James Cameron responds to Zoe Saldaña's Oscar win: "I was so happy to see Zoe acknowledged as the world-class performer we, in the Avatar family, have always known her to be"
She won Best Supporting Actress

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Cameron has praised Avatar star Zoe Saldaña after she won 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:an O🌸scar for Best Supporting Actress at the 97th Academy Awards. She picked up the gong for her role as lawyer Ritaꦜ Mora Castro in Emilia Perez, Netflix's surprise musical hit.
"I was so happy to see Zoe acknowledged as the worl❀d-class performer we, in the Avatar family, have always known her to be," he told . "Her acceptance speech was a noble reminder of what immigrant families bring to the US and to♈ Hollywood."
Cameron was referencing how in her speech Saldaña spoke about how proud she was to be a "child of immigrant parents". The Marvel star added: "The fact that I’m getting an award for a role where I got t🍌o sing and speak in Spanish – my g꧋randmother, if she were here, she would be so delighted, this is for my grandmother."
This isn't the first time that Cameron has gone out of his way to praise Saldaña, who revealed earlier this year that he got in touch after her Golden Globes w🔯in.
"I was sitting in the audience, and I received a message from James Cameron, who’s somewhere in New Zealand right now, cutting Avatar: Fire and Ash," 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the star said in the press room after her win. "And he, after all these years, believes in me. So that, toꩵ me, nourishes my desire to continue growing🅘 as an artist."
Saldaña plays Neytiri in the Avatar franchise, a role that she first took when she was in her 20s. She recently shared that she'd made 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a 26-year comm🅷itment to making the fil😼ms, which have several sequels on the way, including 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is the third movie in the franchise and rele﷽ases later this year.
For more, check out our coverage of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:2025 Oscars live as they happened and our round-up of all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:2025 Oscar winners.
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