Karla's own Oscar win may be out of reach, but a word of advice to the actor: If you want to enjoy Oscar night and support your co-stars, stop being so defensive. The Academy is nothing if not forgiving, so try taking accountability. At this point, what do you have to lose?

Despite making history as the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Oscar for her role in Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón is in hot water after some of her old bigoted tweets were resurfaced by Canadian journalist Sarah Hagi.

Karla Sofía Gascón has been married to her wife for nearly 30 years. They met when the Oscar-nominated actor was only 19 years old.

Karla Sofía Gascón is a Spanish actress. She became the first transgender star to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She also became the first openly transgender actress to be nominated by the Academy for Best Actress. Gascón was born in Alcobendas, Spain, and decided to pursue an acting career at 16 years old.

Gascón’s Emilia Perez co-star Zoe Saldaña responded to the growing controversy during a question-and-answer appearance in London, saying: “I’m still processing everything that has transpired in the last couple of days, and I’m sad.”

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.

Zoe Saldaña continues to think through the backlash against her Emilia Pérez costar Karla Sofía Gascón, after racist and Islamophobic social media posts that she had made in the past surfaced on social media Jan.

The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that the embattled best actress Oscar nominee will no longer be flying to L.A. for any of the film's awards activities this week.

As Karla Sofía Gascón faces continued backlash for past comments, the Emilia Pérez actress is stepping back from the spotlight. The first-time Oscar nominee recently responded to writer-director Jacques Audiard‘s Deadline interview denouncing her actions,