French director Jacques Audiard and Spanish Actress Karla Sofia Gascon pose for pictures at the red carpet of the media presentation of "Emilia Perez" in Bogota, Columbia, Jan. 17, 2025.

The news was hailed as a positive moment as the 52-year-old Emilia Perez star became the first-ever openly trans individual to be nominated for an Academy Award in any acting category. But Less ...

As Cadillac look at driver options for their first season on the Formula 1 grid, Guenther Steiner has urged them to sign Sergio Perez rather than “old rookies”. Cadillac will enter Formula 1 ...

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Netflix won’t be focusing on Karla Sofía Gascón as it campaigns for Emilia Pérez ahead of the Academy Awards. According to reports from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming ...

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In the wake of numerous racist tweets by Karla Sofía Gascón resurfacing, the award show campaign for the film Emilia Pérez appears to be trying to shuffle the lead actress into the background ...

As Karla Sofía Gascón’s resurfaced social media posts upend the campaign for the year’s most-nominated film, what happens now? By Kyle Buchanan Last August, when I first met and interviewed ...

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the film's embattled best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón will no longer be coming to the U.S. for any of this week's many awards activities. By ...

“Emilia Pérez” is trying out an unusual new award season strategy: Ditch Emilia Pérez. Karla Sofia Gascón, the titular star of “Emilia Pérez” and the first openly transgender performer ...

Social media was buzzing on Monday over Netflix's purported removal of transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascón from promotional materials for its Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez, a month ahead ...