‘Emilia Pérez’ Post Gascón Controversy: Zoe Saldaña Tells Critics Choice Crowd To Be “Curious And Openhearted”; Songwriter Calls Awards Season “Hectic” 

The fallout from Emilia Perez‘s Karla Sofía Gascón’s racist and Islamophobic social media was never expected to have any impact on the pic’s traction at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards given that the Jan. 10 ballot deadlines occurred prior to the Jan. 30. scandal. That said, the CCA winners of the Netflix pic duly