Trans thriller Emilia Pérez, which is centred around four remarkable women pursuing their individual happiness in Mexico, won top honours at the Golden Globes 2025 on Sunday, January 5.
The film earned the most awards on the night with four but truly had its crowning moment at the end of the night when it scooped Best Film – Musical or Comedy over Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, The Substance, and Wicked
Leading actress Karla Sofia Gascon – who is a trans woman – gave a powerful speech to conclude the event as she said: ‘Thank you so much. I chose these colours tonight because I have a message. The light always wins over darkness.
‘I have a lot of things to say to you, because you can maybe put us in jail, you can beat us up, but you never can take away our soul, our existence, our identity. I want to say to you, raise your voice. And say, I am who I am. No who you are. Thank you so much.’
Zoe Saldana won the Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy award for her portrayal of Rita Mora Castro in the film, which sees cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofia Gascon) enlist Castro, an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.
