Demi Moore is out front, while Karla Sofía Gascón's social media controversy has dealt a significant blow to the "Emilia Pérez" campaign.A social media scandal involving a Best Actress nominee? A-list stars gunning to become the top contenders of the season?

The Academy Awards will apparently avoid a looming embarrassment for this year's show and won't be asking any past winners to take to the stage and speak glowingly about "Emilia Pérez" star and Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón.

Oscar race for Best International Film has been turned upside down. Following a wild week in which Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón delivered several apologies and broke down during interviews after her offensive social media posts from the past resurfaced,