'Emilia Pérez' and its lead star are facing a backlash. Here's the controversy explained.
"Emilia Pérez" is nominated for 13 Oscars, but the film and its lead star Karla Sofía Gascón are being criticized.
Explaining the curious case of 'Emilia Pérez,' the woebegone Oscar frontrunner
NEW YORK — Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an international filmmaking team. And just as singularly, it’s a best picture front-runner that, it sometimes seems, no one likes.
"Emilia Pérez" Just Earned A Bunch Of Oscar Nominations — Here's Why I'm Worried
I don't think I can handle another major upset because of a flawed voting system that prides itself on its misguided, homogenous membership.
This French film about Mexico has 13 Oscar nominations. Why 'Emilia Pérez' is tanking in Mexico
Although it's set in Mexico City, French film 'Emilia Pérez' ran into a frost reception on its opening there. Critics cited stereotypes and the lack of a clear message about the narcos it portrays.
The ‘Emilia Pérez’ backlash, explained
Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama.
With Emilia Pérez's implosion, I'm Still Here is an Oscars frontrunner. Things could be better
Even given the opportunity to compare with modern day the process of democratic freedoms slowly stripped away in plain view, I’m Still Here forever pulls itself back into a paint-by-numbers character study.
The disturbing tweets blowing up Emilia Pérez’s Oscars campaign
S ince its arrival on Netflix in December, the Spanish-language French film Emilia Pérez has been a nesting doll of controversies. The musical, directed by Jacques Audiard, has b
Can 'Emilia Pérez' still nab Best Picture at the Oscars? This formula predicts which movie will win big.
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With 'Emilia Pérez's Oscar Campaign in Crisis, the Hollywood Finger-Pointing Has Begun
The incident - like a wildfire that incinerated her Oscar hopes in the course of a day last week -- threatened to create a ...
‘Emilia Perez’ actress’ unhinged tweets are a huge blow to her movie’s Oscar chances
Karla Sofía Gascón, the Spanish star of “Emilia Perez,” was called out for offensive tweets from as recently as four years ...
Karla Sofía Gascón’s Racist Tweets and the Cautionary Tale of ‘Emilia Pérez’
The offensive tweets by 'Emilia Perez' star Karla Sofía Gascón reveal the Oscar contender to be an eerily prescient ...
Selena Gomez Loses Over 130,000 Instagram Followers After ‘Emilia Pérez’ Backlash Despite Leading 2025 Oscar Nominations
Although the foreign film Emilia Pérez won over The Academy and has garnered the most Oscar nominations for the March 2025 ...
Karla Sofía Gascón’s Oscar Campaign Is Dead. Can ‘Emilia Pérez’ Survive?
"I'm going to become a target. I'm ready for it," a prophetic and self-delusional Gascón told TheWrap in November ...
‘Emilia Pérez’ making the wrong kind of news
Will an overall fatigue with the outrages associated with 'Emilia Pérez' sink its chances of taking home the best picture ...
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‘Emilia Perez’ leads with 14 Academy Award nominations
‘Emilia Perez’ leads the nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards with a record-breaking 14. The French musical thriller ...
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'Emilia Pérez' controversy: Why 'torturous' movie is criticized for its representation
Unconventional Spanish-language movie musical "Emilia Pérez" may be an Oscars front-runner, but some feel the film is ...
Karla Sofía Gascón says she won't exit Oscars race over offensive social media posts: 'I have not committed any crime'
The "Emilia Pérez" star was accused of racism, Islamophobia, and more after a series of past posts resurfaced online.