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Zoe Saldaña has revealed that her Oscar figurine is trans and has they/them pronouns. She received it for winning the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the musical crime drama, Emilia Pérez, earlier this year.
Saldaña appeared on the red carpet for Disney and Pixar's Elio on June 10. In an interview with PEOPLE, she was asked about her Oscar figurine. She answered:
“We have it in my office and my Oscar is gender fluid.”
She then added that it is trans and goes by the pronouns they/them.
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People online have reacted to Saldaña's statements, with one X (formerly Twitter) user writing:
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"I'm sorry this is going too far. It's giving baiting."
"now she wanna be woke? where was this attitude during the whole campaign," another user tweeted.
"We have latinos/hispanics fighting for their rights at this moment and this woman and the whole cast of emilia perez have been silent about their support to the community they profited from, clear as water they only cared for the award," another user alleged.
Some users also suggested that Saldaña didn't deserve the award in the first place, as one tweeted:
"she didn't deserve they/them in the first place..."
"actually it goes by "ariana grande snubbed," another wrote.
"the oscar actually wants to identify as ariana grande’s award," another commented.
Zoe Saldaña played the role of Rita Mora Castro in Emilia Pérez.
More about Zoe Saldaña's role in Emilia Pérez and her illustrious award season
The 46-year-old actress played the role of Rita in Emilia Pérez. She is a lawyer who helps a cartel leader, played by Karla Sofía Gascón, undergo a sex change operation. Released on May 18, 2024, in Cannes, the movie is written and directed by Jacques Audiard.
The film received a great response and won several awards. Zoe Saldaña won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Oscars earlier this year. She was nominated with Monica Barbaro, who played Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, and Ariana Grande for Wicked.
In her acceptance speech, the Guardians of the Galaxy actress said (via Variety):
“Thank you to the Academy, for recognizing the quiet heroism and the power in a woman like Rita, and talking about powerful women. Jacques, you are a beloved character in my life. Thank you for taking the interest. Thank you for being so curious about these women to tell this story. To my cast and my crew of ‘Emilia Perez,’ I’m sharing this award with you.”
She also spoke about her grandmother and mentioned that she is "the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award." She expressed pride in winning the award for a film where she was able to act and sing in Spanish, highlighting her roots.
Zoe Saldaña also won at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards, BAFTAs, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She shared the Best Actress award at Cannes with her Emilia Pérez co-stars, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz.
