After laying low in the wake of several clumsy apology attempts over her offensive posts, "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofia Gascón made her first award show appearance on Friday at the Paris-set Cesar ceremony where Jacques Audiard’s Spanish language crime musical is vying for 12 nods.

The director of "Emilia Pérez" thanked Karla Sofía Gascón, who has been under fire over her resurfaced social media posts, at Sunday's BAFTAs.

Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón hasn’t attended many awards shows ever since racist tweets she made in the past resurfaced.But that changes on Sunday because Gascón is expected to attend the Oscars in Los Angeles where she is the first openly trans woman to be nominated in the Best Actress category.