Hollywood delivers a brutal response to Donald Trump's gender ideology crackdown as Mexican transgender musical Emilia Pérez and intersex drama Conclave run riot during the 97th annual Academy Award nominations
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US President Donald Trump's vow to crack down on gender ideology got off to a shaky start on Thursday as the 97th Academy Award nominations were announced in Los Angeles. Newly inaugurated Trump has vowed to transform 'troubled' Hollywood's ailing film industry over the next four years with a promise to bring back its early to mid-twentieth century Golden Age.
![[Transgender musical drama Emilia Pérez is far from the Hollywood ideal Trump had in mind before his inauguration in Washington DC on Monday, yet it received a total of 13 nominations]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94437119-14317627-image-a-4_1737644814344.jpg)
He also ruled that the United States will only recognise two sexes - male and female - which are 'not changeable', and demanded officials use the term 'sex' rather than 'gender'. His order mandates ID documents - such as passports and visas - be based on 'an individual's immutable biological classification as either male or female'.
![[Tackling similar themes of gender identity, the Edward Berger directed Conclave was another front-runner during Thursday's nominations announcement]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94437159-14317627-image-a-5_1737644886662.jpg)
But he was sent a very 21st century response as this year's Oscar nominations were read out on Thursday morning, with films that directly address gender identity running riot across the forthcoming ceremony's 23 categories. Focusing on a Mexican drug lord and his transition from male to female after undergoing gender-affirming surgery, musical drama Emilia Pérez is far from the Hollywood ideal Trump had in mind before his inauguration in Washington DC on Monday.
![[Acterss Selena Gomez in a scene from Academy Award nominations frontrunner Emilia Pérez]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94437219-14317627-image-a-6_1737645034247.jpg)
US President Donald Trump 's vow to crack down on gender ideology got off to a shaky start on Thursday as the 97th Academy Award nominations were announced in Los Angeles. Transgender musical drama Emilia Pérez is far from the Hollywood ideal Trump had in mind before his inauguration in Washington DC on Monday, yet it received a total of 13 nominations.
![[Ralph Fiennes i na scene from Conclave. The film has received a total of eight nominations]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94437405-14317627-image-m-8_1737645386576.jpg)
