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.

At least in the contemporary era, scoring the most Oscar nominations doesn't always equate to a Best Picture win. Sometimes it means something (Everything Everywhere All a

A win for the ensemble of actresses at Cannes and a jury prize for French auteur Jacques Audiard turned "Emilia Pérez" into a solid Netflix Oscar contender with enthusiastic support from critics and audiences through the fall festivals and well into Oscar season.