Zoe Saldaña wins who supports actress Bafta Award for ‘Emilian Pérez’ ‘

Zoe Saldaña is this year’s supporting actress British Academy Film Award Winners for their work in Emilia Pérez.

At the 78th annual BAFTAS ceremony on February 16, hosted by David TennantThe actress took the Royal Festival Hall scene in London to hold a arousing acceptance number.

“I was told not to cry my children so I should try. This is so validating and a real honor, “said Saldaña, 46,

“This was a creative challenge throughout your life. How do you even start approaching a movie that defies categorization, you start by taking the lead with Jacques Audiard, so thank you very much. I want to thank my very wonderful role and the crew that poured her hearts in the movie, ”she added.

“I want to thank my mom for being such a selfless person,” the actress continued. “Thanks to you I can do whatever I want. My man, you are God’s favorite and I hate it – but you are so beautiful!”

Saldaña is the mother of twin sons, Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio, 10, and the youngest son Zen Anton, 8, whom she shares with husband Marco Perego45.

Also in driving for BAFTA’s supportive film actress this year was Jamie Lee Curtis for The last showgirlThe Selena Gomez for Emilia PérezAriana Grande for EvilThe Felicity Jones for Brutalist and Isabella Rossellini for Conclave. Of these, Grande, Jones, Rossellini and Saldaña are also challengers on the coming Oscar.

On French filmmakers Jacques AudiardS Emilia Pérezthat netted 11 total BAFTA nods, Saldaña plays a lawyer to help a Mexican drug lord (played by Karla Sofía Gascón) transition to a woman. A first nominated with British Academy, Saldaña also earned this year Golden world and Critics Choice Awards For her performance in Netflix Musical Thriller.

Her Costar Gascón, 52, did not attend BAFTAS after recently controversy over her Resumed posts on social media criticize Muslim culture, George FloydDiversity and more. The Spanish star, who made history as First open transgender person At several awards, Disabled Her X -Account on January 31 and apologizes after making various statements It drew counter -reaction.

Grande recognized by BAFTA for the first time and has earned several nominations for his work as Glinda The Good Witch in Oz Origin Story Wicked: Part 1director Job menAdaptation of Hit Broadway musical. Costs with other nominated Cynthia Erivo Like Elphaba alias the evil witch in the west, the two -part adjustment will end with Wicked: For goodIn the theater November 21.

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Curtis, 66, has a long history with BAFTAS and becomes a winner in 1984 for Trade venues and earn subsequent nominations in 1989, 2023 and now 2025. The last showgirlThe Oscar winner plays Annette, a Las Vegas Cocktail waitress and friend of Pamela Anderson’s showgirl shelly. The Gia Coppola-directed film also received both stars nominations on the coming Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The first time BAFTA-nominated Gomez, 32, costs with Saldaña and Gascón in Emilia Pérez Like the rebel Jessi, wife of Gascón’s titular character. The Only murder in the building Star was one of the film’s four actresses, along with Adriana Paz, who jointly won a prize of 2024 Cannes Film FestivalWhere the musical thriller started its dominance of this award season.

Brady Corbet’s Brutalist Star stars Adrien Brody As a fictional architect who emigrates from Hungary to America in the wake of the Second World War, with Jones, 41, which his wife Erzsébet followed behind years later. “Partly it’s a love story,” Jones told people In December the epic film. “It is about these two people who want to make this love work no matter what is required. I feel that we are all really desperate after a story about this size. ”

Despite decades of screen performances, Rossellini, 72, makes his debut as a Bafta nominee. In Edward Berger-directed, Peter Straughan-adapted ConclaveThe Italian actress plays the All-Seing Vatican Nun Sister Agnes, a role with very few lines with dialogue next to the main actor Ralph Fiennes‘Cardinal Thomas Lawrence. The film led this year’s BAFTA list with 12 nods.

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