‘Emilia Pérez’ and the New Era of Online Oscar Scandals
As Karla Sofía Gascón’s resurfaced social media posts upend the campaign for the year’s most-nominated film, what happens now?
Karla Sofía Gascón: A timeline of the controversy surrounding Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez star
Gascón’s Emilia Perez co-star Zoe Saldaña responded to the growing controversy during a question-and-answer appearance in London, saying: “I’m still processing everything that has transpired in the last couple of days, and I’m sad.”
Oscar Nominations: Love for ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Apprentice’ Could Make Oscar Night Donald Trump’s Nightmare
“Emilia Pérez”is not just the most-nominated film of the year, it’s the most-nominated non-English language film in Oscar history, handily topping the previous record of 10 by “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Roma.”
Karla Sofía Gascón Scandal Is Not the Only ‘Emilia Pérez’ Controversy
The actress’s old social media posts have threatened to derail the film’s Oscar campaign, but backlash has been building for months for other reasons.
This French film about Mexico has 13 Oscar nominations. Why ‘Emilia Pérez’ is tanking in Mexico
Although it's set in Mexico City, French film 'Emilia Pérez' ran into a frost reception on its opening there. Critics cited stereotypes and the lack of a clear message about the narcos it portrays.
Historic Emilia Pérez Oscar nominations derailed by star’s offensive posts
Netflix’s Emilia Pérez leads the Oscars race this year with 13 nominations, but star Karla Sofía Gascón – the first openly transgender acting nominee – has now been erased from the film’s Academy Award campaign after her past offensive comments about George Floyd and Islam surfaced online.
Netflix’s 'Emilia Pérez' Scandal: Oscars At Risk!
The film 'Emilia Pérez' is under pressure following controversy surrounding lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón. As Netflix distances itself, the film’s Oscar chances could be in jeopardy—a scandal shaking the film world.
Critics Choice: ‘Anora' Wins Best Picture; ‘Emilia Pérez,' ‘Wicked' and ‘The Substance' Take 3 Awards Each
Anora won the top prize of best picture at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, while Emilia Pérez, Wicked and The Substance each ...
Selena Gomez faces backlash for sobbing over ICE arrests in now-deleted video: ‘You are welcome to leave’
Gomez wrote “I’m sorry” with the Mexican flag emoji on her video. She shared a follow-up post on her Instagram Stories where ...
'Emilia Pérez' and its lead star are facing a backlash. Here's the controversy explained.
"Emilia Pérez" is nominated for 13 Oscars, but the film and its lead star Karla Sofía Gascón are being criticized.
Opinion
'Emilia Pérez' says nothing about Mexico, just as 'Emily in Paris' says nothing about the French capital
COLUMN. Faced with the growing controversy, particularly in Mexico, surrounding Jacques Audiard's latest film, the question is, rather, why so many people have been so offended by it, questions ...
Oscars 2025 nominations full list: Hollywood's swipe at Trump and the biggest snubs
Among the biggest Oscars snubs this year were Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve, Gladiator II's Denzel Washington, ...
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Selena Gomez's Emilia Perez Co-star Denies Shading Selena
Selena Gomez's Emilia Perez co-star Karla Sofia Gascon denies her negative post about Selena which has gone viral. As Karla is claiming, "I would never refer to her that one. I have never said ...
Column: How Karla Sofía Gascón turned a historic Oscars first into a historic Oscars nightmare
With a series of resurfaced tweets, the lead actress nominee for 'Emilia Pérez' has caused an awards season uproar — and ...