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.

"There are people who say cancel culture isn't a real thing and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars,'" the host said on HBO's 'Real Time.'

Bill Maher has his own take about what went down on Oscar Sunday. While talking with author and comedian David Sedaris on the latest episode of “Real Time,” Maher explained that “cancel culture” was a big factor in deciding the latest class of Academy Award winners,

With the 2025 Oscars now in the rearview mirror, let's take a look at the controversies surrounding "Emilia Pérez." The film follows the story of Gascón's titular character, Emilia Pérez, a Mexican drug cartel leader who fakes her death with the help of a lawyer (Saldaña) and undergoes gender-affirming surgery.

Bill Maher is saying “cancel culture” is still thriving during a conversation with David Sedaris on Real Time with Bill Maher. The HBO host and comedian says that the idea of “cancel culture” has evolved into something else and the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal played a part in Emilia Pérez losing at the Oscars,

Academy Awards took an unexpected turn, and comedian Bill Maher says cancel culture is to blame. During a recent episode of his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, he told guest David Sedaris that the night’s big winner,

Bill Maher took aim at "cancel culture" during a discussion with David Sedaris on Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. The HBO host and comedian argued that cancel culture has significantly evolved,