The 2025 Golden Globe Awards kicked off at The Beverly Hilton Lodge in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 5, by awarding Zoe Saldaña the Finest Supporting Actor Award in a Movement Image for Emilia Perez.
The nomination marked the actress’s first Golden Globe nod, and what a second it was for her to win on her debut.
Taking the mic to just accept the honour for the Spanish-language movie, which entered the 82nd Golden Globe Awards with 10 nominations, Saldaña—who introduced her mom as her plus-one to the occasion—expressed heartfelt gratitude to the present for celebrating her movie and honoring the ladies of Emilia Perez.
“That is the primary time for me, and I’m so blessed that I’m sharing this second with Selena and Karla and Jack (Emilia Pérez ensemble), and all of my fellow nominees. I’m in awe of you—your power, your complexity, your simple expertise,” she continued.
Saldaña couldn’t maintain again her tears or management her quivering voice as she acknowledged that, regardless of the Globes being a contest, all she had witnessed was the ladies in her class “simply exhibiting up for one another and celebrating one another.”
For these unversed, Saldaña performs Rita, an underappreciated Mexico Metropolis lawyer within the movie. Her character is enlisted by a cartel chief, performed by Karla Sofía Gascón, to assist them safely transition into a brand new and genuine life. Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz additionally star within the movie.
Different nominees within the Finest Supporting Actor class had been Selena Gomez for Emilia Pérez, Ariana Grande for Depraved, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, Margaret Qualley for The Substance, and Isabella Rossellini for Conclave.
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards is being hosted by comic Nikki Glaser and is airing stay on CBS.
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