(Photo by DAVID SWANSON / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)] Saldaña had the unenviable task of addressing the fall out shortly afterwards at a Q&A for the film in London, saying that it ‘made her really sad because I don’t support it’, while director Jacques Audiard insisted at first that he didn’t want to speak to Gascón – before making more conciliatory noises towards her onstage at the Baftas.
(Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)] It’s unknown whether or not she will walk the red carpet at the Oscars, but Netflix is reported to be covering her travel costs after all – as is customary for studios – while Gascón told The Hollywood Reporter she was ‘grateful to be back’ and ready to ‘close this beautiful and difficult path that began three years ago’.
‘Today, we will not be silent,’ vowed the group in its letter, continuing: ‘On February 20, the same day the world learned 10-month-old Kfir Bibas and his 4-year-old brother Ariel were strangled to death by their terrorist captors in Gaza, you doubled down – urging celebrities to proudly wear your bloodstained red hand pin.
According to Deadline, a fiery statement has been issued by collective Brigade in response to Artists4Ceasefire asking attendees of the 2025 Academy Awards to once again wear its red hand pins in support of Gaza.
After a triumphant moment for representation when she became the first out trans performer to be nominated for a best actress Oscar for her turn in Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, many were then calling for the Academy to rescind her historic nomination in the wake of the controversy.
