Karla Sofia Gascón had a lonely night at the Oscars after she was accused of being a racist over social media posts where targeted Muslims and George Floyd .

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‘Emilia Pérez’ star was a surprise attendee at the ceremony after facing accusations of racism and Islamophobia

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Featuring digs at controversial ‘Emilia Perez’ star Karla Sofia Gascon and a ‘Dune’ sandworm playing the piano, the comedian’s opening run of zingers made up for years of plodding mediocrity from Jimmy Kimmel, writes Adam White

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At the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Adrien Brody wins best actor for The Brutalist, while Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin take prizes. Join us for full coverage• The complete list of winners• The red carpet – in picturesAnd now a special live update from the Guardian’s Xan Brooks at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood First trip to the Oscars. Impossibly glamorous arrival. Non-celebrity guests, I discover, access the Dolby theatre by walking around the police cordons, across a filling station forecourt and past a shuttered bowling alley to the theatre doors. This is perhaps what’s known unofficially as the Karla Sofía Gascón Entrance. But I’m now safely inside and have been handed a spring roll to eat. Continue reading...

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The nominees for Actress In A Leading Role at this year's Oscars included Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascón, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres

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Actress Zoe Saldana was moved to tears after winning her first Oscar for Netflix 's Emilia Perez, delivering an emotional speech.

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Conan O’Brien is hosting the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin take the supporting actress and actor prizes. Join us for full coverage• The complete list of winners• The red carpet – in picturesAnd now a special live update from the Guardian’s Xan Brooks at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood First trip to the Oscars. Impossibly glamorous arrival. Non-celebrity guests, I discover, access the Dolby theatre by walking around the police cordons, across a filling station forecourt and past a shuttered bowling alley to the theatre doors. This is perhaps what’s known unofficially as the Karla Sofía Gascón Entrance. But I’m now safely inside and have been handed a spring roll to eat. Continue reading...

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Karla, who hails from Spain , is nominated for best actress for her performance as a cartel chief who pretends to die in order to transition into a woman.

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Gascón had found herself in the crosshairs of controversy shortly after making history as the first openly-transgender actress nominated in the Best Actress category.

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Conan O’Brien is hosting the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin take the supporting actress and actor prizes. Join us for full coverage• The complete list of winners• The red carpet – in picturesAnd now a special live update from the Guardian’s Xan Brooks at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood First trip to the Oscars. Impossibly glamorous arrival. Non-celebrity guests, I discover, access the Dolby theatre by walking around the police cordons, across a filling station forecourt and past a shuttered bowling alley to the theatre doors. This is perhaps what’s known unofficially as the Karla Sofía Gascón Entrance. But I’m now safely inside and have been handed a spring roll to eat. Continue reading...

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The 2025 Oscars took place on Sunday, with Karla Sofia Gascon in attendance despite being at the centre of a major race row in the lead up to the awards show

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Emilia Perez has been the subject of controversy in recent weeks, with the film's star Karla Sofia Gascon taking to Instagram to apologise for a number of tweets she posted prior to the film's release

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Conan O’Brien is hosting the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Conclave, Anora and Wicked have picked up awards so far. Join us for full coverage• The complete list of winners• The red carpet – in picturesAnd now a special live update from the Guardian’s Xan Brooks at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood First trip to the Oscars. Impossibly glamorous arrival. Non-celebrity guests, I discover, access the Dolby theatre by walking around the police cordons, across a filling station forecourt and past a shuttered bowling alley to the theatre doors. This is perhaps what’s known unofficially as the Karla Sofía Gascón Entrance. But I’m now safely inside and have been handed a spring roll to eat. Continue reading...

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Featuring digs at controversial ‘Emilia Perez’ star Karla Sofia Gascon and a ‘Dune’ sandworm playing the piano, the comedian’s opening run of zingers made up for years of plodding mediocrity from Jimmy Kimmel, writes Adam White

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Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon faced controversy over a number of tweets she posted prior to the film’s release.

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Conan O'Brien has addressed the controversy surrounding Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon's unearthed tweets during his opening speech at the 97th Academy Awards

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‘Emilia Pérez’ was a surprise attendee at the ceremony after facing accusations of racism and Islamophobia

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Oscar-nominated Spanish actor was effectively dropped from Netflix’s awards campaign after her online history emerged last month

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The Emilia Pérez best actress nominee will be at Sunday’s ceremony with Netflix paying for all expenses incurredThe Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is reportedly set to attend this Sunday’s Oscars after controversy over bigoted tweets.The Spanish actor, who is nominated for best actress, had been removed from the campaign trail by Netflix after resurfaced tweets led to a backlash. Continue reading...

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The Brutalist star is up for his first ever Academy award next week. He talks about awards fuss, living with his ex, and making his new film, Inside, in an actual prisonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAfter his acclaimed performances in films such as LA Confidential, The Proposition, Memento, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Animal Kingdom and The Hurt Locker, you may be surprised that Guy Pearce has just been nominated for his first ever Oscar: for his turn as the sociopathic industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist. Or maybe you haven’t noticed Pearce’s Oscars campaign because he keeps rubbishing his own career: he was “shit” in Memento (“I’m bad in a good movie. Fuck!”), worse in Neighbours (“I played the same thing and it fucking drove me nuts”) and has cheerfully owned up to acting in “a bunch of shit during my divorce because I needed the money”.As awards campaigns go – well, it’s a lot better than Karla Sofía Gascón’s. Not that Pearce ...

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