With 13 nominations and a history-making star, “Emilia Pérez” leads among Oscar-nominated films this year. Then Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the movie’s titular character, found herself in a firestorm after her offensive social media comments resurfaced.

Netflix is standing behind “Emilia Pérez” despite the fog of controversy that has engulfed its principal star, Karla Sofía Gascón. Appearing Thursday on “The Town” podcast, Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria publicly addressed the scandal for the first time.

Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard honored actress Karla Sofía Gascón while giving an acceptance speech at the BAFTA Awards Sunday, despite recent controversy over her offensive posts. “Above all,

Jacques Audiard, the director of controversial Spanish-language musical film Emilia Pérez, has paid tribute to his “dear” Karla Sofía Gascón at the 2025 BAFTAs. The French director took to the stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London after crime thriller Emilia Pérez was awarded the BAFTA for Best Film not in the English language.

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,