Karla Sofia Gascon tipped to lose Oscar as both Netflix and Emilia Perez director ditch her over scandal Karla Sofía Gascón has torpedoed her chances at a Best Actress win at next month's Oscars after old social media posts criticizing Islam and her Emilia Perez co-star Selena Gomez resurfaced last week.
Variety has also reported that Gascon's image has been scrubbed from a lot of the Emilia Perez promotional material, as Netflix shifts their focus to centering their campaign around Zoe Saldana, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
Industry experts have also told DailyMail.com that Gascon, 52, is unlikely to take home the Best Actress Oscar and that her social media posts, which included comments criticizing the Academy Awards, 'will be hard for voters to overcome.'.
Jacques Audiard condemned Gascon and accused her of hurting the cast and crew of Emilia Perez by refusing to stay silent in the wake of her social media scandal.
'The film's strategists will obviously be doing all they can to stem the damage and make sure it doesn't impact other races that the film was favored to win, like Best Picture and Best International Feature – and especially Best Supporting Actress, where Zoe Saldana has been considered all but a lock.
