Ahead of the 2025 Oscars, let's take a look at the controversies surrounding "Emilia Pérez." The film follows the story of Gascón's titular character, Emilia Pérez, a Mexican drug cartel leader who fakes her death with the help of a lawyer (Saldaña) and undergoes gender-affirming surgery.

Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is planning to attend the Academy Awards on Sunday, in spite of the backlash she has faced after offensive comments she posted on social media resurfaced and effectively derailed her history-making Oscar campaign.

Emilia Pérez” has already broken records as the most nominated film in a non-English language and starring the first openly trans actor to receive an Oscar nomination, but is also arguably the most controversial film in this year’s lineup.

The Oscar-nominated actress was phased out of Netflix's awards campaign after offensive years-old tweets resurfaced.

With 13 nominations and a history-making star, “Emilia Pérez” leads among Oscar-nominated films this year. Then Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the movie’s titular character, found herself in a firestorm after her offensive social media comments resurfaced.

Karla Sofia Gascon, nominated for Emilia Perez, will attend the Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Just in case you got a bit lost in all the action during the last few scenes.