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Five days ago, Fernanda Torres took to social media in defence of Karla Sofía Gascón and posted a 2 minute, 38 second clip of herself defending her fellow Best Lead Actress Nominee against hate attacks online. See the translated clip here on r/oscarrace.
Today, a clip of Gascón participating in a promotional interview for Emilia Pérez was shared to r/fauxmoi, r/oscarrace, and r/oscars in which the Best Lead Actress Nominee accuses Torres’ team of “tearing [her] and Emilia Pérez down”. The full translation (done by u/MeruSol) is under the cut:
“I must tell you: there are wonderful LGBT people but also certainly some that are not. We’re just like everyone else, human beings with the same rights and the same duties we all should have. Personally, I believe Fernanda Torres is a wonderful woman and an amazing actress who deserves all the recognition in the world. I’m sure her performance was.. I haven’t seen it yet, sorry, because I haven’t had the time to watch anyone’s work during the [Emilia Pérez] promotion and I believe she’s a woman that deserves all the recognition in the world. I’m so happy for her Golden Globes win. It’s not a competition. Some people like a performance more and that’s it. If she wins, great. If I win, great. What I don’t like are social media teams, people who work with these people trying to diminish our work, like me and my movie, because that doesn’t lead anywhere. You don’t need to tear down someone’s work to highlight the other’s work. I have never at any point spoken anything bad about Fernanda Torres or her movie. However, there are people working with Fernanda Torres tearing me and Emilia Pérez down. That speaks more about their movie than mine.“
Why is this potentially significant? After Andrea Riseborough’s campaign for a Best Lead Actress nomination, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences overhauled their rules. Now, public communications made by any individuals “directly associated with an eligible motion picture” may not:
- “State voting decisions, preferences, or strategies.”
- “Encourage or discourage members to vote for any motion picture, performance, or achievement.”
- “Share misleading or false information about a motion picture, performance, or achievement.”
Some Reddit users feel that Gascón’s comments may fall afoul of these new requirements.
[Sources under cut!]YouTube, post about Fernanda Torres on r/oscarrace, r/fauxmoi post about Karla Sofía Gascón, r/oscarrace post about Karla Sofía Gascón, r/oscars post about Karla Sofía Gascón, u/MeruSol’s translation of Karla Sofía Gascón’s comments, LA Times (on change to Oscar rules), Oscars Campaign Rules Update
