Emilia Pérez Wins Greatest European Movie At Spain’s Goya Awards

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón was, as anticipated, not in attendance at this night’s Goya Awards in Spain, however was clearly on the minds of some of us who have been. When accepting the Goya for Greatest European Movie (the one prize for which Emilia Pérez was nominated) representatives from the film’s Spanish distributors gave a shoutout to the actress, which was met with cheers and applause from the viewers on the ceremony in Granada. “Within the face of hatred and mock,” they referred to as for “extra cinema, extra tradition.”

Earlier, on the sidelines of the ceremony, Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona, who was a member of the Cannes jury which awarded the Greatest Actress prize to the movie’s 4 feminine leads, together with Gascón, final Could, commented, “The whole lot that’s taking place with Emilia Pérez makes me unhappy as a result of there’s a nice movie behind it.”

He was referring to the fallout from Gascón’s racist and Islamophobic social media feedback and instructed El Pais, “Karla Sofía Gascón has made a mistake and her messages are inexcusable. She was certainly not ready to stay by way of every part she has lived by way of and in such a short while she was not effectively suggested. However in the long run, whether it is about defending tolerance, tolerance additionally goes hand in hand with compassion. I feel that there’s a lynching round Karla Sofía Gascón… and we’ve got to place the brakes on a bit of and likewise take into consideration the movie and all of the individuals who have labored on that movie.”

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