Maher added that “Hollywood loved” the idea of breaking down a major cultural barrier and having “a person, who was a trans person” win the Oscar for best actress. Maher went on to praise Gascón’s performance saying, “God bless her, she did a great job.”

Anora may have cleaned up at the Oscars, but Bill Maher has said the night belonged to 'Emilia Perez' at The Oscars. The comic has insisted ‘Anora’ won over ‘Emilia Pérez’ at the Oscars because the 'cancel culture is still with us.

HBO host and comedian Bill Maher believes that the 'cancel culture' is still thriving and has evolved into something else, Deadline reported.During a conversation with David Sedaris on 'Real Time with Bill Maher',

Bill Maher once again put “cancel culture” on blast during a conversation on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday with David Sedaris. The HBO host and comedian emphasized that the concept of “cancel culture” has evolved and pointed out that the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal had a significant impact on Emilia Pérez’s loss at the Oscars,