Who is controversial Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón?
nypost.comSarah Hagi earlier this month.In one 2020 tweet posted in Spanish and translated by USA Today, Gascón wrote: “Sorry, is it just me or are there more Muslims in Spain?
Every time I pick up my daughter from school there are more women with their hair covered and their skirts down to their heels.
Next year instead of English, we’ll have to teach Arabic.”The exposed posts come amid Gascón’s film “Emilia Pérez” being one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2024.“Emilia Pérez” led the Oscar race this year with 13 nominations, coming up only one nod shy of tying the record for most-ever nominations for a movie.
The film also marked the most-ever noms for a project predominantly in a non-English language.Gascón is up for Best Actress — making her the first openly transgender acting Oscar nominee.
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