Saldaña called the controversial film "a magical collaboration" amid a scandal involving Gascón's problematic past posts on social media.

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón has skipped multiple awards shows after controversy erupted regarding her offensive past social media posts

I trust that meritocratic America will welcome her on the night of the Oscar,” Italian director Stefania Rossella Grassi said of Karla Sofía Gascón in the wake of her tweet scandal.

The director of "Emilia Pérez" thanked Karla Sofía Gascón, who has been under fire over her resurfaced social media posts, at Sunday's BAFTAs.

Co-stars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana presented at the annual awards show, where they introduced their Netflix film, which stars Gascón as a cartel leader who tries to disappear and transition to become a woman. Saldana plays Gascón’s lawyer in the movie, while Gomez plays Gascón’s character’s wife.

Karla Sofía Gascón was thanked by Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard after the film won Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTA Awards.

Karla Sofía Gascón, even with many high-end award ceremonies on the ballot for nominations, including this year’s SAG Awards 2025, has preferred avoiding such outings. This is based on a litany of controversial past social media posts which saw her courting controversy in some of these being offensive to aspects of Muslim culture,

The leading actress of Emilia Perez has not been a part of the award show season since her controversial tweets were uncovered.

SAG Awards saw Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana take to the stage to honour Emilia Pérez's controversial film, but viewers at home couldn't help but notice some awkward moments