Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” took home the prize for best film not in the English language at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night, despite controversy over star Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets.

The director of "Emilia Pérez" thanked Karla Sofía Gascón, who has been under fire over her resurfaced social media posts, at Sunday's BAFTAs.

Gascón has been under fire for her resurfaced racist and Islamophobic social media posts. Karla Sofía Gascón wasn't present at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards, but she was still front of mind for the cast and crew of Emilia Pérez.

Karla Sofía Gascón was thanked by Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard after the film won Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTA Awards.

Director Jacques Audiard thanked Karla Sofia Gascon, the embattled lead star of his film "Emilia Perez", as he accepted the golden BAFTA mask in the Best Film Not in the English Language category, amid the controversy over her old tweets.

Gascon recently faced backlash after X users discovered tweets from 2020 and 2021 that had controversial views on Muslims, George Floyd and diversity

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When director Jacques Audiard came to pick the BAFTA 2025 for Emilia Pérez, he thanked actress Karla Sofía Gascón in his acceptance speech. This, despite Gascón's absence from the ceremony and awards campaign in the wake of the controversy over her offensive tweets.