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This week saw Emilia Pérez selected as France’s Oscar candidate for Best International Feature. Now, one of the only remaining questions for Netflix was in which categories they would be campaigning their lead trio of Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez. Well, that question appears to have been answered today.
According to Variety, Gascón will, as expected, compete in Best Actress, while both Gomez and Saldaña, as well as Adriana Paz, will be placed in Best Supporting Actress. You can see where the performances in Jacques Audiard‘s movie are currently ranked in Joey’s predictions here and here, while his Telluride Film Festival review is here. Stay tuned to see how the Academy responds to Emilia Pérez this season.
Source: Variety
Some interesting context for this decision, courtesy of Matthew A. Stewart: