Ladies and gentlemen, you'll never believe it, but a man has been presented with the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.
Or, more accurately,
What a great day for progress!
"Karla" didn't win Best Actress solely, the award being presented to the entire cast in an ensemble fashion, but it was a historic day for the trans community.
Actress Karla Sofia Gascon has become the first trans woman to be presented the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Madrid-born Gascon, 52, who starred in Jacques Audiard's musical comedy Emilia Perez gave an acceptance speech on behalf of the film's female cast, which won the best actress award as an ensemble on Saturday night.
Female stars in the Spanish-language film included Zoe Saldana, 45, Selena Gomez, 31, and Adriana Paz, 44, who were not present at the closing night of the prestigious awards ceremony on the French Riviera.
Here's Gascon's acceptance speech.
[Warning: Language, Cringe]
I hope you change, you b*******!
For the record, Gascon played a Mexican cartel boss who transitioned to "become a woman," so Gascon would have accepted the prize for Best Actor if reality had any influence on the festival.
Unfortunately, reality isn't really a thing anymore when it comes to film.
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