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Emilia Perez BAFTA shock as snubbed Mexican film only wins two gongs despite garnering impressive 11 nods as fears for movie deepen amid Karla Sofía Gascón scandal
Emilia Perez was only awarded two gongs at the prestigious BAFTAs ceremony on Sunday night.
Karla, 52, was left off the BAFTA guest list, after several of her offensive social media posts resurfaced and sparked controversy amid allegations of racism, homophobia and body shaming. The film follows Karla Sofia Gascon's title character, a drug lord who enlists a lawyer (Zoe Saldana) to help him fake his own death and transition into a woman named Emilia Perez. Zoe was in floods of tears as she accepted the award, admitting it is 'so validating and a true honour' to received the gong after being previously told by dialect coaches that her British accent wasn't going to work.
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