"I've never been questioned about where I come from and judged by how I speak or what my pronouns are," Saldaña said during Sunday's ceremony.

Zoe Saldaña continued her awards season sweep for best supporting actress by taking home the SAG Award for her performance as Rita in “Emilia Pérez.” She has now was supporting actress prizes from all the major Oscar precursor awards: Golden Globes,

Co-stars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana presented at the annual awards show, where they introduced their Netflix film, which stars Gascón as a cartel leader who tries to disappear and transition to become a woman. Saldana plays Gascón’s lawyer in the movie, while Gomez plays Gascón’s character’s wife.

In addition to its two BAFTA wins, Emilia Pérez has won the Cannes Jury Prize, and four Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. It received 13 nominations at the upcoming Oscars, including Best Picture.

Karla Sofía Gascón, even with many high-end award ceremonies on the ballot for nominations, including this year’s SAG Awards 2025, has preferred avoiding such outings. This is based on a litany of controversial past social media posts which saw her courting controversy in some of these being offensive to aspects of Muslim culture,

The leading actress of Emilia Perez has not been a part of the award show season since her controversial tweets were uncovered.

Saldaña called the controversial film "a magical collaboration" amid a scandal involving Gascón's problematic past posts on social media.

SAG Awards saw Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana take to the stage to honour Emilia Pérez's controversial film, but viewers at home couldn't help but notice some awkward moments