Zoe Saldaña Celebrates First Oscar Nomination with Her Sisters, SaysEmilia PérezWas 'Made with Love'

Mar. 15, 2025

Zoe Saldana.Photo:Zoe Saldaña/Instagram

Zoe Saldaña/Instagram

Zoe Saldañais commemorating a career milestone next to her sisters.After 25 years in Hollywood with some of the biggest blockbusters under her belt, the starearned her first-ever Oscar nominationon Thursday, Jan. 23: Best Supporting Actress forEmilia Pérez.“I am truly honored and grateful for the nomination. Thank you so much for considering me for this award. I am thrilled to be among such talented company,” Saldaña, 46,wroteon Instagram alongside a photo of herself smiling close to her sisters Cisely and Mariel.“Emilia Pérezwas made with love. Thank you to @theacademy and its members for recognizing our work. Jacques!!!!! BINGO!” she added, giving a shoutout to the director Jacques Audiard, also nominated.The other Best Supporting Actress nominees with Saldaña this year are Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist) and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave).Zoe Saldana on Jan. 5, 2025.Kevin Mazur/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Saldaña won her first Golden Globe Awardearlier in January, bringing her mother Asalia Nazario as her guest. She’s also nominated this season at theCritics Choice Awards,BAFTA AwardsandSAG Awards.In a recent cover story about Saldaña forHarper’s Bazaar’sFebruary 2025 issue, director Audiard said the actress “doesn’t really have any weak points.“Zoe Saldana in “Emilia Perez”.Shanna Besson/PAGE 114"What really surprised me with Zoe is her energy and her tireless authority. She worked so hard with just extraordinary courage and talent,” said the French filmmaker. “Sometimes I simply couldn’t believe it. It was absolutely marvelous.“With 13 total nods,Emilia Pérez, now streaming on Netflix, is the most-nominated film this year. The movie musical also stars Karla Sofía Gascón — whomade history with her Best Actress nomination— Selena Gomez, Édgar Ramírez and Adriana Paz.The 97th Academy Awards will be held Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET, airing live on ABC and Hulu.

Zoe Saldañais commemorating a career milestone next to her sisters.

After 25 years in Hollywood with some of the biggest blockbusters under her belt, the starearned her first-ever Oscar nominationon Thursday, Jan. 23: Best Supporting Actress forEmilia Pérez.

“I am truly honored and grateful for the nomination. Thank you so much for considering me for this award. I am thrilled to be among such talented company,” Saldaña, 46,wroteon Instagram alongside a photo of herself smiling close to her sisters Cisely and Mariel.

“Emilia Pérezwas made with love. Thank you to @theacademy and its members for recognizing our work. Jacques!!!!! BINGO!” she added, giving a shoutout to the director Jacques Audiard, also nominated.

The other Best Supporting Actress nominees with Saldaña this year are Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist) and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave).

Zoe Saldana on Jan. 5, 2025.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Saldaña won her first Golden Globe Awardearlier in January, bringing her mother Asalia Nazario as her guest. She’s also nominated this season at theCritics Choice Awards,BAFTA AwardsandSAG Awards.

In a recent cover story about Saldaña forHarper’s Bazaar’sFebruary 2025 issue, director Audiard said the actress “doesn’t really have any weak points.”

Zoe Saldana in “Emilia Perez”.Shanna Besson/PAGE 114

Shanna Besson/PAGE 114

“What really surprised me with Zoe is her energy and her tireless authority. She worked so hard with just extraordinary courage and talent,” said the French filmmaker. “Sometimes I simply couldn’t believe it. It was absolutely marvelous.”

With 13 total nods,Emilia Pérez, now streaming on Netflix, is the most-nominated film this year. The movie musical also stars Karla Sofía Gascón — whomade history with her Best Actress nomination— Selena Gomez, Édgar Ramírez and Adriana Paz.

The 97th Academy Awards will be held Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET, airing live on ABC and Hulu.

source: people.com