Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an international filmmaking team.

Karla Sofía Gascón is turning out to be just as controversial as her highly-acclaimed, audience-panned movie musical, Emilia Pérez. Emilia Pérez, which beat Wicked for best musical comedy or musical at the Golden Globes and scored the most Oscar nominations of any film this year,