The fallout was swift. Costar Zoe Saldaña distanced herself from Karla's tweets twice, while Selena Gomez admitted that "Some of the magic has disappeared" around promoting the film. The film's director Jacques Audiard basically condemned her, and then he changed his mind the second someone handed him another award for the film. So it goes!

"Karla’s nomination is historic. That’s really important. She’s still a nominee," Academy CEO Bill Kramer said.

Academy CEO Bill Kramer explained why he hopes Oscar attendees will 'respect' controversial Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón at the ceremony.

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,

Academy CEO Bill Kramer has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Karla Sofía Gascón just ahead of Sunday's Oscars.

Karla Sofía Gascón is confirmed to attend the 2025 Oscars, with Netflix covering her expenses, Deadline has confirmed.

Karla Sofía Gascón —who apologized for her controversial posts about Black people and Muslims — will attend the 2025 Oscars.

Yes, the tweets were lamentable. But the 'Emilia Pérez' star merits our — and more importantly Netflix's — compassion as a vulnerable woman growing into her identity, at a dangerous time for the trans community.

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is expected to make a public appearance at the Oscars following the resurfaced tweets controversy. The film was recently crowned best French film of the year at the Césars awards and has been nominated for 13 Oscars.

And the controversy goes to … Oscars season wouldn’t be the same without a scandal, and the 2025 Oscars has a doozy. “Emilia Perez” star Karla Sofia Gascón, 52, who is the first transgender woman to get a “best actress” nomination,