Zoë Saldaña dedicates Emilia Pérez BAFTAs win to trans nephew.
Emilia Pérez star Zoë Saldaña has dedicated her Best Supporting Actress BAFTA to her trans nephew, and vied to stand by the trans community.
Saldaña beat off stiff competition from the likes of Wicked star Ariana Grande and The Last Showgirl’s Jamie Lee Curtis to bag the Best Supporting Actress gong for her role in Jacques Audiard’s controversial Spanish-language musical.
Speaking to PinkNews and other media at the BAFTAs winners’ conference, Saldaña revealed that she took the role in Emilia Pérez to honour her trans nephew Eli.
“I’m dedicating all of these awards and film Emilia Pérez to my nephew, Eli,” she told reporters.
“He is the reason – they are the reason – I signed up to do this film in the first place.
“So as the proud aunt of a trans life, I will always stand with my community of trans people.”
