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The film at the heart of this controversy, featuring Carla Sophia Gasone—a trans actress—has been heavily criticized. Despite receiving an astonishing 13 nominations, many argue the movie was a commercial and critical failure. Audiences purportedly despised it, and even trans activists have raised issues with its content, which centers on a trans gangster in Mexico—a setting that reportedly rejected the film outright. The decision to nominate a film that no one watched, and many found problematic, raises questions about the motivations behind Oscars’ choices and whether political agendas are overshadowing quality.