The Latest Breaking News from Emilia Perez

Resurfaced offensive tweets have thrown star’s Oscar campaign into turmoil

The actress asked people to be ‘abstract with your idea of redemption’

Controversial posts spark outrage as actor nominated for Oscar

‘You don’t need to tear down someone’s work to highlight another,’ claimed the ‘Emilia Perez’ star

A look ahead to the frontrunners and big contenders at this year's Academy Awards

French director Jacques Audiard said he was "thrilled" after his musical Emilia Perez scooped 13 Oscar nominations this week, a record for a non-English-language film. His compatriot Coralie Fargeat and her film The Substance, starring Demi Moore, got five nods, including for best director.

The return of evil penguin Feathers McGraw from Academy Award-winning short The Wrong Trousers, is up for the best animated feature.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were delayed after deadly wildfires raged through the Los Angeles area.

British actors Cynthia Erivo and Felicity Jones have also secured nods.