Emilia Pérez (Variety interview)

• Zoe Saldaña - 57:50 (43.69%)

• Karla Sofía Gascón - 52:21 (39.54%)

• Selena Gomez - 27:14 (20.57%)

• Adriana Paz - 11:17 (8.52%)

• Édgar Ramírez - 6:21 (4.80%)

• Mark Ivanir - 5:38 (4.26%)

Rather than analyzing this data in a normal blog post, allow me to direct your attention to an interview I gave on the topic with Variety’s Clayton Davis:  https://variety.com/2024/film/news/zoe-saldana-oscars-debate-lead-supporting-emilia-perez-1236217249/

These charts show (i) each performer’s screen time percentage per quarter and (ii) how much of each quarter Saldaña and Gascón spend apart from each other:

Simply put, regardless of screen time, Rita and Emilia are obviously co-lead characters, and I don’t see any room for debate.