However, the film has exceeded expectations and earned several nominations across the board.

This includes a nomination for Best Picture, an awardEmilia Perezis now considered a frontrunner to win.

That is a big deal for Netflix, which released the film to critical acclaim.

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This is the tenthfilm from Netflix to be nominated for Best Picture.

The film has remained a major force in the award-season discourse because of its subject matter.

Neither film eventually won Best Picture, however.

Rita Moro (Zoe Saldana) performing a dance during a fundraising event for the NGO, La Lucecita in Emilia Pérez

It would take untilRomain 2019 for Netflix to earn a nomination for Best Picture.

This could be a huge development for Netflix.

Emilia Pérez (Karla Sofía Gascón) confesses to Jessi (Selena Gomez) before dying that she is Manitas del Monte in Emilia Pérez

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Emilia Pérez (Karla Sofía Gascón) furious because Jessi has taken the children from the house in Emilia Pérez

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Emilia Perez (2024)

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