Karla Sofía Gascón came under fire for old social media posts after becoming the Academy Awards’ first openly transgender acting contender

The Oscar-nominated actress was phased out of Netflix’s awards campaign after offensive years-old tweets resurfaced.

Unfortunately, this could affect Karla's Emilia Pérez costar and Best Supporting Actress frontrunner, Zoe Saldaña. In the wake of Karla's damage control press tour, Variety changed its official Oscars prediction for the category from Zoe to Ariana Grande, suggesting that Zoe might end up being collateral damage.