As the 2025 Oscars voting window inches closer and closer to closing for good on Tuesday, Netflix is standing behind its frontrunner, “Emilia Pérez.” Although, the streamer’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria did admit it’s a “bummer” that #KarlaSofíaGascón’s racism scandal is distracting from the movie’s success. “You know what I think is really a bummer for 100 very incredibly talented people who made an amazing movie?” she said on Friday’s episode of Matthew Belloni’s “The Town” podcast. “If you look at the nominations and all of the awards love it’s received, I think it’s such a bummer that it’s distracted from that.” The musical’s leading actress has apologized multiple times after racist tweets of hers resurfaced mid-awards season in late January. Gascón deleted the anti-Black and anti-Muslim messages in question before ultimately deactivating her X account entirely. 🔗 link in bio for more on this story.