Despite critical acclaim and near-record Oscar nominations, Netflix's Oscar campaign for 'Emilia Pérez' has been derailed by resurfaced offensive tweets from star Karla Sofía Gascón targeting Muslim people. Gascón's messy response to the scandal has further amplified the controversy, raising questions about Netflix's vetting process and its reliance on Gascón's perceived progressive credentials.
By some miracle, it worked. Even though Emilia Pérez faced the strong headwinds of backlash—from those who decried the film’s depiction of modern Mexico, from those who said its messaging about trans identity was totally bungled—it skipped from festival to festival, picking up ever more steam on the way to nearly tying an Oscar nominations record.
Much hay has been made about Gascón’s groundbreaking presence in the Oscar race, and for good reason—especially at a time when trans rights are so hideously under attack around the world. In a vacuum, Gascón is an emblem of a major cultural shift—representing progress that Netflix should be proud of, and that the streamer was not wrong to highlight as they toured the film around to festivals and guild screenings.
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