If Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón had any hope left of turning into the primary overtly transgender performer to take residence the Academy Award for Greatest Actress, it seems as if Netflix has put the ultimate nail within the coffin of her Oscars marketing campaign. Gascón’s probabilities of profitable have been severely broken after journalist Sarah Hagi uncovered previous social media posts by the star that have been seen within the eyes of many as being racist and Islamophobic. Regardless of issuing a prolonged apology on Instagram, nevertheless, Netflix has now distanced itself from Gascón, and with out the help of the streaming big, her Oscars destiny has all been however sealed.
Per Selection, Netflix is not flipping the invoice for Gascón’s journey bills to the assorted awards exhibits and dinners which are going down earlier than the Oscars, nor are they protecting the prices of her styling. She was anticipated to be attending a slew of ceremonies within the coming weeks, together with the Critics Alternative Awards on Friday, the Administrators Guild of America Awards on Saturday, and the Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant on Sunday.
Now Gascón gained’t be showing at any of them, as she’d need to cowl the price of flying herself from Spain to the USA, in addition to the value of her varied wardrobes. It isn’t like she’s rolling in dough, as Selection stories that she was paid round $100,000 for her position in Emilia Pérez as a result of being an unknown actress on the time, with few Spanish-language credit to her identify. Netflix has additionally stopped speaking with the star and the PR firm representing her, so what little contact they do have left with Gascón is all performed by means of her agent at United Expertise Company.
Karla Sofía Gascón’s Social Media Posts “Left a Unhealthy Style” Within the Mouths of Many
Along with reducing off communication with Gascón and tightening the purse strings, Netflix has additionally scrubbed her picture from Emilia Pérez‘s For Your Consideration advertising and marketing marketing campaign that targets Oscar voters. As an alternative, they have been highlighting Greatest Supporting Actress nominee Zoe Saldaña, in addition to co-stars Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz, and director Jacques Audiard.
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Whereas Gascón’s probabilities of profitable have been by no means that nice to start with, there have been some voters that had deliberate on throwing their help behind her. That is not the case anymore, as a number of that spoke with Selection on the situation of anonymity mentioned her actions have triggered them to rethink their selections. “Rattling, I nearly felt sorry for her at first, however now I am like, ‘F**okay that,'” got here the phrases of 1 individual, with one other hoping that Saldaña’s probabilities of profitable aren’t affected:
“It left a nasty style in individuals’s mouths. Persons are allowed to have their opinions, however I don’t wish to dwell in a world the place a racist and bigot is highlighted and rewarded. I used to be going to vote for her as a result of I actually did assume she was extraordinary, however how might I now? I hope it does not have an effect on Zoe. It actually should not. I do not assume persons are that silly.”
It’ll all come to a head when the 97th Academy Awards are introduced on March 2, 2025. Conan O’Brien is ready to host the occasion, which will get underway at 7pm EST, and shall be televised on ABC, and – for the primary time in historical past – streamed concurrently on Hulu.
Emilia Perez
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- Launch Date
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November 13, 2024
- Runtime
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130 Minutes
