The Best Supporting Actress winner reacted to a journalist who shared that the film had been "really hurtful" for her people.
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Zoë Saldaña won Best Supporting Actress at the 2025 Oscars and apologized for the film’s portrayal of Mexico amid controversy.
Zoe Saldaña responded to criticism about "Emilia Pérez" in the press room after her best supporting actress win at the 2025 Oscars.
Zoe Saldaña defended Emilia Pérez ‘s depiction of Mexico, while also apologizing for those who felt hurt.
"We weren't making a film about a country," she told reporters backstage after being honored as Best Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldana found herself apologizing about “Emilia Perez” — just minutes after she won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in the drama. In the press interview room, a journalist told Saldana, 46, that the movie had been “hurtful for us Mexicans.”