Emilia Pérez director criticises Karla Sofia Gascón’s ‘inexcusable’ tweets Oscar nominee Jacques Audiard has called the social media behaviour of the actor ‘hateful’ in a new interview.
After its Cannes premiere, the crime musical Emilia Pérez was picked up by Netflix and since became the most nominated non-English language film of all time at the Oscars, scoring 13 nods including for Gascón as best actress.
The French film-maker, who is also nominated for the best director Oscar, has expressed disappointment over the social media behaviour of Gascón, who had shown bigoted views towards people of colour, Muslims and increased diversity at the Oscars.
The director of Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, has responded to the controversial unearthed tweets of his Oscar-nominated star Karla Sofía Gascón, branding them “hateful”.
Gascón’s co-star Zoe Saldaña, who is the favourite to win best supporting actress for her performance, has also since addressed Gascón’s tweets.
