Karla Sofía Gascón has made Oscars history as the first out transgender woman to be nominated in an acting category.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were nominated for their performances, and the movie was included in the best picture category.

The “Emilia Pérez” star isn’t the first trans Oscar nominee. Anohni was up for best song, and Elliot Page was a contender before coming out publicly as trans.

She starred in “The Substance,” a body horror-satire that isn’t normally academy fare. But it earned her some of the best reviews of her career.

Last year, Triet was the only woman nominated for Anatomy of a Fall. The year before that, no female director received a nod, while two years ago, Campion won in the category. Zhao, who was nominated ...