Jacques Audiard accepts the film not in the English language award for Emilia Pérez on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 at The Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 16, 2025 in London; Karla Sofía Gascón arrives for the European Film Awards 2024 at Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre on Dec. 7, 2024 in Lucerne, Switzerland.Photo:Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty; Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty; Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Emilia Pérezdirector Jacques Audiard thanked his film’s controversial star Karla Sofia Gascón after his BAFTA Film Award win....

Karla Sofi­a Gascon at the Governors Awards on Nov. 17, 2024.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Getty Gilbert Flores/Getty Karla Sofía Gascón, the history-making Oscar nominee at the center of an award season scandal for her past offensive tweets, plans to attend Sunday’sAcademy Awardsceremony. A source tells PEOPLE on Monday, Feb. 24, that theEmilia Pérezstar, 52, is expected to attend the event on March 2, after skipping several major award shows since facing backlash. Reps for Gascón and Netflix, the film’s distributor, did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment....

Karla Sofía Gascón on Jan. 4, 2025.Photo:Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Karla Sofía Gascónsays she has “nothing to hide” as she continues to facebacklash over her controversial social media posts. “For years, I have given myself body and soul to TheEmilia PérezFamily. As I always do with everything I love and believe in. Today, more than ever, I want to thank those who have recognized my work, the festivals that have celebrated our film, and every person who has been part of this journey,” Gascón wrote in a Spanish-language statement translated via Instagram....

Karla Sofia Gascon seen in Midtown on January 13, 2025 in New York City.Photo:TheStewartofNY/GC Images TheStewartofNY/GC Images Emilia PérezstarKarla Sofía Gascónhas deactivated her Twitter/X account after issuing an apology over controversial posts she previously made on the platform. As of Friday, January 31, her account is no longer active. The Spanish star — who became thefirst openly transgender actressto be nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award — shared the previous day that she was “deeply sorry” for any “hurt” and “pain” she may have caused in tweets she made on X, which resurfaced online earlier this week....

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty TheOscarfor Best Original Song has gone to “El Mal” fromEmilia Pérez! “We are so grateful, thank you to all The Academy members. Congrats to our beautiful fellow nominees. We wrote ‘El Mal’ as a song to denounce corruption and we hope it speaks through to the role music and art can play and continue to play as a force of the good and progress in the world,” said Camille....

Karla Sofía Gascón in the audience at the 97th Oscars on March 2, 2025.Photo:Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Emilia PérezstarKarla Sofía Gascónis at the 97thAcademy Awardswhile at the center of an award-season scandal for her past offensive tweets. Gascón, 52, had previously skipped several major award shows since facing backlash, and didnot attending the Oscar nominee dinnerat the Academy Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 25. She did, however, attend the recent 50th annual César Awards in Paris on Friday, Feb....

Emilia Pérezstar Karla Sofía Gascón is making history. On Monday, Dec. 9, the performer became the first out transgender woman to be nominated in a film category. Gascón, who vies against Amy Adams (Nightbitch), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Zendaya (Challengers) in the best actress in a musical or comedy category, was previously honored at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in May, where she shared the best actress prize with costarsZoe Saldaña,Selena Gomezand Adriana Paz....

Karla Sofía Gascónjust made history ahead of the 2025Oscars. On Thursday, Jan. 23, theEmilia Pérezstar became the first openly trans acting nominee at the awards show, in the category of Best Actress. The 52-year-old Spanish actress was recognized alongsideCynthia Erivo(Wicked),Mikey Madison(Anora),Demi Moore(The Substance) andFernanda Torres(I’m Still Here). Emilia Pérezis nominated for several awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Jacques Audiard), Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best International Feature....

Karla Sofía Gascónwas starstruck meeting movie iconHarrison Ford. TheEmilia Pérezactress, 52, dished on meeting Ford, 82, during her Monday, Jan. 13 appearance onThe Tonight Show. She and Ford met after the 2025Golden Globe Awardson Jan. 5, where Gascón’s movie musicalwon four awards. “It was wonderful. It was an honor. The fact that we were able to hug, because I was going to say, ‘Harrison Ford, you’re my hero,’ and he told me, ‘There are no heroes here....

Karla Sofía Gascón on CNN en Español.Photo:CNN en Espanol/YouTube CNN en Espanol/YouTube The Oscar nominee, 52, sat down withCNN en Españolfor an hour-long conversation with anchor Juan Carlos Arciniegas, which aired on Sunday, Feb. 2. She addressed the allegations of racism and Islamophobia, as well as her supposed tweet against herEmilia PérezcostarSelena Gomez. Gascón grew visibly emotional during the interview. Karla Sofía Gascón.Medios y Media/Getty Medios y Media/Getty Gascón continued, perCNN, “I cannot step down from an Oscar nomination because I have not committed any crime nor have I harmed anyone....

Karla Sofía Gascón on Jan. 13.Photo:TheStewartofNY/GC Images TheStewartofNY/GC Images Emilia PérezstarKarla Sofía Gascónwill not attend several upcoming awards shows in the face ofcontroversiesregardingher resurfaced social media posts. Gascón, 52, is skipping the 2025Critics Choice Awardsceremony to be held Friday, Feb. 7 in Los Angeles, reportsDeadlineandVariety. The Spanish actress is also not expected at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 8, where she was scheduled to present, according to the outlets....

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski at Critics Choice Awards.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association Emily BluntandJohn Krasinskicontinued to be one of the most glam couples in Hollywood at Sunday’sCritics Choice Awards. Krasinski, 44, supported his wife at the show, where she was nominated for best supporting actress in a movie for her role inOppenheimer. Blunt, 40, walked the red carpet wearing a Giorgio Armani Privé gown embroidered in red sequins and crystals with a twisted draped one-shoulder sleeve and cascading rosettes down the back....

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski at 2024 Oscars.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Kevin Mazur/Getty Emily Bluntand husbandJohn Krasinskiturned the2024 Academy Awardsinto date night. Emily wore a sparkling Schiaparelli gown with a structural shoulder and Tiffany & Co. jewels, while Krasinski kept it classic in an all-white suit with a white bow tie. He also amped up his outfit with Tiffany & Co. jewels and finished with black dress shoes. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski at 2024 Oscars....