‘Awards Magnet’ mailbag: The fallout of the never-ending Karla Sofía Gascón debacle

[@JoshFriedman786]

Yeah Joyce, thank you for acknowledging Casey Affleck's great comedic timing. He's so funny in Tower Heist with Ben Stiller. I also got the DunKings meal and I kept the box too, cannot wait for that Superbowl ad.

[@oldschoolabrahamhicks2742]

YAY! My fave trio Joyce, Chris and the log pillow 😂❤

[@samtan4729]

The next controversy - Who's going to dress Karla at the Oscars?!? Will Bjork loan the dead swan dress if no designer step up??!!

[@rhythmoriented]

Hopefully not Bianca Censori’s dress.

[@georgiemeredith4435]

@@rhythmoriented😂

[@ginniesoh]

Is she even going?

[@LucasCaiross]

John Galliano, another racist like her.

[@Jose-sx4ql]

Audiards "tried in the court of realism" line was so insulting, we know the movie is a fantastical opera, we know people don't just randomly burst out into song in the middle of the streets, we understand that, we are not stupid and it was quite honestly patronizing for him to say that, also this idea that everyone who is displeased with the movie didn't watch it or was too dumb to understand it because we don't understand visionary auteurs is so ridiculous. He tried to play it off as "oh people are criticizing the printer appearing out of nowhere" like no the criticism is about your stereotypical depiction of Mexico and Mexican culture, and of the trans experience, which by the way there's an article that was published in Mexico of a trans actress and activist who auditioned and told Audiard himself that the representation wasn't quite there and that she could provide insight if they wanted and they completely ignored her.

[@georgiemeredith4435]

And now for something totally off topic … You guys seem to have settled on your backgrounds and personally, I love them. Combining the old and the new with good color and asymmetrical balance. Far more welcoming than the stark black 🤓

[@dayvaughnmonroe9540]

I really want them to do the 5 presenters things for the actors but i guess i understand.

[@SleepFan771]

Interesting to think about Best Picture needing a message. I'd say The Brutalist & Conclave have the strongest messages

[@joncardenas3203]

Log pillow, best pillow!!

[@dayvaughnmonroe9540]

What was the anora intimacy coordinator thing? Is it where she decided against having one?

[@oldschoolabrahamhicks2742]

Think it was a brief statement in her actors on actors with Demi(?) she just said she didn’t ask for an intimacy co ordinator on Anora and then the internet ran away with it!!!

[@dayvaughnmonroe9540]

@ thats so silly. It should be up to the actor if they need that extra support. If she said she was good why all the noise

[@KikeNavarrete68]

Karla is not going to the Goya, the Spanish academy said that the invitation is up to the production companies and that the producers of Emilia Perez don’t ask Karla Sofia initiation

[@AntsTheaterCorner2698]

It's over for EP. Wicked's time to shine.

[@alexstanton83]

I lost respect for KSG right after Marisa Paredes died and she made her death about herself and her movie. It was a horrible thing to say and she blocked me the next day, she started blocking Mexican people with any type of critic towards Emilia Perez and one month later tweets went viral and the stuff plenty Mexicans were saying for months became noticeable but it's too late. The Academy thought it was being woke and they failed miserably, they proved how out of touch they are with general audiences and Karla's apology were not sincere, just the one from last night because the desesperation to win awards. It was a giant mess. Netflix should have gone with Maria or His Three Daughters but oh well

[@shoopsho]

casey is the more talented actor, but ben is more talented overall, he's a great actor plus a great director and screenwriter

[@MuhammadAhmad-oj6mf]

I hope a pop star doesn't start in a big Oscar movie next year. Their fans have spread toxicity to the awards season.

[@krpvision]

Salamandré ! If You Know You Know...

[@MichaelDiamond-e6o]

I think I've heard enough about this .......

[@mudstyle5288]

📣 Joyce knew what Jacques was going to say what he did about Karla.

[@ClaireHelena]

Not all trans people hate EP. We are not a monolith. Also, GLAAD awards are worthless. They snubbed literally EVERY movie which majorly features trans characters and was awards eligible in 2024. TV Glow, Close To You, National Anthem, etc.

[@filipebhmg8]

Fernanda's performance in 'I'm Still Here' is spectacular 🎉

[@nicanorbala7366]

Pode dar o Oscar para Ariana Grande.🤗🤗🤗

[@MrsImogen]

Is she even going ?

[@AntsTheaterCorner2698]

No. She's banned from the CCA, PGA and BAFTA. No one is cheering her at the Oscars. She's done with Hollywood forever.

[@LeeBeeDeeTree51]

Why is it that all the Mexican and Brazilian movies that get nominated by the Academy are always centered on Caucasian families? It's as if people of color in those countries don't exist and if they do, it is only in their relationship to white folks. See "Roma," "I'm Still Here," "Y tu Mama' tambien." It reminds me of the controversy surrounding the movie "The Impossible" about the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The film itself was very good. But the only movie about that major natural disaster in which over 100,000 mostly Asian people died, was centered on a white family, and a Anglicized one at that. The movies that get made and by extension what gets honored, comes across like a form of cultural colonialism. When all good stories default to white, that's problem.

[@cssomeone]

"City of God" is the most-nominated brazilian movie ever (4 nominations) at the Oscars, and the great majority of the cast is black.

[@LeeBeeDeeTree51]

@@cssomeone I forgot about "City of God." But it is truly the exception that proves the rule. Despite its success, how many other internationally released movies from Brazil feature people of color? And even COG was marketed in countries like the U. S. to make it look like the Alice Braga character was the main protagonist and that she was slumming with a bunch of dark-skinned criminals just for kicks.

[@cssomeone]

​@@LeeBeeDeeTree51Well, guess what, there are white people (or white latinos) in Brazil. There isn't a movie industry in Brazil, so most of the movies are made by a single studio (O2 Filmes, which make mostly comedies), or movie makers/directors who pay for their own movies or make partnerships (Walter Sales, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Fernando Meireles, Anna Muylaerte e Karim Äinouz being the most famous). Guess what they all have in common? They are all white. Of course there are movies made and starred by black people ("Medida Provisória" from a few years ago being a hit with critics and audiences in Brazil), but most of them (as the biggest part of movies made here) are small and/or independent, which makes It difficult to breakthough overseas. As for Alice Braga, maybe they used her image because she is Sônia Braga's niece, and most of the actor in the movie were amateur/unknown even in Brazil

[@emillion4470]

Art is supposed to be disruptive. "Emilia Perez" is bold, brash, genre-bending and ENTERTAINING AF. Is it the best film? That's rarely the point with the Oscars. Should the Academy honor it? Sure, it's an exclusive club awarding honors to whomever they want. What artists hate the most is being told what to do. All this vitriol is making EP more attractive to the Academy.

[@drdavid1963]

Karla was nominated for her performance in the film, not for social media history. Her performance in the film hasn't changed.

[@JD-oo5ch]

she was nominated for trans quota, not for her poor performance.

[@victorcoutinho156]

​@@JD-oo5chThe movie is a mess.

[@bn5271]

@@JD-oo5ch She is very good in the movie and deserves the nomination. :)

[@dayvaughnmonroe9540]

@@JD-oo5chwell no her performance isnt bad at all if were being honest.

[@SandraPerez-gf4xv]

True! She should be rated accordingly, but that’s not what always happens. Whomever is most seen and liked wins.

[@bn5271]

The Academy should reward the movie they think is the best. Old tweets of its leading lady should be irrelevant as well as the problems with the movie of trans, Mexican and/or transphobic people. Is "Emilia Perez" a great postmodern musical? Obviously it is. And if someone does not understand it, it's their problem, not the problem of the movie. :)

[@SandraPerez-gf4xv]

They “should” but everyone acknowledges the extreme amount of dollars pumped to market a film. Whomever is most seen and liked wins… not always the best and most deserving.

[@tiki1750]

Not an issue of “understanding” it’s a shite exploitation film masquerading as being something different.

[@cssomeone]

It's not like Emilia Pérez was going to win big at the Oscars night anyway (Supporting Actress, Song and International at best), especially when it comes to Best Actress in a Leading Role. But do you really believe The Academy would allow someone who has openly offended many people, and even the Academy Awards itself calling it "an afro-korean festival" because of its diversity, get away without being punished? What you seem to have forgotten is that there are (many) mexicans (Guillermo Del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón have shown support to I'm Still Here instead of Emilia Perez), trans and allies, koreans and black people who vote for the Oscars.

[@SandraPerez-gf4xv]

@@bn5271 it is a problem for a movie when viewers do not get the message its trying to convey. Or if the message is not truly authentic. The movie was about a drug lord transitioning from a man to a woman. That is not a true representation of the trans community experience, as reflected by GLAAD not endorsing the film. The Mexican-American community has rejected it for failing to portray “Mexican” characters that can’t even speak the language appropriately. In contrast, the Brutalist is being shunned for using AI to fix (post production) the dialect of the main character. Obviously, accent matters! So, NO, this is not a great film worthy of an Oscar.

[@itsjustasimplestory5007]

So you’re not gonna acknowledge the backlash you received to your new co-host? I’m sure you have received a bunch of emails about that.

[@nicanorbala7366]

Zoe já lembrou como se fala inglês?!!!🤣🤣🤣