THR's executive editor of awards coverage dissects the origins and implications of a situation that has "completely upended the Oscar race."

Much as its cartel-boss-trying-to-go-good antiheroine does as she tears through her family and community, "Emilia Pérez" defines its environment. It has been tipped for Academy attention since Greta Gerwig's Cannes jury gave it two key prizes.

Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated star of “Emilia Pérez,” has deactivated her X account and apologized after social media posts she had made disparaging George Floyd, Islam and a previous Academy Award ceremony resurfaced this week.