Ted Sarandos assures that Netflix could rework with Karla Sofia Gascón

“You have to show grace,” explains the director general of the platform after the controversy that Emilia Pérez’s flagship actress suffered.

Netflix had placed all his hopes on the musical film of Jacques Audiard for the 2025 Oscars. It must be said thatEmilia Perez had done a start -up during the Cannes Film Festival: he left with the Jury prize and that of female interpretation For its four actresses. In France, he also made more than 260,000 entries During his first week indoor week, and triggered a rain of positive criticisms. It didn’t take more for Netflix Decides to distribute Emilia Perez in the United States for Oscars.

His 13 nominations – a record for a foreign film – pressed everything good … but it was before The great controversy broke out in January due to racist tweets found on the X account of Karla Sofia Gascónone of the main actresses in the cast and first transgender woman to be appointed to the Oscars. Netflix had even decided to distance from the actress By erasing it from its promotional campaign, despite its apologies. The Red N platform also refused to pay Gascón’s trips for the various ceremonies.

Big disappointment for Emilia Pérez, after her Oscar defeat for the best foreign film

During an interview for Varietythe director general of Netflix, Ted Sarandosreturned to the case and assures that it remains open to the idea of work again with the actress :: “We must be graded from the mistakes of others. And we have it”. Variety also asked if he thought that Emilia Pérez could have received The Oscar for best film If the scandal had not taken place:

“I hate this question, because it arouses all these: what if it was the favorite, but it was never certain that Emilia Pérez, despite its innovative side and its thrills, would win the Oscar for the best film. It was an excellent film, an excellent campaign, and I am disappointed”.

As for the social media verification policy, the CEO replied: “In general, we mainly check the headlines. Have someone’s content on social networks already made the front page?”.

Last week, Jacques Audiard regretted that the Oscars became an “open war Between producers, distributors, studios“, while insinuating that the controversy around his film had not appeared innocently:”We are not talking about cinema (during this campaign). You have to be ready to draw the biggest filths against the other. It’s not fair, but it’s like that … “

“An open war!” Jacques Audiard returns to the Oscars campaign