Karla Sofía Gascón
Feinberg on Karla Sofía Gascón, ‘Emilia Pérez’ and a Very Modern Oscars Scandal
THR's executive editor of awards coverage dissects the origins and implications of a situation that has "completely upended the Oscar race."
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Karla Sofía Gascón Says She’s “Not a Racist,” Detractors “Already Won” After Backlash to Resurfaced Tweets
The 'Emilia Pérez' star found herself at a center of a firestorm this week, apologizing for past posts about George Floyd and Islam before deactivating her X (formerly Twitter) account.
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Zoe Saldaña Responds to ‘Emilia Pérez’ Co-Star Karla Sofía Gascón’s Tweets: “It Makes Me Really Sad Because I Don’t Support It” (Video)
The best supporting actress Oscar nominee addressed the controversy for the first time during a Friday Q&A in London.
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Oscar Winner Responds to Karla Sofía Gascón Twitter Slam (Guest Column)
In response to the 'Emilia Pérez' star tweeting that the 2021 Oscars ceremony was an “Afro-Korean festival” and a “Black Lives Matter demonstration," Travon Free writes, "I was a complete unknown who was not only nominated for a short film called 'Two Distant Strangers' that was thematically aligned with Black Lives Matter sentiments, I also won her alleged cousin’s award that night."
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Karla Sofía Gascón on Deactivating X Account: “I Can No Longer Allow This Campaign of Hate and Misinformation to Affect My Family or Me” (Exclusive)
"I am a human being who also made, makes and will make mistakes from which I will learn," the 'Emilia Pérez' star added in a statement as she continued to apologize for anyone who was hurt by controversial past tweets about George Floyd and Muslim immigration, among other topics. "I am not perfect."
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Oscars 2025: Read The Hollywood Reporter’s Interviews With International Nominees
Best director contenders Coralie Fargeat and Edward Berger, best actress nominees Karla Sofía Gascón and Fernanda Torres and Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof are among the contenders who have chatted with THR in the last year.
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First-Time Oscar Nominee Karla Sofía Gascón on Trump’s Anti-Trans Order: “He Is Shameless”
The 'Emilia Pérez' star has cast her awards campaign as a struggle against bigotry: "Light always wins over darkness."
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Karla Sofía Gascón Says She and Harrison Ford Both Cried When They Met at Golden Globes
"I was really surprised by the words that he said to me," the 'Emilia Pérez' star said on 'The Tonight Show.'
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How the Unknown Trans Star of ‘Emilia Pérez’ Became a Controversial Oscar Favorite
Karla Sofia Gascón — set to be the first trans woman nominated for best actress — has inspired fierce love and venomous hate. She feeds off both.
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Capri Hollywood International Film Fest: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Awarded Six Honors, Including Best Picture
The film's leading lady, Karla Sofía Gascón, who was in attendance at the fest, was the recipient of the best actress prize.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ Breakout Karla Sofía Gascón to Star in Trans Fairy Tale ‘Las Malas’ (Exclusive)
Armando Bó, who won an Academy Award for co-writing Alejandro González Iñárritu's 2014 drama 'Birdman,' will direct the Spanish-language feature.
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Santa Barbara Film Fest: Mikey Madison, Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez Among Eight Tapped for Virtuoso Award
Kieran Culkin, Harris Dickinson, Karla Sofía Gascón, Clarence Maclin and John Magaro will also be honored.
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