More than that, though, its star Karla Sofía Gascón has become a defining figure - no, the defining figure - in an awards race whose strange ugliness has set it apart. The recent revelation of years' worth of Islamophobic,

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón is facing controversy over her old social media comments. In since-deleted posts on Twitter, the actress wrote about Muslim culture, George Floyd, Oscars diversity and more.

Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón has apologized after resurfaced social media posts circulated online and caused a stir.

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,

Karla Sofía Gascón is turning out to be just as controversial as her highly-acclaimed, audience-panned movie musical, Emilia Pérez. Emilia Pérez, which beat Wicked for best musical comedy or musical at the Golden Globes and scored the most Oscar nominations of any film this year,