Jacques Audiard’s Spanish musical “Emilia Pérez” took home the prize for best film not in the English language at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night, despite controversy over star Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets.
In his acceptance speech, Audiard still thanked the BAFTA-nominated Gascón — who was absent from the ceremony and has effectively been removed from the awards campaign — and sent her a kiss.
“Above all, I would like to thank all the wonderful artists who brought this film to life and who are here with us tonight,” he said, speaking through an interpreter. “My dear Zoe, my dear Selena, Giorgini, Paul, Juliet, Camille, Clement, Julia
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