The actress and singer is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film, which the Mexican comedian described as “indefensible . ”
Selena Gomez reacted to her nomination at the 2025 Golden Globes for her performance in the film ‘Emilia Perez’.
Her nomination, in the Best Supporting Actress category, comes after Eugenio Derbez criticized her precisely for her performance in the film.
Selena Gomez celebrates Golden Globes nominations
On the morning of December 9, Selena Gomez took to her Instagram stories to post a video that captured the moment she found out about her nomination at the Golden Globes.
In the short recording, the singer can be seen reacting with surprise upon hearing her name in Morris Chestnut’s voice, during the event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
First, she put her hands on her face, while repeating “Oh, my God!” Later, she decided to lie down and cover herself with her blanket.
“I don’t even know what to write. I am so proud of Zoe Saldana and I feel so grateful and honored, Golden Globes,” she wrote.
Selena Gomez reacted to her Golden Globes nomination for her performance in ‘Emilia Perez’.Credit: Selena Gomez/Instagram
In ‘Emilia Pérez’, the Disney star plays ‘Jessi’, the wife of Mexican drug trafficker ‘Juan -Manitas- Del Monte’, played by Karla Sofía Gascón.
In a second post, Gómez shared a clip from the film’s official profile listing all of the nominations it received.
“Karla, my love, I am so proud and grateful to meet you! Congratulations to Jacques [Audiard], Clément [Ducol] and Camille,” she wrote.
The song she sings in the story, ‘My Path’, is also competing at the Golden Globes, in the Best Song category.
Selena Gomez congratulated her co-stars on ‘Emilia Perez’ for their Golden Globe nominations.Credit: Selena Gomez/Instagram
Eugenio Derbez criticized Selena Gomez’s performance in ‘Emilia Perez’
It was during her participation in the podcast ‘Let’s talk about cinema with…’, by Gaby Meza, that Eugenio Derbez judged the performance of the interpreter of ‘Lose you to love me’ in ‘Emilia Pérez’.
“Selena Gomez is indefensible. I was there with people who were looking at each other and saying, ‘Wow, what is this? ’ […] I was like, ‘I can’t believe no one is talking about this,’” she said.
“I feel like in Cannes, they gave him an award, and in the United States nobody talks about it because they don’t speak Spanish. They’re not realizing it,” he added.
In response to the accusation, the 32-year-old artist responded via TikTok: “I understand what you’re thinking. I’m sorry. I did the best I could with the time I was given. That doesn’t take away from how much work and heart I put into this film.”
Following this response, the Mexican comedian offered a public apology to Selena : “There is no excuse. I was wrong and I deeply admire your career and your good heart.”
