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Emilia Perez: how did the Best Picture contender's Oscar campaign go so off the rails?

It’s got 13 Academy Awards nominations, but it’s quickly becoming the most infamous campaign in Academy Awards history

Evening Standard

The never-ending Emilia Perez fiasco has created the most open Oscar race in decades

STATE OF THE ARTS: A scandal over offensive tweets has made Netflix’s former Oscars frontrunner a toxic proposition, writes Louis Chilton. Now, all bets are off – but that might not be such a good thing

The Independent UK

Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire: Celebrities and Co-Stars Speak Out Over Controversial Tweets

As the star of Emilia Pérez, a film nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Gascón's past tweets have become a central topic of conversation during the awards season.

International Business Times UK

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Karla Sofía Gascón: A timeline of the controversy surrounding Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez star

Netflix has distanced itself from the groundbreaking actor after a series of controversies

The Independent UK

Netflix makes striking Emilia Perez decision amid Karla Sofía Gascón Oscar controversy

Resurfaced offensive tweets have derailed ‘Emilia Perez’ star’s Oscar campaign

The Independent UK

Netflix adds 2025 Oscar-nominated short Anuja to watch ahead Oscar ceremony

Anuja is one of the nominees for Best Live Action short at the 2025 Oscars, and you can now stream it on Netflix.

WhatToWatch

‘I’m not racist’: Emilia Perez star Karla Sofía Gascón breaks down in tears in interview addressing controversy

Resurfaced offensive tweets have thrown star’s Oscar campaign into turmoil

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Zoe Saldana calls for people to be forgiving as she wins award amid Emilia Perez co-star controversy

The actress asked people to be ‘abstract with your idea of redemption’

Evening Standard

The Brutalist takes home best film award at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards

Conclave, Nickel Boys, and A Real Pain also took home major prizes

The Independent UK

The Brutalist triumphs at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards 2025

Directed and co-written by Brady Corbet, it tells the story of a Hungarian-Jewish architect who is separated from his wife as he flees the Nazis.

Evening Standard

French epic Monte Cristo takes lead role in star-studded Césars race

The Count of Monte Cristo and Emilia Perez are among the most-nominated films for the 50th edition of the César awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars. The ceremony, hosted by Catherine Deneuve, will take place on 28 February in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Zoe Saldaña breaks silence on Eliza Perez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón’s controversial tweets

Spanish actress Gascón posted messages that included anti-Muslim rhetoric and comments about George Floyd

Evening Standard

Zoe Saldana reacts to Emilia Perez co-star Karla Sofia Gascon’s controversial tweets: 'I don’t support it'

Zoe Saldana has addressed the controversy surrounding her Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofia Gascon, whose past social media comments containing 'racist' and other offensive remarks recently resurfaced online.

The Times of India

Oscar-nominated Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon apologizes for old 'racist', 'Islamophobic' posts; deactivates X account

Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”

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Emilia Perez star Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash over racist and offensive tweets about Muslims and George Floyd

Controversial posts spark outrage as actor nominated for Oscar

The Independent UK

Oscar nominee clarifies comments about fellow contender's team 'tearing her down’

‘You don’t need to tear down someone’s work to highlight another,’ claimed the ‘Emilia Perez’ star

Total Film

Oscars 2025 predictions: who will win Best Picture, Best Director, and the major acting awards?

A look ahead to the frontrunners and big contenders at this year's Academy Awards

Radio France Internationale

French films storm Oscar nominations as Audiard's Emilia Perez breaks records

French director Jacques Audiard said he was "thrilled" after his musical Emilia Perez scooped 13 Oscar nominations this week, a record for a non-English-language film. His compatriot Coralie Fargeat and her film The Substance, starring Demi Moore, got five nods, including for best director.

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Wallace And Gromit creator ‘ecstatic’ over Vengeance Most Fowl Oscar nomination

The return of evil penguin Feathers McGraw from Academy Award-winning short The Wrong Trousers, is up for the best animated feature.

Al Jazeera

Who got the nod? The complete list of 2025 Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were delayed after deadly wildfires raged through the Los Angeles area.

Evening Standard

Ralph Fiennes ‘thrilled’ to receive Oscars nomination for pope drama Conclave

British actors Cynthia Erivo and Felicity Jones have also secured nods.

Evening Standard

Oscars snubs for stars including Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig

Nicole Kidman, Selena Gomez and Denzel Washington were among the others who missed out.

Evening Standard

Oscar 2025 nominations: Wicked's Cynthia Erivo among British stars nominated for Academy Awards

Netflix's Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez is the top-nominated film at this year’s Oscars, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked

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Emilia Perez leads Oscar nominations

Emilia Perez leads the Osscar nominations with 13, followed by 'The Brutalist' and 'Wicked', which each got 10

International Business Times

Fire-hit Hollywood Awaits Oscar Nominees, With 'Emilia Perez' In Front

This year's Oscar nominations will be unveiled Thursday in an announcement delayed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, with transgender cartel musical "Emilia Perez" expected to lead a highly competitive field.

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