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Film Feb 2, 2025 11:10 am

Karla Sofía Gascón gives tearful TV interview addressing racist tweets and refusing to ‘renounce’ her Oscar nomination

Continuing her efforts to repair her damaged reputation, embattled Best Actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón sat down with CNN en Español anchor Juan Carlos Arciniegas for a nearly hourlong interview Saturday in which she broke down multiple times. Gascón,...

Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez; Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

Film Feb 1, 2025 2:20 pm

What ‘Emilia Pérez’ can (and can’t) take away from ‘Green Book’s’ controversy-filled road to the Oscar

Joyce Eng

When the old offensive social media posts by Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón went viral on Thursday, one awards strategist thought of a past Oscar contender who was in a similar situation: Nick Vallelonga. "Did that teach us nothing?" asked...

Film Feb 1, 2025 11:36 am

Karla Sofía Gascón releases yet another statement on offensive social media posts: ‘I am not racist’

Christopher Rosen

For the third time in as many days, Emilia Pérez star and Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón released a statement that sought to contextualize several offensive social media posts she wrote over the last five years. “The first thing...

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Film Feb 1, 2025 10:39 am

‘Emilia Pérez’ plummets to 4th place in Oscar odds amid Karla Sofía Gascón mess

Marcus James Dixon

What a difference a week makes. When the Oscars nominations came out on the morning of Jan. 23, Emilia Pérez dominated the field with a record 13 bids (the most ever for a non-English language film). Many awards pundits thought...

Film Jan 31, 2025 5:05 pm

Society of Composers and Lyricists to Oscars leaders: Bring back the Best Song performances

Daniel Montgomery

The Society of Composers and Lyricists, the main organization representing film and television composers and songwriters, has asked the Motion Picture Academy to reconsider its decision to drop the Best Song performances from the upcoming Oscars ceremony. In a letter...

Clarence Maclin and Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Oscars Jan 31, 2025 5:00 pm

What to watch this weekend January 31, 2025: Movie awards contenders

Liam Mathews

If you’re looking for award-contender movies to watch on streaming or on-demand video this weekend, we have some suggestions. Our list includes an Oscar-nominated top pick that recently became available for home viewing, three other new releases on streaming or...

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Film Jan 31, 2025 3:52 pm

Zoe Saldaña responds to Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive social media posts: ‘It makes me sad’

Christopher Rosen

Emilia Pérez star and Best Supporting Actress frontrunner Zoe Saldaña distanced herself from costar Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive social media posts. “It makes me sad,” Saldaña said during a live event to support the film in London on Friday. On Thursday,...

Film Jan 31, 2025 2:21 pm

‘Married at First Sight’ defects to Peacock, Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ to end with Season 2, Christopher Nolan rounds out ‘The Odyssey’ cast, and more of today’s top stories

Ray Richmond

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 31, 2025 Reality Smash Married at First Sight heads to Peacock The hit long-running wedding-themed reality series Married at First Sight has been snapped up by the NBCU streamer Peacock and will begin running there...

Film Jan 31, 2025 2:00 pm

Meryl’s harrowing escape, ‘Bridget Jones’ returns, Gaga battles her demons, and more of what to read this weekend

Joyce Eng

Every Friday, Gold Derby rounds up some of the best stories of the week from our friends across the web. Maybe you missed these, maybe you were too busy to read them at the time, maybe you bookmarked them and...

Film Jan 31, 2025 1:10 pm

2025 Sundance Film Festival winners: ‘Atropia,’ ‘Seeds,’ ‘Twinless’ take top prizes

Ray Richmond

Ahead of the final weekend of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the annual event in Park City, Utah, announced its big winners on Friday, with Atropia, Seeds, and Twinless among those taking the biggest prizes. "Arriving at our awards ceremony after seven...

Film Jan 31, 2025 11:03 am

Karla Sofia Gascón releases new statement after shutting down X account: ‘I have been threatened with death, insulted, abused, and harassed’

Christopher Rosen

One day after apologizing “to those I have caused pain” for offensive social media posts, Emilia Pérez star and Best Actress nominee Karla Sofia Gascón has deactivated her X account. “I’m sorry, but I can no longer allow this campaign...

Film Jan 31, 2025 9:59 am

Best Director expert slugfest: Brady Corbet may be the Oscar ‘frontrunner,’ but Jacques Audiard is ‘overdue’

Marcus James Dixon

[connatix ed7cae09-46d1-4060-9266-663f6381f954] The Best Director race at the 2025 Oscars has come down to five filmmakers: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown). But who should...

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Film Jan 31, 2025 7:30 am

How to watch and stream every 2025 Oscar nominee

Liam Mathews

After delays due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the 2025 Oscar nominees were finally announced. All the speculating and prognosticating has come to this moment, and now we transition from predicting who will be nominated to who will...

Film Jan 31, 2025 4:00 am

‘Awards Magnet’ mailbag: ‘Emilia Pérez’s’ win package and screen time obsession

Joyce Eng

[connatix 751fd81f-ecdc-443f-8c22-6cd5fde51d35] Will Emilia Pérez be missing a key win to prevent it from capturing the Best Picture Oscar? Gold Derby editors and experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to answer your burning questions of the week on Awards Magnet....

Film Jan 30, 2025 5:49 pm

Karla Sofia Gascón apologizes for offensive social media posts: ‘I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain’

Christopher Rosen

Emilia Pérez star and Best Actress nominee Karla Sofia Gascón has apologized after several offensive social media posts she wrote resurfaced online on Thursday. “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,”...

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Karla Sofía Gascón gives tearful TV interview addressing racist tweets and refusing to ‘renounce’ her Oscar nomination

What ‘Emilia Pérez’ can (and can’t) take away from ‘Green Book’s’ controversy-filled road to the Oscar

Karla Sofía Gascón releases yet another statement on offensive social media posts: ‘I am not racist’

‘Emilia Pérez’ plummets to 4th place in Oscar odds amid Karla Sofía Gascón mess

Society of Composers and Lyricists to Oscars leaders: Bring back the Best Song performances

What to watch this weekend January 31, 2025: Movie awards contenders

Zoe Saldaña responds to Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive social media posts: ‘It makes me sad’

‘Married at First Sight’ defects to Peacock, Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ to end with Season 2, Christopher Nolan rounds out ‘The Odyssey’ cast, and more of today’s top stories

Meryl’s harrowing escape, ‘Bridget Jones’ returns, Gaga battles her demons, and more of what to read this weekend

2025 Sundance Film Festival winners: ‘Atropia,’ ‘Seeds,’ ‘Twinless’ take top prizes

Karla Sofia Gascón releases new statement after shutting down X account: ‘I have been threatened with death, insulted, abused, and harassed’

Best Director expert slugfest: Brady Corbet may be the Oscar ‘frontrunner,’ but Jacques Audiard is ‘overdue’

How to watch and stream every 2025 Oscar nominee

‘Awards Magnet’ mailbag: ‘Emilia Pérez’s’ win package and screen time obsession

Karla Sofia Gascón apologizes for offensive social media posts: ‘I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain’

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