Karla Sofía Gascón had a message for the Academy after attending the 2025 Oscars.
The “Emilia Pérez” actress, 52, went to the award present Sunday regardless of her social media controversy, and was a sufferer of considered one of Conan O’Brien’s jokes throughout his opening monologue.
O’Brien, 61, introduced up Gascón’s publicist stressing over her scandal and joked, “Karla Sofía Gascón is here tonight and Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, remember my name is Jimmy Kimmel.”
The digital camera then reduce to Gascón who smiled and bowed her head from her seat within the viewers.
The following day, Gascón posted an Instagram the place she thanked the Academy for her nomination and invite to the ceremony — and made a reference to O’Brien’s joke.
“Thank you to the members of @theacademy for the nomination as best leading actress, for the invitation to the gala; I liked it a lot, very entertaining and fun, especially your fabulous host Jimmy Kimmel, he is fantastic, every day he looks more like the great Conan O’Brien. 😘” she wrote.
“I loved hugging so many friends and colleagues on this return,” Gascón added. “Congratulations to all the winners, especially to @zoesaldana @camilleofficiel @clementducol. Thank you @netflix @whynotproductions_officiel #jacquesaudiard ♥️ Thank you Emilia Pérez for having taught me so many things.”
Gascón was nominated for Greatest Actress alongside Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), Demi Moore (“The Substance”), Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”) and Mikey Madison (“Anora”). Madison, 25, gained in a shocking upset.
“Emilia Pérez” took dwelling two Oscars; Zoe Saldana gained Greatest Supporting Actress and Clément Ducol and Camille gained Greatest Authentic Track for “El Mal.”
Inside LA’s Dolby Theatre, Gascón had an alternate with co-star Selena Gomez after she allegedly known as the “Only Murders in the Building” actress a “rich rat” in considered one of her offensive resurfaced tweets.
Gascón additionally criticized Muslim tradition and George Floyd in her since-deleted 2020 tweets, which led to Netflix and her “Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard talking out towards her feedback simply weeks earlier than the Oscars.
As she acquired backlash for her posts, Gascón launched a press release to Individuals.
“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt. As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain,” she mentioned on Jan. 20. “All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.”
The actress additionally gave an interview with CNN en Español allegedly with out approval from Netflix.
“I cannot step down from an Oscar nomination because I have not committed any crime, nor have I harmed anyone,” she advised the outlet.
Gascón additionally claimed that the tweet about Gomez, 32, is pretend.
“I have never said anything about my partner. I would never refer to her that way,” she added.
Gascón was the first overtly transgender performer to be nominated on the Academy Awards.
