Zoe Saldaña defended Emilia Pérez ‘s depiction of Mexico, while also apologizing for those who felt hurt.

Nobody wants the first thing they do after winning as Oscar to be “apologize to an entire country,” but when you starred in Emilia Pérez, this kind of thing has to be expected at this point. Zoë Saldaña won the 2025 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress,

Zoe Saldaña has apologized to the people of Mexico for any offense caused by Emilia Pérez. Speaking backstage at the Oscars following her Best Supporting Actress win Sunday night, Saldaña responded to a Mexican journalist who said the film had been “very very hurtful to Mexican people,” especially since Mexico was “at the heart” of the film.

Zoë Saldaña is not done answering for Emilia Pérez’s many controversies, this time apologizing for the film’s Mexico representation mere moments after winning Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars for the film.

"We weren't making a film about a country," she told reporters backstage after being honored as Best Supporting Actress

Zoe Saldana found herself apologizing about “Emilia Perez” — just minutes after she won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in the drama. In the press interview room, a journalist told Saldana, 46, that the movie had been “hurtful for us Mexicans.”