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The musical crime film by Jacques Audiard made history this year at the Academy Awards by receiving 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. Gascón is the first openly trans woman to have been nominated for the honor, and many were speculating that the film and crew would win big at the awards.
However, such a feat seems difficult now that Karla Sofía Gascón’s old tweets have resurfaced causing a nightmare for the film. Truly racist and objectionable, one of her tweets even attacked the Oscars for their diversity.
Karla Sofía Gascón causes controversy after receiving her first Oscar nomination
Karla Sofía Gascón made history when she was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role inEmilia Pérez. While many anticipated that the actress might even take home the prestigious honor, this may not turn out to be the casegiven Gascón’s recent controversy.
Earlier, the actress had accused fellow nominee Fernanda Torres and her fandom of allegedly trying to undermine her work andEmilia Pérez, for which she later apologized (viaVariety). However, this time she might not escape the controversy she has caused.
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Just after the above-mentioned event, journalist Sarah Hagi shared multiple snippets of the actress’ old tweets, most of them between 2020 and 2021. While Gascón or her team deleted these tweets, the screenshots of them can be found easily on the internet (seeX). While the majority of her tweets are racist, one of them took a brutal dig at the 2021 Oscar ceremony for being ‘diverse.’
More and more the #Oscars are looking like a ceremony for independent and protest films, I didn’t know if I was watching an Afro-Korean festival, a Black Lives Matter demonstration or the 8M. Apart from that, an ugly, ugly gala.
Stated the actress in one of her tweets, asVarietytranslated. The actress’ tweets were made whenNomadlandwon the Best Picture award while, actors like Youn Yuh-jung won the Best Supporting Actress award forMinariand Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor forJudas and the Black Messiah.
Karla Sofía Gascón’s nasty dig at Oscars and past tweets leads to backlash
Earlier, Karla Sofía Gascón’s accusation of fellow nominee Fernanda Torres led to immense fan backlash, not only from the Brazilian community but also from the international community. But now, her past tweets ranging from deeply racist to highly objectionable, have caused one of her career’s biggest controversies, even leading to backlash against the Academy for giving her a nomination.
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Although Gascón has apologized for her comments (seeVariety), fans are having none of it. After her tweets went viral, this is how netizens reacted:
DISQUALIFY HER
JAJAJAJA, now I’m wondering how is the academy going to attempt to minimize all of it and pretend everything is fine… If not, bravo
Rescind all her Oscar nominations at this point
“As someone in a marginalized community” Karla Sofia Gascon, you lived for 46 YEARS as a privileged upper-class white European man. You don’t know what it’s like to belong to a marginalized community. Take your completely insincere apologies and get lost.https://t.co/v5nApmF7jnpic.twitter.com/wVVAwZzx7v
Hey@TheAcademy, maybe you should do some research on the people you put on a pedestal and see whether they’re a horrible person first like Karla Sofía Gascón is. 13 noms for one of the worse movies I’ve genuinely ever seen is laughable. Vote on merit not tickboxes!#Oscars
Meanwhile, as the storm rages on, the Academy has offered no comment till now. The calls for disqualifying Karla Sofía Gascón have gotten bigger and bigger as fans also criticize the Academy for giving the Best Actress nod to a person who seems to have offended several ‘marginalized’ communities across the world (seeX).
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Maria Sultan is a dedicated News Content Writer at FandomWire. With over five years of professional experience and hundreds of published articles, she brings a wealth of expertise to her coverage of Marvel, K-dramas, and the latest on streaming platforms.Her work is not just about reporting news; it’s about providing insightful perspectives on the entertainment trends that matter most.
