Just about everyone involved withEmilia Pérez, which is nominated for 13 Academy Awards, is distancing themselves from its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, in the wake of past offensive comments coming to light and then attempts to apologize that snowballed the situation. From Zoe Saldaña to Netflix, Gascón has seemingly been erased from the awards season narrative despite the historical nature of her being the first trans actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. It’s a situation that she has put herself in, and as a crucial week for awards season heats up, director Jacques Audiard is adding himself to the long list of people creating distance from the Oscar-nominated actress.
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