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.

Karla Sofía Gascón came under fire for old social media posts after becoming the Academy Awards’ first openly transgender acting contender

Testy campaigns for the Oscars are something of a tradition and this year is no exception. With numerous controversies surfacing around multiple films and actors, this season is a particularly rough-and-tumble affair.