-breaking television series *Pose*.

“At the end, I only represent myself,” Gascón said. “I have a lot of responsibility because a lot of people, maybe they need that representation from me. And I take this with my whole full heart to help the minority that I represent.”

“But I think it’s not only trans people” she continued. “There’s a lot of people in this world that need freedom. They need to live in a world in peace with the respect for each other, and I think that is the most important.”