Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” took home the prize for best film not in the English language at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night, despite controversy over star Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets.

Karla Sofía Gascón was thanked by Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard after the film won Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTA Awards. Speaking through an interpreter Audiard thanked, “My dear Zoe [Saldaña],

Despite the still-raging controversy, Emilia Pérez filmmaker Jacques Audiard and star Zoe Saldaña, mentioned Gascón while accepting statuettes on the BAFTA stage. "Above all, I would like to thank all the wonderful artists who brought this film to life and who are here with us tonight,