Karla Sofia Gascón, the star of Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” continues to face backlash over her past social media posts, putting the film's Oscars chances at risk.

Gascón, 52, is currently up for an Academy Award for her role in the Spanish-language crime musical, “Emilia Pérez.” She is the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for a best actress Oscar. “Emilia Pérez” won multiple Golden Globes this year, including best motion picture in the musical or comedy category.

As the star of Emilia Pérez, a film nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Gascón's past tweets have become a central topic of conversation during the awards season.

Zoe Saldaña said the backlash against 'Emilia Pérez' co-star Karla Sofía Gascón makes her 'sad,' but she's still trying to experience the 'joy' of the film's achievements.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” took home the prize for best film not in the English language at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night, despite controversy over star Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets.

Karla Sofía Gascón was thanked by Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard after the film won Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTA Awards. Speaking through an interpreter Audiard thanked, “My dear Zoe [Saldaña],

Netflix boss Bela Bajaria has broken her silence to admit the controversy surrounding the leading actress of the streamer’s Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez “really is a bummer.” Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón is nominated in the Lead Actress category,

The controversial actress was not in attendance at the awards show; her costars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, who were both nominated, were present

Karla Sofía Gascón got a shoutout from her “Emilia Perez” director at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards despite the controversy over her resurfaced tweets. Jacques Audiard, who helmed the musical crime movie,