Editing Academy Award for Best Picture (section)

== Criticisms and controversies ==

=== ''High Noon'' and ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' ===
{{Further information|The Greatest Show on Earth (film)#Oscar controversy}}
Retrospectively, ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' has been considered by some to be one of the worst Best Picture winners in history.<ref>{{cite web |last=WENN |date=February 25, 2005 |title=Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" Voted Worst Oscar Winner |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Mel_Gibsons_Braveheart_Voted_Worst_Oscar_Winner/2435436 |access-date=December 28, 2024 |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203230603/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Mel_Gibsons_Braveheart_Voted_Worst_Oscar_Winner/2435436 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Diversity criticisms ===
{{Further information|Brokeback Mountain#Best Picture controversy|Crash (2004 film)#Oscar controversy|Green Book (film)#Criticism from Shirley's relatives}}

In general, the awardees of that category have been criticized for disproportionately recognizing films about white men over those of women or non-white people.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2015 Oscar nominations in two words: 'Racist,' 'Sexist' |website=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |date=January 15, 2015 |url=http://www.dailynews.com/events/20150115/the-2015-oscar-nominations-in-two-words-racist-sexist |access-date=December 28, 2024 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818185239/http://www.dailynews.com/events/20150115/the-2015-oscar-nominations-in-two-words-racist-sexist |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Accusations of race relations and homophobia ====
In opposition, the Academy's decision to favor Best Picture winning films with depiction of race relations among people of color (most primarily ''[[Driving Miss Daisy]]'', ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' and ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'') was heavily criticized; all winners labeled are directed by white filmmakers. This led to significant backlash over racism against the Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2023-03-10 |title=21 Controversial Oscar Winners: Why 'Green Book,' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and More Ignited Backlash |url=https://variety.com/lists/oscars-controversial-winners/driving-miss-daisy-2/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2005, ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' losing the Best Picture to ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' was heavily criticized, with some critics such as [[Kenneth Turan]] accusing the Academy members of homophobia and benefitting from making a non-groundbreaking choice in ''Crash'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |date=March 5, 2006 |title=Breaking no ground: Why 'Crash' won, why 'Brokeback' lost and how the Academy chose to play it safe |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-turan5mar05,0,5359042.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060326203621/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-turan5mar05%2C0%2C5359042.story |archive-date=March 26, 2006 |access-date=May 23, 2009 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |authorlink=Kenneth Turan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 16, 2009 |title=Maybe Crash's upset at the Oscars shouldn't have been such a surprise? |url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/04/maybe-crashs-upset-at-the-oscars-shouldnt-have-been-such-a-surprise.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113010233/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/04/maybe-crashs-upset-at-the-oscars-shouldnt-have-been-such-a-surprise.html |archive-date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=May 23, 2009 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> considered as one of the most notable Oscars upsets.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Horn |first1=John |last2=King |first2=Susan |date=March 6, 2006 |title='Crash' Named Best Picture in Upset Over 'Brokeback' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-06-et-oscarmain6-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328053830/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-06-et-oscarmain6-story.html |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zauzmer |first=Ben |date=April 23, 2021 |title=The Math Behind Oscars' Biggest Best Picture Upsets Ever |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscar-upsets-biggest-ever-4171178/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117004824/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscar-upsets-biggest-ever-4171178/ |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bleiler |first=David |date=March 10, 2006 |title=Did Homophobia Steal 'Brokeback' Oscar? |url=http://articles.philly.com/2006-03-10/news/25415538_1_british-film-awards-10-best-lists-directors-guild |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003220456/http://articles.philly.com/2006-03-10/news/25415538_1_british-film-awards-10-best-lists-directors-guild |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |access-date=September 30, 2020 |website=Philly}}</ref> After announcing the award, presenter [[Jack Nicholson]] was caught on camera mouthing the word "whoa" out of apparent surprise at the result.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Crash Wins Best Picture: 2006 Oscars |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfQs7WbVse8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818162327/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfQs7WbVse8 |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The film's use of moral quandary as a storytelling medium was widely reported as ironic, since many saw it as the "safe" alternative to ''Brokeback Mountain'', which is about a [[gay]] relationship (the other nominees, ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]'', ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]'', and ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' also tackle heavy subjects of [[McCarthyism]], homosexuality, and [[terrorism]], respectively).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sullivan |first=Kevin P. |date=March 2, 2018 |title=Why 'Crash' beat 'Brokeback Mountain' for Best Picture |url=https://ew.com/oscars/2018/03/02/crash-brokeback-mountain-best-picture-oscars/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112213819/https://ew.com/oscars/2018/03/02/crash-brokeback-mountain-best-picture-oscars/ |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>

Though there have been exceptions like [[Barry Jenkins]]'s ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'', films like ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' and ''[[Get Out]]'' have been seen as potentially being shut out of the Best Picture race because of older and white Academy voters choosing not to see them.<ref>{{cite news |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |author2=Stacey Wilson Hunt |author3=Chris Lee |date=Feb 2018 |title=We Polled New Oscar Voters: How Are They Changing the Way the Academy Thinks? |url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/how-new-oscar-voters-are-changing-the-way-the-academy-thinks.html |access-date=January 9, 2020 |work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]}}</ref> From 2018 onwards, the Academy made an effort to add more younger, female, non-white and non-American voters, and to create a non-voting "emeritus" status for people who had not worked in the film industry after a certain length of time, in order to diversify and rejuvenate their voter bloc.

=== ''Saving Private Ryan'' and ''Shakespeare in Love'' ===
{{Further information|Saving Private Ryan#Accolades|Shakespeare in Love#Oscar controversy}}
[[File:Harvey_Weinstein_Césars_2014_(cropped)_(centered).jpg|thumb|Weinstein (pictured in 2014).|251x251px]]
''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' was immediately pegged as a favorite for the category by many members and fans of Spielberg's films, but it lost to ''[[Shakespeare in Love]].'' The Academy's decision was widely criticized.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Susman, Gary |date=February 20, 2013 |title=Oscar Robbery: 10 Controversial Best Picture Races |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/20/oscar-robbery-10-controversial-best-picture-races/slide/1999-saving-private-ryan-vs-shakespeare-in-love/ |access-date=May 21, 2015 |magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hyman |first=Nick |date=February 22, 2011 |title=The Least Deserving Best Picture Winners Since 1990 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/least-deserving-oscar-winners-and-snubs |access-date=May 21, 2015 |website=Metacritic |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323191647/http://www.metacritic.com/feature/least-deserving-oscar-winners-and-snubs |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dockterman |first=Eliana |title=The 12 Most Controversial Best Picture Oscar Winners of All Time |url=https://time.com/4239180/oscars-best-picture-controversy/ |access-date=2020-02-12 |magazine=Time |language=en-us}}</ref> The choice was seen as one of the biggest upsets in the awards history, and led to [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] executives (including Terry Press) and many industry pundits accusing [[Miramax|Miramax Films]] and one of the ''Shakespeare in Love'' producers, [[Harvey Weinstein]], of winning due to their award campaign's negative messaging against ''Saving Private Ryan'' rather than their own film's merits. Press stated that Weinstein and Miramax "tried to get everybody to believe that ''Saving Private Ryan'' was all in the first 15 minutes".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Harvey |date=2017-02-26 |title=Harvey Weinstein On Oscar Races & The Truth Behind 'Shakespeare In Love' Vs 'Saving Private Ryan' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/harvey-weinstein-oscar-lion-shakespeare-in-love-saving-private-ryan-warren-beatty-1201999291/ |access-date=2020-02-10 |website=Deadline |language=en |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228120252/https://deadline.com/2017/02/harvey-weinstein-oscar-lion-shakespeare-in-love-saving-private-ryan-warren-beatty-1201999291/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Keegan">{{Cite magazine |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=8 December 2017 |title=Shakespeare in Love and Harvey Weinstein's Dark Oscar Victory |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/shakespeare-in-love-and-harvey-weinsteins-dark-oscar-victory |access-date=2020-02-10 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601180729/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/shakespeare-in-love-and-harvey-weinsteins-dark-oscar-victory |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Animated films in Best Picture category ===
[[File:Annie_Awards_Jeffrey_Katzenberg.jpg|thumb|255x255px|Katzenberg (pictured in 2006) was responsible for ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and The Beast]]'' being nominated in the Best Picture category.]]

The category of [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]] was created for the [[74th Academy Awards]] to ensure the recognition of animated films; prior to its creation, the only animated film ever nominated for Best Picture was 1991's ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]].'' However, the award has since received criticism on the grounds that it discourages animated films from being eligible to win Best Picture. While the Academy rules allow for a film to be nominated in both categories,<ref name="rule07">{{cite web |title=Rule Seven: Special Rules for the Animated Feature Film Award |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule07.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605174517/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule07.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |access-date=April 26, 2011 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref> only two animated films (''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' and ''[[Toy Story 3]]'') have been nominated for Best Picture since the creation of the two categories.

A prominent example was the 2001 film ''[[Shrek]];'' DreamWorks and producer [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] campaigned heavily for the film to be awarded Best Picture, but it was not nominated in the category despite receiving nominations for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy]], [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|PGA Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]], and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Critics' Choice Awards for Best Picture]] (and was the first animated film nominated in the latter three categories).<ref name="screenrant2">{{cite web |date=February 7, 2017 |title=15 Amazing Animated Movies That Were Snubbed By The Oscars |url=http://screenrant.com/academy-awards-best-animated-movies-biggest-oscar-snubs/?view=all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404131022/http://screenrant.com/academy-awards-best-animated-movies-biggest-oscar-snubs/?view=all |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |date=December 20, 2001 |title=Golden Globes: 2002 winners in full |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1721758.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215050207/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1721758.stm |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Golden Globes |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/shrek |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122190646/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/shrek |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2020}}</ref> Similarly, the 2008 film ''[[WALL-E]]'' received many accolades and garnered speculation that it might be nominated for Best Picture, but it was instead nominated for six categories, tying with ''Beauty and the Beast'' as the most nominated animated films in Oscar history, and won the award for Best Animated Feature Film.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2008 Top Tens |url=http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2009/top_ten/00scoreboard.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531131508/http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2009/top_ten/00scoreboard.htm |archive-date=May 31, 2009 |access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Keegan Winters |first=Rebecca |date=July 7, 2008 |title=Can WALL-E Win Best Picture? |url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1820824,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132749/http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1820824,00.html |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2014 |newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bandyk |first=Matthew |date=January 22, 2009 |title=Academy Awards Controversy: Wall-E Gets Snubbed For Best Picture Oscar |url=http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/risky-business/2009/01/22/academy-awards-controversy-wall-e-gets-snubbed-for-best-picture-oscar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180938/http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/risky-business/2009/01/22/academy-awards-controversy-wall-e-gets-snubbed-for-best-picture-oscar |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |access-date=April 9, 2014 |newspaper=US News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=July 2, 2008 |title=Is the best-picture Oscar within WALL-E's reach? |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-07-01-wall-e-oscar_N.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125030613/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-07-01-wall-e-oscar_N.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=April 9, 2014 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Other animated films that garnered Best Picture speculation but were ultimately not nominated include ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kruske |first=Kyle |date=2023-01-05 |title=Every Animated Film Nominated for Best Picture (and a Few that Should've Been) |url=https://movieweb.com/every-animated-film-nominated-for-best-picture/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=MovieWeb |language=en |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311162954/https://movieweb.com/every-animated-film-nominated-for-best-picture/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Boy and the Heron]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boy And The Heron & Suzume Eligible For Best Picture Category In Oscars 2024 |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64393210/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2023-06-02 |title=Why 'Across the Spider-Verse,' 'The Dark Knight' of Animated Films, Should Be a Best Picture Oscar Contender |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-best-picture-oscar-contender-1235631185/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228120252/https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-best-picture-oscar-contender-1235631185/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with the former two films winning Best Animated Feature Film at back-to-back ceremonies.

=== ''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' nomination ===
{{Further information|Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film)#Best Picture nomination controversy}}

Critics and audiences criticized ''[[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close]]''<nowiki/>'s nomination for Best Picture, with some calling the film one of the worst Best Picture nominees ever.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Xan |date=February 23, 2012 |title=Oscars 2012: Is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close the worst best picture nominee ever? &#124; Film |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/23/oscars-extremely-loud-incredibly-close |access-date=2012-07-07 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022165904/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/23/oscars-extremely-loud-incredibly-close |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Krapek of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' wrote very negatively about the film's nomination, calling the film "not only the worst reviewed Best Picture nominee of the last 10 years, [but] easily the worst film of 2011".<ref>{{cite news |date=February 22, 2012 |title=Chris Krapek: Extremely Loud Oscar Angst |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-krapek/extremely-loud-oscar-angs_b_1291485.html |access-date=2012-07-07 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |archive-date=September 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913200300/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-krapek/extremely-loud-oscar-angs_b_1291485.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' Magazine's Adam Vitcavage called the film's consensus for a Best Picture nominee "certainly the worst for at least 28 years",<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-01-25 |title=Is Extremely Loud the Worst-Reviewed Oscar-Nominated Movie in History? |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/01/examining-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-closes-osc.html |access-date=2012-07-07 |publisher=Pastemagazine.com |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322223516/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/01/examining-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-closes-osc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and David Gritten of [[The Telegraph (UK)|''The Telegraph'']] called the nomination "mysterious".<ref>{{cite news |last=Gritten |first=David |date=January 27, 2012 |title=Oscars 2012: The mystery of the ninth Oscar nomination for best film |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/9042051/Oscars-2012-The-mystery-of-the-ninth-Oscar-nomination-for-best-film.html |access-date=2012-07-07 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref>

=== ''Emilia Pérez'' nomination ===
The nomination of ''[[Emilia Pérez]]'' for Best Picture, among other categories, was heavily criticized. The main causes for criticism was that the film's [[Transphobia|trans representation]] was stereotypical and backwards,<ref>{{Cite web |last=GLAAD |date=2024-11-15 |title="Emilia Pérez" is Not Good Trans Representation {{!}} GLAAD |url=https://glaad.org/emilia-perez-is-not-good-trans-representation/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=glaad.org |language=en-US}}</ref> and its portrayal of [[Culture of Mexico|Mexican culture]] being inaccurate, along with director [[Jacques Audiard]]'s comments about the [[Spanish language]] being "a language of developing countries, it's a language of countries of few means, of poor people, of migrants."<ref>{{Cite web |last=|first= |title=Oscars 2025: The 'Emilia Pérez' controversy explained |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/oscars-2025-emilia-perez-controversy-explained/story?id=119163111#:~:text=In%20November,%20GLAAD%20compiled%20commentary,step%20backward%20for%20trans%20representation.%22 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[Karla Sofía Gascón]], who plays the titular role, accused the team of fellow Best Picture nominee [[I'm Still Here (2024 film)|''I'm Still Here'']] (as well as its lead, fellow [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nominee [[Fernanda Torres]]) of running a [[smear campaign]] against her and ''Emilia Pérez,''<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2025-01-30 |title=Karla Sofía Gascón Takes Back Claim That Fernanda Torres' Team Speaks 'Badly' About Her |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/karla-sofia-gascon-takes-back-claim-fernanda-torres-team-spoke-badly-about-her-1235250763/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> which is explicitly against AMPAS' rules of campaigning.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Scott |date=2024-04-22 |title=Oscars: Film Academy Updates Rules and Campaign Protocols, Announces Changes to Special Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-2025-changes-rules-special-awards-campaigns-1235878854/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The accusations were found to be baseless and itself perceived as an attempt to smear Torres' and ''I'm Still Here''<nowiki/>'s reputation. As attention grew around Gascón, a series of [[Tweet (social media)|tweets]] in which she made several bigoted comments, of racist and Islamophobic nature,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2025-01-30 |title='Emilia Pérez' Star Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire Over Tweets About Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars Diversity |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/karla-sofia-gascon-tweets-muslims-george-floyd-backlash-emilia-perez-1236291448/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> were unearthed by [[Canadians|Canadian]] journalist Sarah Hagi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2025-02-01 |title=Journalist Who Uncovered Karla Sofía Gascón's Racist Tweets Explains Why She Looked for Them: 'I'm Not a Studio Plant' |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/journalist-sarah-hagi-discovered-karla-sofia-gascon-tweets-1236293396/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The majority of Oscar pundits agreed that they marked the end of ''Emilia Pérez's'', the year's most nominated picture, chances of winning Best Picture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-01 |title=Will Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón's offensive X posts derail the Oscar favourite's chances? |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250131-will-offensive-x-posts-derail-an-oscars-favourite-emilia-perez |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>