Karla Sofia Gascon

 How did Karla Sofia Gascón get her start? Gascon has been acting since 1995, but her career really blossomed when she moved to Mexico in 2009.  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made history on Thursday, January 23, when it announced that Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón had been nominated.  Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscar history on Thursday, becoming the first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as the title character.  Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón made history in the spring when she became the first transgender woman to win Best Actress at the annual Cannes Film Festival in May for.  Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination for the controversial movie musical "Emilia Pérez."