"Emilia Perez," starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña, has been criticized both for its quality and how it represents trans people and Mexican culture.

In an awards season where the race still seems to be fairly wide open, one film is gaining more traction than most as the finish line wobbles into view over the horizon. “Emilia Perez” wasn’t talked about as an Oscar hopeful after it first bowed at the Cannes Film Festival,

Emilia Pérez, the controversial Netflix movie about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender, generated more media exposure on Monday than it did in the whole of November.

Emilia Pérez was the big winner at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, taking four categories including Best Musical or Comedy Film and Best International Film. Conventional wisdom is that the windfall skyrockets the Netflix musical to frontrunner status for Best Picture at the Oscars.

"Emilia Pérez" became an early winner at the Golden Globes this year, as Zoe Saldaña took home the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture, one of the first of the night.

“Emilia Pérez” swept the Golden Globes on Jan. 5, winning best motion picture in the musical or comedy category, as well as best motion picture (non-English language). The Spanish-language operatic musical also won a Golden Globe for best original song and Zoe Saldaña took home an award for best supporting female actor in a motion picture.

Zoe Saldaña won her first Golden Globe Sunday night for her role in Netflix musical thriller "Emilia Pérez," which has captivated audiences.