Avatar' star Zoe Saldaña won her first Oscar on March 2, for her performance in 'Emilia Pérez' Zoe Saldaña's Oscar glory was long overdue, according to her Avatar director James Cameron. The Oscar-winning Titanic filmmaker shared his reaction to Saldaña taking home the Best Supporting Actress prize for Emilia Pérez at the Academy Awards on Sunday,

For those who aren't familiar, "Emilia Pérez" is supposed to be an "avant garde" musical about a Mexican drug cartel leader named Manitas (played by Karla Sofía Gascón) who fakes his death to undergo gender-affirming surgery to become a woman. Saldaña plays Rita, the lawyer who works to help him pull it all off.

Zoe Saldana has long been regarded as Hollywood's box office queen, starring in some of the highest-grossing films of all time, including Avatar and Avengers: Endgame. On Monday, the talented actor added another accolade to her name, winning Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars for her role in Emilia Pérez.