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Karla Sofia Gascon Speaks Out After Oscars

No best actress award for Emilia Perez , but she offers congrats to co-star, praises host O'Brien

(Newser) - Karla Sofia Gascon's Oscars "nightmare" wasn't as bad as it could've been—Emilia Perez, the film she starred in alongside Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez, took home two Academy Awards on Sunday, including best supporting actress for Saldana and best song for "El Mal."...

Emilia Perez Triumphs at French Oscars

Despite the controversy around it, the celebrated French film dominated at the Césars awards

(Newser) - Oscar contender Emilia Pérez was named the best French film of the year at the Césars awards—France's equivalent of the Oscars—and under-fire Karla Sofia Gascón , the star of Jacques Audiard's Mexico-set melodrama, made a rare public appearance. The musical is one of the...

Gascon to Attend Oscars: 'I'm Grateful to Be Back'

Variety reports that Netflix has agreed to pay for Emilia Perez star's showing amid controversy

(Newser) - The distance between Netflix and Karla Sofia Gascon just got a bit smaller. Variety reports that best actress nominee Gascon, 52, will indeed attend the Academy Awards on Sunday at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre—and that the streaming service has agreed to pick up the tab, despite the "nightmare"...

Selena Gomez Breaks Silence on Co-Star's Tweets

'Some of the magic has disappeared,' star says amid Emilia Pérez drama

(Newser) - Selena Gomez admits some of the magic surrounding the Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez has "disappeared" in the wake of co-star Karla Sofia Gascón's tweets . Gascón, the first openly transgender actor nominated in an acting category, has been accused of denigrating Islam, attacking the Black Lives...

Gascon Faces Oscars 'Nightmare' in Wake of Tweets
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Feb 5, 2025 1:20 PM CST

Gascon Faces Oscars 'Nightmare' in Wake of Tweets

Netflix is distancing itself from trans Emilia Perez actress after eyebrow-raising posts

(Newser) - The controversy surrounding the past tweets of Karla Sofia Gascon—the first transgender individual nominated for an acting Oscar, for her starring role in Emilia Perez—isn't going away. And it's apparently affecting the Oscar campaign that Netflix, the movie's distributor in the US and UK, is...

Emilia Perez's Gascon: I've Been 'Crucified' Over Tweets

Oscar-nominated trans actor says she's not bowing out of awards race over past social media posts

(Newser) - The most nominated film heading into the upcoming Academy Awards is at the center of a controversy , spurred by its lead, Karla Sofia Gascon—but Gascon, the first openly transgender actor up for a golden statue in an acting category, isn't taking herself out of the race. In a...

Emilia Perez Star Apologizes After Old Tweets Resurface

Karla Sofia Gascon says she is 'deeply sorry' for remarks about Islam, George Floyd

(Newser) - Karla Sofia Gascon, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of of the movie Emilia Perez, is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd "a drug addict and a hustler," the AP reports. "As someone in a marginalized community,...

Oscar Nomination Is a Trans First
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Jan 23, 2025 12:00 PM CST

One Oscar Nomination Is a Trans First

Karla Sofia Gascon is the first transgender person nominated for acting

(Newser) - The list of Oscar nominations released on Thursday includes a notable first: Karla Sofia Gascon became the first openly transgender person nominated in an acting category, reports Deadline . Gascon is up for an Oscar in the best-actress category for her role in the Netflix film Emilia Perez. In the film—...

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