Subj : Emilia Prezs record-breaking Oscar nominations lead isnt somethin To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Jan 24 2025 14:15:07 Emilia Prezs record-breaking Oscar nominations lead isnt something I predicted for the Netflix dark comedy Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:10:30 +0000 Description: The 2025 Oscar nominations have divided movie fans by honoring Netflix's Emilia Prez with 13 nominations and my disappoint speaks for itself. FULL STORY ====================================================================== The announcement of the 2025 Oscar nominees marks the countdown to the biggest and most respected awards ceremony in entertainment, and although I had a strong idea of which new movies would be nominated (thanks to the 2025 Golden Globe awards ) thats not saying that I wasnt left bewildered beyond comprehension when a certain Netflix movie scored big with nods. Im of course talking about Emilia Prez (2024), the crime-thriller musical hybrid that follows a cartel boss gender transition. I wont lie, I was expecting Jacques Audiards drama to get some recognition at the 2025 Oscars, but I wasnt expecting Emilia Prez to receive 13 nominations. 13 nominations?! This puts Emilia Prez above fellow nominees The Brutalist, Conclave , and The Substance, which make up some of the best movies of 2024 . If you were to ask me, Emilia Prez doesnt even come close and frankly, Id rather put myself through Joker: Folie a Deux again. I have no doubt that this will go down in history as one of the most divisive movies to circulate cultural discourse, and not just in the history of the Oscars. Alas, whats done is done, and all will be revealed on March 3 when the 2025 Oscars will air and for those who are still undecided whether you love or hate Emilia Prez , hear me out. Putting 13 Oscar nominations into context Depending on a movies anticipation, marketing, and audience reception, singular movies can reach a relatively high number just look at how the Barbenheimer double bill influenced last years awards season. Unfortunately, Emilia Prez is this years Oppenheimer (2023), and 13 nominations for a single movie means so much more than you may think. Since the 2025 Oscar nominations were unveiled, Emilia Prez has since been inducted into the so-called 13 Club, an elite select group of movies that earned a grand total of 13 Oscar nominations at the time of their release. That group includes, but isnt limited to the following movies: Forrest Gump (1994) Oppenheimer (2023) Mary Poppins (1964) Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Gone with the Wind (1939) Chicago (2002) Shocking, I know, right? Not only has Emilia Prez earned a place among movies that are considered to be cinematic staples, it has gone on to earn more Oscar nominations than the first installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, A New Hope (1977), and has the same amount of Oscar nominations as Stanley Kubrick had throughout his entire career . Excuse me, while I go and slam my head against a wall. (Image credit: Shanna Besson/PAGE 114 - WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS - PATH FILMS - FRANCE 2 CINMA ) Jacques Audiard doesnt care about trans stories, he just wants an Oscar If youve seen Emilia Prez and stand on the same side of the fence as me, then I hope you understand what I mean when I say that Audiards crime musical feels formulaic and manufactured for Oscar appeal. On paper, Emilia Prez couldve been a compelling and influential story, one that couldve rewritten the representation of trans people and Mexican communities through an authentic narrative. Instead, its an unfortunate mess of three different plotlines, with a lot of head-scratching. In addition to its voice enhancement controversy , GLAAD has described Emilia Prez as a retrograde portrayal of a trans woman and many trans movie critics challenging Emilia Prez for its transition equals death treatment, the film has come under fire for its equally questionable portrayal of Mexican communities, with the BBC highlighting both the lack of involvement from Mexican individuals in the production of Emilia Prez, and the mockery that the film makes of the ongoing violent hardships of drug war through its musical format. Though my disappointment speaks for itself, that doesnt mean I would tell people to avoid Emilia Prez. If anything, I encourage you to watch it if you havent yet already, just so you can see how abysmal it is as both a drama, and a depiction of a vulnerable minority thats already the target of an increasingly worrying social and political attack. 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