Before Gascón came under scrutiny for her posts, Emilia Pérez had already been established as the villain of awards season. It frequently happens that one film emerges as the most-hated among its peers — and it often wins Best Picture because negative sentiment alone doesn’t always sway academy voters.

Respeecher is also identified in the “Emilia Pérez” end credits. Another tool involving AI, AudioShake, contributing to isolating opera singer Maria Callas’ vocals in 1960s recordings, which were used in the mix for Callas biopic “Maria.”

Karla Sofía Gascón was one of three "Emilia Pérez" women to win the Critics Choice Award for best song following a series of controversial posts.

Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón has made Oscars history as the first out transgender woman to be nominated in an acting category.

Emilia Pérez’ Director Jacques Audiard Includes Karla Sofía Gascón When Thanking "Beloved Actresses" In DGA Medallion Speech

The actress’s old social media posts have threatened to derail the film’s Oscar campaign, but backlash has been building for months for other reasons.

Karla Sofia Gascón, the star of Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” continues to face backlash over her past social media posts, putting the film's Oscars chances at risk.

As Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón continues to weather criticism for her resurfaced history of racist internet posts, the "Emilia Pérez" star has issued another apology in which she says she is “hoping” that her “silence will allow the film to be appreciated for what it is,