Nationwide — Zoe Saldaña gained her first-ever Golden Globe on Sunday, January fifth, on the 82nd annual ceremony in Los Angeles. She made historical past as the one Black actor to win that evening, taking residence the award for her supporting position in Emilia Pérez.
The ceremony, held on the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, honored prime performances in movie and tv. A number of African American stars, together with Denzel Washington, Cynthia Erivo, Zendaya, Jamie Foxx, Quinta Brunson, Donald Glover, and Colman Domingo had been nominated, however Saldaña was the one one to win, in accordance with iHeart.
Viola Davis acquired the Cecil B. DeMille Award, recognizing her contributions to the world of leisure, at a separate gala two days earlier than the principle occasion.
Saldaña earned the Greatest Supporting Actress award for her position in Emilia Pérez, the most-nominated movie of the evening. Within the movie, she performs a lawyer who helps a drug lord pretend their loss of life and endure gender-affirming surgical procedure.
Throughout her emotional acceptance speech, Saldaña stated, “I’m crammed with adrenaline, however my coronary heart is stuffed with gratitude.”
Saldaña’s win got here in a aggressive class, with different nominees together with her Emilia Pérez costar Selena Gomez, Depraved’s Ariana Grande, The Brutalist’s Felicity Jones, The Substance’s Margaret Qualley, and Conclave’s Isabella Rossellini.
