Audiard did win an Oscar for Best Original Song, but said via an interpreter that he "didn't have the opportunity to speak."

El Mal,″ from the controversial musical “Emilia Pérez,” won best original song at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards.

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.

Jacques Audiard's musical was the big winner at the 50th César Awards, France's equivalent to the Oscars, but scandal-stricken star Karla Sofía Gascón was snubbed in the best actress category.

Oscar contender "Emilia Pérez" has been named the best French film of the year at the Césars awards — France's equivalent of the Oscars.

Jacques Audiard's 'Emilia Pérez,' a new version of 'The Count of Monte-Cristo,' and French romantic drama 'Beating Hearts' are the frontrunners at the 50th César Awards, France's equivalent to the Oscars.

Despite the controversies surrounding the film in the US, France has awarded Jacques Audiard’s cartel trans musical 'Emilia Pérez' seven Césars, including Best Film – beating favourites like 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' and 'Beating Hearts'.