"I trust that meritocratic America will welcome her on the night of the Oscar," Italian director Stefania Rossella Grassi said of Karla Sofía Gascón in the wake of her tweet scandal.

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

In addition to its two BAFTA wins, Emilia Pérez has won the Cannes Jury Prize, and four Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. It received 13 nominations at the upcoming Oscars, including Best Picture.

The controversial actress was not in attendance at the awards show; her costars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, who were both nominated, were present

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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. Speaking through an interpreter Audiard thanked, “My dear Zoe [Saldaña],