Oscar contender “Emilia Pérez” has been named the best French film of the year at the Césars awards, and under-fire Karla Sofia Gascón made a rare public appearance.

The Oscar-nominated actress was phased out of Netflix’s awards campaign after offensive years-old tweets resurfaced.

Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is planning to attend the Academy Awards on Sunday, in spite of the backlash she has faced after offensive comments she posted on social media resurfaced and effectively derailed her history-making Oscar campaign.