Official submission of France for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.
Jacques Audiard said he became inspired for the idea of the musical from a chapter in a novel about a drug trafficker who yearns to change his identity.
While promoting Emilia Pérez, Selena Gomez said in several interviews that she's not fluent in Spanish and did not feel happy about her Spanish in this film.
Just like her character in the film, Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón is also a trans woman in real life. This is the first film she starred in as an actress after announcing her transition in 2018. Before that, she had a long career as a male actor.
For their performances in the film, the female cast shared the Best Actress Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and Karla Sofía Gascón became the first trans actor to win an acting prize at Cannes.