Zoë Saldaña reached a career milestone at Sunday night’s Golden Globes, winning her first award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture. The honor came for her role in Emilia Pérez.

The award-season campaign for Zoe Saldaña is officially off to the races as she took home the Golden Globe on Sunday for Best Performance For Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Emilia Pérez. Before thanking her cast and crew, Saldaña gave a shout-out to her fellow nominees and appreciated how graceful they all have been.

Zoe Saldaña beat out Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Isabella Rossellini and Felicity Jones for best supporting actress at the 2025 Golden Globes

The actress won her first ever Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Rita Mora Castro in Jacques Audiard’s avant-garde film Emilia Pérez, which became one of last year’s most talked about films after its initial premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Emilia Pérez also won Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy, defeating notable contenders like Wicked. The film’s lead star, Karla Sofía Gascón, closed the night with a moving speech, marking a historic moment as the first transgender woman nominated for a lead actress Golden Globe.

Zoe Saldaña told reporters following her Golden Globes win on Jan. 5 that her 'Avatar' director James Cameron reached out to her to offer his congratulations shortly after her win was announced. "He,

Saldaña has spent over a decade starring in the "Avatar" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, but starring in a musical from Jacques Audiard was the first challenge she'd had in a while.

Zoe Saldana is getting comfortable with her Golden Globe hardware. The "Emilia Pérez" star posed in bed with her first Golden Globes award in an Instagram post on Monday after the actress took home the prize for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture. "Had the craziest dream," she captioned the post.

Saldana took home the trophy in the Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion Picture category -- her first-ever -- after earning her first Golden Globe nominee for her work in Netflix's Emilia Perez.