More than that, though, its star Karla Sofía Gascón has become a defining figure - no, the defining figure - in an awards race whose strange ugliness has set it apart. The recent revelation of years' worth of Islamophobic,

Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón has apologized after resurfaced social media posts circulated online and caused a stir.

Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated star of “Emilia Pérez,” has deactivated her X account and apologized after social media posts she had made disparaging George Floyd, Islam and a previous Academy Award ceremony resurfaced this week.