Karla Sofia Gasconhas officially made Oscar history.
On Thursday morning she became the first openly trans person ever to be nominated in an acting category.
I think thats maybe one of the very important groups of people that I represent.
Andrew Zaeh for Deadline
And I hope that I represent hope for my colleagues.
It would take another 40 years for another openly trans person to be nominated.
British musician Anohni was nominated in Best Original Song for Manta Ray from the documentaryRacing Extinctionin 2016.
Karla Sofía Gascón in ‘Emilia Pérez’Netflix
The 97thAcademy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on March 2nd.
