Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, talks about the controversy about the best actress Nominee Karla Sofía Gascón (from “Emilia Pérez”) and her extremely problematic tweets that recently resumed before her return to the ramp light.
“The academy does not condone hate rings – I want to be very clear with it,” he said while he was at Thr’s Awards podcast On Thursday.
“Karla’s nomination is historical. It is really important. She is still a nominee. We honor it, but we do not condone hatred. All nominees are asked to participate in the show. It says, ”Kramer continued. “If Karla goes with us for the night, I hope there is an air of respect. We have over 200 nominated. The night is about much more than one person. We are there to celebrate all our nominees. “
Gascón intends to participate in the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 2. Netflix had made a conscious decision to pull her out of smaller ceremonies and celebrations that led to the big night after the tweets resurrected everything from Black Lives to Islam (under Oscars when “Parasite” won the best picture, she wondered if it had become a “Afro-termin to Islam (under Oscars” won the best image when “parasitis when the” parasitis won Islam.
She is the first trans actor who was nominated for a best actress Oscar, which is what makes her nomination “historical”, which Kramer noted.
