Oscar-nominated ‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón reportedly sat in the same row as costar Zoe Saldaña and director Jacques Audiard at the Feb. 28 César Awards, France's national film awards. It marks her first appearance at an awards season event following backlash over her old social media posts.

“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón hasn’t attended many awards shows ever since racist tweets she made in the past resurfaced. But that changes on Sunday because Gascón is expected to attend the Oscars in Los Angeles where she is the first openly trans woman to be nominated in the Best Actress category.

Under-fire actress Karla Sofia Gascon has made a rare public appearance at a movie awards ceremony as Oscar contender Emilia Perez was named the best French film of the year.

Yes, the tweets were lamentable. But the 'Emilia Pérez' star merits our — and more importantly Netflix's — compassion as a vulnerable woman growing into her identity, at a dangerous time for the trans community.

Karla Sofía Gascón, who is nominated for her titular role in Best Picture nominee “Emilia Pérez,” will attend the Oscars Sunday after resurfaced racist tweets.

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.

Karla Sofia Gascón, Emilia Pérez star and Best Actress nominee at the upcoming Academy Awards, made her first red carpet appearance at France’s Cesar Awards on Friday after avoiding most events this awards season,

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is expected to make a public appearance at the Oscars following the resurfaced tweets controversy. The film was recently crowned best French film of the year at the Césars awards and has been nominated for 13 Oscars.