The Academy Awards will apparently avoid a looming embarrassment for this year's show and won't be asking any past winners to take to the stage and speak glowingly about "Emilia Pérez" star and Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón.

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.

However, this year, the buzz isn't just about the films—it's also about the controversy surrounding them. One of these controversies involves nominee and 'Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón, who has triggered a major change in the ceremony's format.

Karla Sofía Gascón has made headlines in recent weeks after her racist and Islamophobic social media posts resurfaced. Several of the 52-year-old Academy Award nominee’s tweets were posted between 2020 and 2023 and came to light by writer and X user Sarah Hagi earlier this month.