Zoe Saldaña swore during her acceptance speech at the Baftas after she won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the controversial Netflix musical, Emilia Pérez.
This is so validating and a true honour, because the very few times that I went for a part with a British accent or dialect coach, I was like, ‘This is not going to happen to you.’ Even though I have a lot of British friends, I find myself repeating all their phrases, and I know that I’m a pain in the a***.”.
He said: “Above all, I would like to thank all the wonderful artists who brought this film to life and who are here with us tonight,” he said, speaking through an interpreter.
“My dear Zoe, my dear Selena, Giorgini, Paul, Juliet, Camille, Clement, Julia and your team, but also you, my dear Karla Sofia, that I kiss.
Jacques Audiard’s audacious film also stars Selena Gomez and Karla Sofia Gascón.