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Transamerica has been criticized for attempting to normalize the experience of a transgender woman. This has been thought to ensure profits and wide distribution of the film, as might be the case with other Hollywood films that feature transgender experiences in their plots. Transamerica is also criticized for not using a transgender actor for a transgender role. Many criticize the film's choice of casting a cisgendered actor, because this implies that a cisgendered woman is better suited for a role in a film that proves transgendered women are in fact valid women. In light of the recent Academy Award-winning performance by Jared Leto as a transgender woman in The Dallas Buyer’s Club and remembering Hilary Swank’s Academy Award win for her role as a transgender man in Boys Don't Cry, there has been much debate on this issue. Some say that although roles should be given to the best actor regardless of any controversy, Hollywood needs to be more sensitive when casting roles concerning minority groups.