It’s been several years since the Best Picture race has been this crowded and fraught. A solid argument could be made for six of the 10 Best Picture nominees to win at the 97th Oscars on March 2, including The Brutalist (the current frontrunner in the Gold Derby odds),

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an international filmmaking team.

Emilia Pérez,” a kaleidoscopic musical drama about a transgender drug lord, dominated Thursday morning’s announcement of the 2025 Academy Award nominees, racking up more than any other film in contention.

Emilia Pérez leads the 2025 Oscars nominations with 13, followed by Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 nominations each.

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Netflix is distancing itself from "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón in an effort to salvage the film's Oscar prospects.

Netflix has decided to boot Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón from their Oscars marketing, Knewz.com can reveal. Gascón, the title-character star of the Oscar-nominated favorite has been benched from upcoming awards season promotional appearances after controversial remarks from her past resurfaced.

In an interview with Deadline published Wednesday, Audiard called the actress’ past tweets “inexcusable” and “hateful,” and accused Gascón of “playing the victim.” Karla Sofía Gascón Says 'I Am Not a Racist' Following Backlash From Resurfaced Offensive Tweets “I haven’t spoken to her,

Old social media posts with racist comments made by Emilia Pérez actress Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced recently, and Netflix's awards campaign for the film appears to be trying to shuffle the lead actress into the background to regain footing ahead of the Oscars.

Five days after Karla Sofía Gascón’s racially insensitive social media history was exposed, Netflix has yet to comment about the 'Emilia Pérez' star.

Oscar race for Best International Film has been turned upside down. Following a wild week in which Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón delivered several apologies and broke down during interviews after her offensive social media posts from the past resurfaced,