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Karla Sofia Gascon‘s awards campaign appears to be falling apart and a new report claims that Netflix is scaling back support for her awards chances. The 52-year-old actress, who plays the title character in Netflix’s movie musical Emilia Perez, has been facing controversy for the past week after her former tweets resurfaced, featuring offensive comments and even alleged hate for her peers. Karla made history as the first openly trans person to ever be nominated in an acting category at the Oscars, but her chances of winning seem slim now. Keep reading to find out more… The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that “there is no great interest on the part of Netflix to provide the usual courtesies afforded by a studio to an Oscar contender, such as transportation and accommodations, to facilitate her attendance at the remaining award season gatherings.” Karla was scheduled to attend the AFI Awards luncheon on February 6, the Critics Choice Awards on February 7, the PGA Awards on February 8, and the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Virtuoso Award ceremony on February 9. THR reports that she is staying in Spain and won’t be at any of those events. Here’s why Karla won’t be rescinding her nomination.
