‘Emilia Perez’ director thanks ‘my dear’ Karla Sofía Gascón in BAFTAs speech despite controversial tweets

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2025 BAFTA Film Awards despite the controversy over her resurfaced tweets.Jacques Audiard, who helmed the musical crime movie, went on stage to accept the award for Best Film Not in the English Language and mentioned Gascón, 52, in his speech after he previously condemned her “hateful” social media remarks.“Above all, I would like to thank all the wonderful artists who brought this film to life and who are here with us tonight,” said Audiard, 72, according to Variety.“My dear Zoe, my dear Selena, Giorgini, Paul, Juliet, Camille, Clement, Julia and your team, but also you, my dear Karla Sofia, that I kiss,” he continued. “I’m deeply proud of what we achieved together.

Long live ‘Emilia Pérez’!”Audiard attended the BAFTAs alongside the film’s stars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, who were both nominated in the supporting actress category, which Saldaña won.

Gascón skipped the award show, just as she did for the Critics Choice Awards and PGA Awards.The transgender actress has been facing backlash over her old Twitter posts where she criticized Muslim culture and George Floyd.Audiard addressed Gascón’s controversy for the first time in a Feb.

5 interview with Deadline and called her “hateful” messages “inexcusable.”“I really don’t understand why she’s continuing. Why is she harming herself? … She’s talking about herself as a victim, which is surprising.