Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of “Emilia Pérez,” is staying in the race for best actress despite controversy over offensive social media posts.

The furor over racist and anti-Muslim tweets from Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón has left the Oscar campaign for Gascón and her film, "Emilia Pérez," badly damaged and may well be dead, but there it's also possible that the film could take less of a hit than its star.

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón and fellow Best Actress Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres are embroiled in controversy involving Academy rules.