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“This Is Unacceptable”: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Shakes His Head At Cynthia Erivo’s Oscar Nomination
The nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards had both fans and industry professionals on the edge of their seats. However, not all reacted well to the fierce level of competition.
One such case was acclaimed French director Jacques Audiard, who was caught on camera shaking his head in apparent disapproval as Cynthia Erivo was announced as a nominee for “Best Actress.”
Highlights
- Video surfaced of director Jacques nodding as Cynthia Erivo was nominated for 'Best Actress'
- Netizens are angry as they believe Audiard expressed disapproval at the mention of the 'Wicked' actress
- Some argue Audiard's reaction was nerves waiting for Karla Gascón's nomination.
“This should call for all of Emilia Perez‘ nominations to be revoked. What a nasty director he is,” one user wrote.
The clip quickly went viral as netizens condemned the director’s reaction, with some going as far as to accuse him of being racist.
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Netizens are angry after Emilia Pérez director, Jacques Audiard, was recorded nodding in “disapproval” at Cynthia Erivo’s Best Actress nomination
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“How are they rewarding this?” another asked.
“He’s literally a xenophobic director who said that he didn’t need to know anything about Mexico to do a movie about Mexican Cartels.”
Social media erupted with reactions that ranged from frustration to outright anger, with some accusing Audiard of being disrespectful to Erivo, the British actress known for her strong performances in both theater and film.
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Erivo’s nomination was in recognition of her work in Wicked, where she starred in the role of Elphaba, opposite Ariana Grande’s Glinda. The movie allowed the actress to showcase not only her acting skills, but also her talent as a singer.
On the other hand, Jacques Audiard directed Emilia Pérez, the movie that led the event in terms of nominations. The film garnered 13 mentions, and made history as the first film centered on transgender issues to do so.
Audiard is heading into the Oscars having directed the movie with the highest number of nominations
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Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of Emilia Pérez, also made history by becoming the first transgender woman to be nominated in an acting category.
The vitriol online continued, with some netizens furiously demanding the Academy to both discipline the director and remove his movie from being considered for the awards.
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“@TheAcademy you must revoke all of Emilia Pérez’s nominations! This kind of behavior should not be condoned and should be treated with a punishment,” a user wrote.
“Who the f— is he bucking at!? The Academy better humble his a–,” another replied.
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Less temperamental viewers, on the other hand, reacted with confusion at the controversy, seeing no fault in the director’s reaction. According to them, Audiard was simply nervous and waiting for Karla’s name to be mentioned.
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“I think he was shaking his head because he kept waiting for Karla Sofía Gascón’s name to be announced,” a user argued. “Don’t think it was direct hate for Cynthia.”
“I don’t know about this. He’s gripping the chair and nervously tapping. I think he was just hoping to hear Karla’s name.”
“It’s giving jealousy,” one user wrote, as others joined in to share their thoughts on the director’s gesture
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Reginald 10 months ago (edited)
So let’s say he actually did think that Erivo didn’t deserve a nomination for her performance, which would be incorrect but that’s his opinion. Why do people who disagree with him automatically pull the racism card?? If the first thing you do when you disagree with someone is label them a racist, phobe, sexist, Nazi etc.,, then your opinion is irrelevant.
Lailu 10 months ago
Unpopular decision maybe, but Eviro comes across as an extremely unpleasant person based on the media reports -- and before you judge me on that, the majority of us plebians only have those media reports on which to formulate an opinion; we don't know and will never know these people IRL. She cries racism at the smallest of things (Wicked poster remake) and seems to act as though she's been the only Elphaba ever... nah. It's not racist to have an opinion about someone that also happens to be a particular skin colour. It's only racist when you have an opinion about someone BECAUSE of their skin colour.
Binky Melnik 10 months ago
She’s a phenomenal actress (though I’m uninterested in “Wicked”), but for sure, what I’ve read of her makes her look like a kunt. And no one of any race gets a pass for behaving like that.
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Bobby 10 months ago
Yet again idiots outrage over what they percieve out of a video. Absolute zero brain activity.
Lailu 10 months ago
So says the idiot being triggered over what people comment about what they perceive on a video 😂
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Pittsburgh rare 10 months ago
The Ariana Grande/Wicked diehard fans need to breath deeply for a minute. He was just shaking his head as the nominations went because he was waiting to hear Karla's name
Maribeth Howard 10 months ago
It looked to me like he was responding to someone off camera and nothing to do with Cynthia being nominated. People need to get a grip and quit reading things into what they think is happening.
PenguinEmp 10 months ago
Who cares. Does it affect the quality of the film? No. Move on. Honestly wicked should not be nominated for anything. It was terrible. Book was ok but the over woke cast sucked. Not because of their background, because they can't act.
KatSaidWhat 10 months ago
People forget who make the nominations - other academy members. It's not the bloody x-factor.
King Salmon 10 months ago
this reporting is COMPLETE GARBAGE - a pack of PAID Homophobic Hollywood mShills disparaging one of the BEST MOVIES EVER MADE !! just TOTALLY DISGUSTING
King Salmon 10 months ago
This Reporting is COMPLETE GARBAGE. A bunch of PAID hollywood shills dissing one of the BEST MOVIES EVER MADE.
Ducky 10 months ago
Lol, it’s not even one of the best movies from November.
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Ellinor 10 months ago
Say whatever you want about Cynthia, but she earned that. Her acting performance, her stunts for the flying part, her amazing studio and live singing... She gave her best and she deserves every bit of her Oscar nomination.
Reginald 10 months ago (edited)
So let’s say he actually did think that Erivo didn’t deserve a nomination for her performance, which would be incorrect but that’s his opinion. Why do people who disagree with him automatically pull the racism card?? If the first thing you do when you disagree with someone is label them a racist, phobe, sexist, Nazi etc.,, then your opinion is irrelevant.
Lailu 10 months ago
Unpopular decision maybe, but Eviro comes across as an extremely unpleasant person based on the media reports -- and before you judge me on that, the majority of us plebians only have those media reports on which to formulate an opinion; we don't know and will never know these people IRL. She cries racism at the smallest of things (Wicked poster remake) and seems to act as though she's been the only Elphaba ever... nah. It's not racist to have an opinion about someone that also happens to be a particular skin colour. It's only racist when you have an opinion about someone BECAUSE of their skin colour.
Binky Melnik 10 months ago
She’s a phenomenal actress (though I’m uninterested in “Wicked”), but for sure, what I’ve read of her makes her look like a kunt. And no one of any race gets a pass for behaving like that.
Load More Replies... Bobby 10 months ago
Yet again idiots outrage over what they percieve out of a video. Absolute zero brain activity.
Lailu 10 months ago
So says the idiot being triggered over what people comment about what they perceive on a video 😂
Load More Replies... Pittsburgh rare 10 months ago
The Ariana Grande/Wicked diehard fans need to breath deeply for a minute. He was just shaking his head as the nominations went because he was waiting to hear Karla's name
Maribeth Howard 10 months ago
It looked to me like he was responding to someone off camera and nothing to do with Cynthia being nominated. People need to get a grip and quit reading things into what they think is happening.
PenguinEmp 10 months ago
Who cares. Does it affect the quality of the film? No. Move on. Honestly wicked should not be nominated for anything. It was terrible. Book was ok but the over woke cast sucked. Not because of their background, because they can't act.
KatSaidWhat 10 months ago
People forget who make the nominations - other academy members. It's not the bloody x-factor.
King Salmon 10 months ago
this reporting is COMPLETE GARBAGE - a pack of PAID Homophobic Hollywood mShills disparaging one of the BEST MOVIES EVER MADE !! just TOTALLY DISGUSTING
King Salmon 10 months ago
This Reporting is COMPLETE GARBAGE. A bunch of PAID hollywood shills dissing one of the BEST MOVIES EVER MADE.
Ducky 10 months ago
Lol, it’s not even one of the best movies from November.
Load More Replies... Ellinor 10 months ago
Say whatever you want about Cynthia, but she earned that. Her acting performance, her stunts for the flying part, her amazing studio and live singing... She gave her best and she deserves every bit of her Oscar nomination.
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