Emilia Pérez is the most controversial Oscars frontrunner since Green Book. That might want to give its critics pause.

The French musical scored the most nominations of any movie this year, but it also faces criticism on multiple fronts.

Emilia Pérez, about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender, has 13 nominations in total - although one of its stars, Selena Gomez, missed out. Wicked received 10 nominations - including nods for British actress Cynthia Erivo and her co-star Ariana Grande.

Unlike last year, when “Oppenheimer” cemented its front-runner status almost immediately and never looked back, multiple films remain in the hunt for Hollywood’s top prize this time around. The nominees for best picture included “Conclave,