Zoe Saldaña is making a statement: Her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “ Emilia Pérez ” identifies as “trans.” Saldaña, who won the statue for playing a lawyer who helps a cartel boss (Karla Sofía Gascón) undergo gender-affirming surgery, told People that the award “goes by they/them.”

Saldaña won her first Oscar for "Emilia Pérez" in the role of a woman who assists with a criminal leader's gender transition.

Zoe Saldaña won her first Oscar this year for her work on Emilia Pérez. The star took the Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category and in a new interview revealed that her statuette is “trans.