<p>Los Angeles: Zoe Saldana won the Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday for her role as a Mexico City lawyer and fixer for a former drug lord in the crime drama and musical <em>Emilia Perez.</em></p><p>It was the first Oscar win for the 46-year-old Saldana and was preceded by wins at the Golden Globes and BAFTA and SAG awards this year for the same role.</p><p>"Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the quiet heroism and the power in a woman like Rita," said Saldana with tears in her eyes as she accepted her Oscar.</p>.‘Flow’ wins best animated feature film Oscar.<p>"And talking about powerful women, my fellow nominees, the love and community that you have offered me is a true gift and I will pay it forward."</p><p>She also thanked <em>Emilia Perez</em> director Jacques Audiard, whom she called "forever a beloved character in my life."</p><p>Saldana helps the drug lord fake his death and then get gender-affirming surgery so that Emilia Perez can become a woman, played by Spain's Karla Sofia Gascon. In return, she is given a large sum of money.</p><p>She also sings the song <em>El Mal</em> in which she criticizes the rich at a charity gala.</p><p>Saldana has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, including <em>Avatar</em> and <em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em>.</p>
<p>Los Angeles: Zoe Saldana won the Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday for her role as a Mexico City lawyer and fixer for a former drug lord in the crime drama and musical <em>Emilia Perez.</em></p><p>It was the first Oscar win for the 46-year-old Saldana and was preceded by wins at the Golden Globes and BAFTA and SAG awards this year for the same role.</p><p>"Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the quiet heroism and the power in a woman like Rita," said Saldana with tears in her eyes as she accepted her Oscar.</p>.‘Flow’ wins best animated feature film Oscar.<p>"And talking about powerful women, my fellow nominees, the love and community that you have offered me is a true gift and I will pay it forward."</p><p>She also thanked <em>Emilia Perez</em> director Jacques Audiard, whom she called "forever a beloved character in my life."</p><p>Saldana helps the drug lord fake his death and then get gender-affirming surgery so that Emilia Perez can become a woman, played by Spain's Karla Sofia Gascon. In return, she is given a large sum of money.</p><p>She also sings the song <em>El Mal</em> in which she criticizes the rich at a charity gala.</p><p>Saldana has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, including <em>Avatar</em> and <em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em>.</p>