Meryl Streep hosted a star-studded screening of Emilia Pérez on Wednesday at the San Vicente Bungalows, followed by a Q&A with her Only Murders in the Building co-star Selena Gomez, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. After Streep posed a number of questions to Gomez, the three-time Oscar winner invited questions from the audience. Bening and Wilson were the first who were called on. A full transcript of the Q&A appears below. Emilia Pérez, written and directed by Jacques Audiard, stars Gomez alongside Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Adriana Paz. The film follows a feared cartel leader who enlists a lawyer to help her disappear while achieving her dream of transitioning into a woman. At May’s Cannes Film Festival, the fest jury bestowed upon the film a jury prize and Gomez, Saldaña, Gascón and Paz the best actress award. France has since submitted it for the best international feature Oscar competition, and the film is widely regarded as a top contender in many other categories. Numerous industry A-listers have championed Emilia Pérez, including Guillermo del Toro, who after a screening at the Directors Guild of America in October, moderated a Q&A with Audiard during which he declared, “It’s so beautiful to see a movie that is cinema” and said of Audiard, “I think he’s one of the most amazing filmmakers alive today.”
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