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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.

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Emilia Perez director Jacques Audiard doesn't want to speak to Karla Sofia Gascon

'Emilia Perez' director Jacques Audiard has hit out at Karla Sofia Gascon for "playing the victim" and has no interest in getting in touch with her until she takes full "accountability" for her actions.

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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

'Emilia Pérez' Director Condemns Karla Sofía Gascón: 'I Haven't Spoken To Her And I Don't Want To'

French director Jacques Audiard called Gascón's comments "inexcusable" but stood by the work he and others put into the film.

Latin Times

Emilia Pérez director criticises Karla Sofia Gascón’s ‘inexcusable’ tweets

Oscar nominee Jacques Audiard has called the social media behaviour of the actor ‘hateful’ in a new interview

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The rise and fall of Emilia Pérez: how did it all go so wrong for the Oscar-nominated film and its star?

Less than two weeks ago, the movie was flying high, with 13 Academy Award nods. Then came a social media scandal and a serious backlash

The Guardian - UK

Emilia Pérez: the film’s wildly unrealistic representation of Mexican narco-violence and trans lives is insulting

You would think that Jacques Audiard’s 13-time Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez was the most watched film of the year given the discussion it has generated. The Mexican-set, French-made film’s opening weekend in Mexico tells a different story.

The Conversation

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

Explaining the curious case of Emilia Pérez, the controversy-hit Oscar frontrunner

Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ is an Oscar contender unlike any other

The Independent UK

'Emilia Pérez''s Karla Sofía Gascón Faces Backlash Over Islamophobic Tweets Amid Oscar Buzz

While previous backlash against the trans actress for attacks against Latinos critizicing 'Emilia Pérez' remained largely within Latino and Spanish-language media, newly unearthed tweets about Islam and Muslims have escalated the scandal

Latin Times

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

Total Film

Mexicans make Emilia Pérez parody poking fun at French stereotypes

Spoof fires back at supposed inauthenticity of Oscar-tipped screen musical with a song-and-dance tale of boulangeries at war

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‘Bold and fresh’: why Hollywood has gone crazy for gruesome, full-blown fairytales

Oscar nominations for Anora, The Substance and Emilia Pérez reflect shift towards surreal plots based on enduring myths

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.

The Independent UK

What does Mexico really think of ‘Emilia Pérez?'

It may have been embraced by the Academy, but just a day after its debut in Mexico, the acclaimed “narco-musical” Emilia Pérez was already drawing sharp rebukes for superficial portrayals of sensitive subjects

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“This Is Unacceptable”: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Shakes His Head At Cynthia Erivo’s Oscar Nomination

"Xenophobic director." Netizens are angry after Emilia Pérez director, Jacques Audiard, was recorded nodding in “disapproval” at Cynthia Erivo’s Best Actress nomination. The post “This Is Unacceptable”: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Shakes His Head At Cynthia Erivo’s Oscar Nomination first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Zoe Saldaña ‘truly honoured’ to have earned first Academy Award nomination

After being nominated in the best supporting actress category, Zoe Saldaña has said she is “truly honoured” to have earned her first Academy Award nod.

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.

The Guardian - UK

Oscars groupthink pushes Emilia Pérez, the weakest nominee, to a record-breaking lead

The Brutalist is the next most favoured choice, with its mesmeric drama, currently neck-and-neck with the sugary charm of Wicked

The Independent UK

Emilia Pérez’s Oscar nomination haul is regression masquerading as progress

STATE OF THE ARTS: Netflix’s musical crime drama has broken new ground when it comes to representation at the Oscars. But while this year’s nominations look meaningful at a glance, there’s more than a hint of empty gesturing, writes Clarisse Loughrey

The Independent UK

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón makes Oscar history as first trans actress to be nominated

The 52-year-old actress came out as a trans woman in 2016

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Oscar Nominations Are Out, And Two Records Have Already Been Broken

"Historic." The nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards were finally announced, after being delayed twice due to the Los Angeles wildfires. The post Oscar Nominations Are Out, And Two Records Have Already Been Broken first appeared on Bored Panda.

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