emilia perez
The US comedian had a message for Karla Sofía Gascón during his opening monologue.
The star must've missed the 'no swearing' memo.
Still, she insists she's proud of the Oscar-nominated film and says she "would do this movie over and over again if I could".
"I haven’t spoken to her, and I don’t want to," Jacques Audiard revealed.
Between widespread criticism of the film itself and resurfaced tweets from its lead star, the Oscars frontrunner has been marred by controversy.
Karla Sofía Gascón has spoken out after posts about Islam, diversity at the Oscars and the Black Lives Matter movement resurfaced.
The Spanish performer is one of five stars recognised in the Best Actress category.
The Avatar actor reflected on the film's director reaching out to her following the win for her role in Emilia Pérez.
It's official – awards season is underway for another year.
The Emmy nominee previously claimed she "did the best I could with the time I was given".