The director of "Emilia Pérez" thanked Karla Sofía Gascón, who has been under fire over her resurfaced social media posts, at Sunday's BAFTAs.

Streamer exec Berla Bajaria called the scandal over historic tweets "a distraction from the good work of 100 people."

With 13 nominations and a history-making star, “Emilia Pérez” leads among Oscar-nominated films this year. Then Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the movie’s titular character, found herself in a firestorm after her offensive social media comments resurfaced.

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is not expected to attend the Baftas after a wave of controversy. The Spanish actress, 52, is nominated for leading actress at the annual awards ceremony for her performance in the Netflix musical but is not believed to be on the guest list.

Netflix's Bela Bajaria said the controversy around the Emilia Perez star's tweets is "such a bummer" for distracting from the film's success.

Streaming giant Netflix is breaking its silence on "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón's racist social media posts amid the 2025 Oscars race.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” took home the prize for best film not in the English language at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night, despite controversy over star Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets.

Karla Sofía Gascón was thanked by Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard after the film won Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTA Awards. Speaking through an interpreter Audiard thanked, “My dear Zoe [Saldaña],

The controversial actress was not in attendance at the awards show; her costars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, who were both nominated, were present

Karla Sofía Gascón got a shoutout from her “Emilia Perez” director at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards despite the controversy over her resurfaced tweets. Jacques Audiard, who helmed the musical crime movie,