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How Will International Voters Respond to ‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón’s Controversy? ‘I Think BAFTA Tends to Look Past the Bulls—’
The film has 11 nominations, but the could the new scandal over Karla Sofía Gascón's tweets push voters towards British alternatives?
The recently uncovered social media posts by “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón in which she attacked, among various things — Islam, George Floyd and a more diverse Oscars — have thrown an unexpected wrench into the awards race. Within hours of the historic tweets being resurfaced and translated into English, Gascón apologized, saying she was “deeply sorry.” Things spiraled further over the weekend, when the actress did an interview with CNN en Español, booked without Netflix’s involvement, and addressed the situation (once again) in an Instagram post. An insider explains that there is generally a rush of votes at the start from those who “just don’t want to forget,” but — in news that doesn’t help the “Emilia Pérez” team — there’s a “huge wave at the end — that last weekend is very important.”
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