Despite Making Oscar History, Karla Sofía Gascón Isn't Invited To Join academy Voting

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Its surprising that Karla Sofía Gascón, the first openly trans women nominated for Best Actress in Oscars, didn't get an invite to join the Academy. Many feel this is unfair, especially after her powerful role Emilia Pérez. Some think her old social media posts may have played part in this. #karlasofiagason #theacademy #oscars2025

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00:00Carla Sofia Gascon, who made Istri this year as the first openly trans woman to be nominated

00:06for Best Actress at the Oscars, will not be voting on future winners.

00:11Despite her acclaimed performance in Amelia Perez, she was notably left out of the 535

00:17people invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join its membership this year.

00:24Typically, a first-time Oscar nomination automatically qualifies an actor

00:29for Academy membership consideration. While this process usually results in an invitation,

00:35it's not a guarantee. Each branch submits recommendations, but final approvals rest

00:40with the Academy's Board of Governors. Gascon remains only the second Best Actress nominee in

00:46the past decade not to receive an immediate invite, the first being Roma star Elidza Aparicio in 2019.

00:54Earlier this year, Gascon faced criticism after several of her past tweets resurfaced,

01:00including remarks seen as racist, anti-Islamic, and anti-vaxy.

01:05The controversy gained momentum during Oscar campaign season. Academy CEO Bill Kramer addressed

01:12the issue back then, saying, The Academy does not condemn hate speech. I want to be very clear

01:18about that, though he didn't revoke an invite to the ceremony. Interestingly, Emilia Perez's co-star

01:24Adriana Pez, who wasn't nominated, was invited, while Zoe Saldana was already a member. The Academy

01:31hasn't commented on Gascon's omission. Meanwhile, new invitees include stars like Ariana Grande,

01:37Sebastian Stan, and Karine Culkin, adding fresh faces to the Oscars voting poll.

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