Zoe Saldaña Make a statement: her best actress Oscar for “Emilia Pérez“Identifies as” Trans. “Saldaña, who won The statue to play a lawyer who helps a cartel manager (Karla Sofía Gascón) undergoes gender -affirming operation, told People that the award “goes past they/them.”
“We have it in my office and my Oscar is genital,” said Saldaña. Saldaña later resembled her Oscar victory with being the “World Cup in actors”, at least as her sons Zen, Bowie and Cy with husband and Film maker Marco Perego understands that. Saldaña had also won a BAFTA, a Critics Choice Award, the Golden Globe Award and A Screen Actors Guild Award for their role in “Emilia Pérez.”
The controversial movie was nominated for a lot of Academy Awards, including best image. Lead star Gascón, who is Trans, was also nominated for best actress.
Saldaña is not the first best actress to refer to their Oscar as they/them. Jamie Lee Curtis supported her Transdotter Ruby 2023 by telling her “Everything everywhere at once” Oscar is part of the driving force for having genderless prices, just like what Gotham’s was groundbreaking.
On the question during the show “Today” by Co-Host Savannah Guthrie if Curtis had “named her”, with reference to the statue, Curtis said that the figurine is genderless as a statement for transgender people.
“I’m in support of my daughter Ruby. I have them to be one they/them“Said Curtis.” I will only call them “them.” They/them, and they do well, they settle in, and I just, in my life, I never saw it in a million years that I would have these couple days, and I am very moved by the whole thing. “
She had previously dealt with categories that are not gendered awards while Backstage at 2023 Oscars.
“The bigger question is how do you include all when there is Binary choicesWhich is very difficult, and as a mother of a Transdotter I understand it completely, “Curtis said.” And yet the gender categoriesI am worried about reducing the opportunities for more women, which is something I have worked hard to market. The most important thing is inclusion and more women … basically just more fucking women anywhere, anytime, at once. “
