Audiard did win an Oscar for Best Original Song, but said via an interpreter that he "didn't have the opportunity to speak."
Five first-time nominees compete for Best Director at the 2025 Oscars, making history in a category filled with bold storytelling and fresh talent.
Jacques Audiard ’s crime musical “ Emilia Perez ” won a raft of prizes, including best film and director, at the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, on Friday in Paris.
Gascón, who is up for best actress for her performance as the title character in Jacques Audiard's musical crime thriller, confirmed her Oscars attendance in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter published Monday. "I'm not sure how I feel, but I'm ...
Clément Ducol, Jacques Audiard, and Camille, March 2025 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Anora” won best picture at the 97th Academy Awards, closing out a fairy-tale Oscars night for Sean Baker’s raw and irreverent tale of a Brooklyn sex worker. “The Brutalist,” “Wicked,” and “Emilia Pérez” also picked up wins.
In the end, Emilia Pérez won only two Oscars, potentially resulting from the backlash against the film after the discovery of some offensive tweets by Gascón that were posted in 2020 and 2021.