Tag: Emilia
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‘Emilia Perez’ finally won two Oscars, but silence on trans issues, Mexican criticism sparks backlash
Read Latest News Zoe Saldana, left, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for “Emilia Perez,” Camille and Clement Ducol, winners of the award for best original song for “El Mal” from “Emilia Perez,” attend the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday Despite its controversial run through…
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Oscars 2025: ‘I’m Still Here’ beats ‘Emilia Pérez’, becomes first Brazilian film to win Best International Feature
Read Latest News Brazilian director Walter Salles (L) accepts the award for Best International Feature Film for “I’m Still Here” from Spanish actress Penelope Cruz onstage during the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2025. Brazilian political drama I’m Still Here won the prestigious prize for Best…
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Oscars 2025 | Zoe Saldaña wins Best Supporting Actress for ‘Emilia Pérez’
Read Latest News Zoe Saldana wins the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for “Emilia Perez” during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Carlos Barria Zoe Saldaña earned her first Academy Award for best supporting actress in Emilia Pérez,…
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‘Emilia Perez’ star Karla Sofia Gascon to attend Oscars despite controversy
Read Latest News Karla Sofia Gascon attends a screening of the film ‘Emilia Perez’ | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is set to attend the Academy Awards this weekend, despite recent controversy over resurfaced social media posts. The actress, who is nominated for Best Actress, will travel to Los Angeles…
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ loses Best Film Not in English Language BAFTA to ‘Emilia Perez’
Read Latest News Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light” lost the BAFTA in the Best Film Not in the English Language category to French title “Emilia Perez”. Payal Kapadia’s critically acclaimed movie “All We Imagine As Light” lost the BAFTA in the Best Film Not in the English Language category to French title “Emilia…
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’Conclave’ leads the pack and struggling ’Emilia Pérez’ faces a test at Britain’s BAFTA film awards
Read Latest News Papal thriller “ Conclave ” led the race for the 78th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, with genre-bending musical “ Emilia Pérez ” facing a test of whether a multi-pronged backlash has made the former prize favorite an awards-season longshot. “Conclave” is nominated in 12 categories, including best picture, best director…
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Selena Gomez says “some of the magic has disappeared” amid ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy
Read Latest News Actor Selena Gomez. | Photo Credit: AP Actor and singer Selena Gomez addressed the recent controversy around her film Emilia Perez. While attending the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Gomez said she feels the “magic has disappeared” with the film following the controversy over her co-star Karla Sofia Gascon’s offensive comments in…
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Critics Choice Awards 2025 winners: ‘Anora’ takes top prize, ‘Wicked’, ‘The Substance’, and ‘Emilia Perez’ also shine
Read Latest News Mikey Madison and Sean Baker, Demi Moore and Jon M. Chu are some of the night’s winners | Photo Credit: AP/ Reuters The 2025 Critics Choice Awards crowned Anora as the best picture winner in a star-studded ceremony filled with surprising wins. Hosted by Chelsea Handler at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, the…
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Zoe Saldana and Jacques Audiard cut ties with Karla Sofia Gascon amid ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy
Read Latest News Director Jacques Audiard and cast members Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez pose during a photocall for ‘Emilia Perez’ at the 77th Cannes Film Festival | Photo Credit: STEPHANE MAHE As the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón intensifies, co-star Zoe Saldaña and director Jacques Audiard have publicly distanced themselves from…
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Oscars 2025: Academy confirms ‘Fab 5’ format won’t be used for acting categories amid ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy
Read Latest News A still from last year’s Oscar ceremony | Photo Credit: ABC The Academy has clarified that the “Fab 5” format, which features past Oscar winners delivering personal tributes to acting nominees, will not be used for this year’s ceremony. While speculation swirled that the decision was linked to backlash surrounding Emilia Pérez…
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Netflix dissociates from Karla Sofia Gascon amid ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy
Read Latest News Karla Sofia Gascon | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI Netflix is taking steps to distance itself from Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón following backlash over resurfaced social media posts deemed Islamophobic and racist. The controversy has significantly impacted the film’s Oscar campaign, leading to changes in promotional strategies and Gascón’s absence from…
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Oscars 2025: How the ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy has created the messiest awards race in years
Read Latest News There are bad Oscar campaigns, and then there are campaigns so catastrophically self-inflicted that they make you wonder if someone, somewhere, lost a bet. The case of Emilia Pérez, once the clear frontrunner with a staggering 13 nominations, is increasingly starting to look like the latter. The musical crime drama from French…
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Zoe Saldana breaks silence on ‘Emilia Perez’ co-star Karla Sofia Gascon controversy
Read Latest News This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón, right, and Zoe Saldaña in a scene from ‘Emilia Pérez’ | Photo Credit: SHANNA BESSON Zoe Saldana has spoken out regarding the backlash against her Emilia Perez co-star, Karla Sofia Gascon, following the resurfacing of Gascon’s controversial past social media posts. During a…
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‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar-nominee Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash over resurfaced posts on George Floyd and Islam
Read Latest News Actress Karla Sofia Gascon smiles during a press conference to promote ‘Emilia Perez’ in Mexico City | Photo Credit: AP Amid the buzz surrounding her historic Oscar nomination for Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón has come under fire for controversial social media posts resurfacing from recent years. The Spanish actress, who made…
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Oscars 2025: Will ‘Emilia Perez’ reign supreme or could ‘The Brutalist’ upset its record-breaking run?
Read Latest News Phew. The annual ritual of the Oscar nominations announcement has finally passed. The awards discourse on the internet often feels like it’s hosting a year-long film festival of its own, and the Academy Award nominations are when prognosticators start to spiral. For the subsequent bouts of elation, outrage, and armchair punditry that…
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Oscar nominations 2025: ‘Emilia Perez’ is the most nominated non-English film in Oscar history with 13 nods
Read Latest News The 2025 Oscar nominations are here, and though Payal Kapdia’s All We Imagine as Light and Sandhya Suri’s Santosh, didn’t manage to bag a nomination for India, the Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga-produced live-action short, Anuja, secured us our only nod this year. This year’s race is shaping up to be one…
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BAFTA 2025: What ‘Conclave’, ‘Emilia Perez’ leading the pack means for the Oscar race
Read Latest News The BAFTA 2025 nominations have landed, and as the season’s penultimate indicator, they’ve given us plenty to parse ahead of the Academy Awards. Leading the pack is Edward Berger’s Conclave, with an impressive 12 nominations, including Best Film and Best Director. The satirical drama about scheming cardinals jockeying for influence in a…
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Golden Globes 2025 winners: ‘All We Imagine As Light’, ‘Anora’ go empty-handed as ‘Emilia Perez’, ‘The Brutalist’ sweep
Read Latest News ‘Emilia Perez’ and ‘The Brutalist’ win big at the Golden Globes 2025 | Photo Credit: AP, Reuters The Golden Globes 2025 kicked off awards season with a mix of triumphs, surprises, and calculated clinches, leaving Hollywood, critics and prognosticating cinephiles pondering what it all means for the impending Oscars, now that the…
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BAFTA Film Awards 2025: ‘Emilia Perez’, ‘Conclave’ top longlist
Read Latest News A still from ‘Emilia Pérez. | Photo Credit: IMDB The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed the longlists for the upcoming 2025 BAFTA Film Awards, and leading the charge are two high-profile contenders: Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez and Edward Berger’s Conclave. The longlist was released by the official…
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BAFTA 2025: ‘Emilia Perez’, ‘Conclave’ top longlist
Read Latest News A still from ‘Emilia Pérez. | Photo Credit: IMDB The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed the longlists for the upcoming 2025 BAFTA Film Awards, and leading the charge are two high-profile contenders: Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez and Edward Berger’s Conclave. The longlist was released by the official…
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Golden Globes 2025: Payal Kapadia earns two historic nods for ‘All We Imagine As Light’, ’Emilia Pérez’ leads nominations with 10
Read Latest News Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia continues her trailblazing journey with two nominations at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards for her critically acclaimed film, All We Imagine As Light. The film has secured nominations for Best Director (Motion Picture) and Best Foreign Film, marking a significant moment for Indian cinema on the global stage.…
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Emilia Pérez interview: Director Jacques Audiard on Karla Sofía Gascón and the operatic influences of writing a musical
Read Latest News Well before his summer at Cannes this year, Jacques Audiard had always been a storyteller who thrives in contradictions. For those familiar with the French auteur’s oeuvre — the gritty prison drama of A Prophet or the migrant saga of Dheepan — his latest turn might seem particularly jarring. This time, he’s…
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Emilia Pérez movie review: Karla Sofia Gascón and Zoe Saldaña’s narco-musical melange is an acquired taste
Read Latest News Karla Sofia Gascón and Zoe Saldaña in a still from ‘Emilia Pérez’ | Photo Credit: Netflix French director Jacques Audiard embarks on his latest jaunt that’s part telenovela, part musical, and entirely a potpourri of genre-hopping that meanders between amusing and exhausting. If a film about a ruthless Mexican drug lord turned…