EXCLUSIVE: With the Critics Choice Awards just around the corner, many are wondering how Karla Sofía Gascón will carry herself amid the growing controversy.

Karla Sofía Gascón is a Spanish actress. She became the first transgender star to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She also became the first openly transgender actress to be nominated by the Academy for Best Actress. Gascón was born in Alcobendas, Spain, and decided to pursue an acting career at 16 years old.

After a series of offensive tweets and a lukewarm apology, the actress now faces a difficult month leading up to the Hollywood awards. Experts argue that ‘Emilia Pérez’ may not win any of the 13 award