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, following the discovery of multiple racist and xenophobic tweets published over several years last month. The appearance comes after Gascón told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week that she will be attending the Oscars after all, telling the publication that she was “grateful to be back.” Gascón did not speak to the media during her appearance at the Cesar Awards. While Emilia Pérez, directed by Frenchman Jacques Audiard, won seven awards—including Best Film—Gascón lost the Best Actress award to Hafsia Herzi for her role in Stéphane Demoustier’s crime drama Borgo.
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