Zoe Saldaña said she is 'disappointed' by her 'Emilia Pérez' costar Karla Sofía Gascón, whose past racist posts were resurfaced amid their Oscars campaign. 'Never in a million years did I ever believe that we would be here,

Zoe Saldaña said the backlash against 'Emilia Pérez' co-star Karla Sofía Gascón makes her 'sad,' but she's still trying to experience the 'joy' of the film's achievements.

The director of Emilia Pérez also shared a special dedication for the Spanish actress, who stepped away from awards season following controversy over her past tweets

Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez are each nominated at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards for 'Emilia Pérez,' though Gascón is absent from the guest list after facing backlash for past offensive tweets.

Gascón has been under fire for her resurfaced racist and Islamophobic social media posts. Karla Sofía Gascón wasn't present at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards, but she was still front of mind for the cast and crew of Emilia Pérez.

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.

Discussion around the Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez has been marred by Gascón's unearthed tweets that contained offensive language

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

When director Jacques Audiard came to pick the BAFTA 2025 for Emilia Pérez, he thanked actress Karla Sofía Gascón in his acceptance speech. This, despite Gascón's absence from the ceremony and awards campaign in the wake of the controversy over her offensive tweets.