Much as its cartel-boss-trying-to-go-good antiheroine does as she tears through her family and community, "Emilia Pérez" defines its environment. It has been tipped for Academy attention since Greta Gerwig's Cannes jury gave it two key prizes.

It's nearly 5pm Thursday afternoon and I, Academy Award winner Travon Free, am sitting in front of my TV with the Academy Screening Room app open, browsing this year's nominees. I've seen pretty much everything nominated at least once,

Gascón apologized for her racist, Islamophobic, and homophobic tweets, dating back to 2019. On Friday, she deactivated her Twitter and said, “I’m sorry, but I can no longer allow this campaign of