Actress Zoe Saldaña won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film “Emilia Pérez“, directed by renowned French filmmaker Jacques Audiard.
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Strong competition in the category
Zoe competed for the award against other major nominated actresses, including:
- Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
- Ariana Grande (Wicked)
- Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
- Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
“Emilia Pérez”: a film that defies genres
The film follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each seeking their own happiness. The feared cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an undervalued lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.
+ Watch the trailer for “Emilia Pérez”
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