United Kingdom, March 3 -- Zoe Saldana broke down in tears as she accepted the Best Actress in a Supporting role Academy Award on Sunday (02.03.25).

The 46-year-old actress admitted she was "floored" to have won the Oscar for 'Emilia Perez' ahead of Monica Barbaro ('A Complete Unknown'), Ariana Grande ('Wicked'), Felicity Jones ('The Brutalist') and Isabella Rossellini ('Conclave') and gave an emotional speech in which she paid tribute to her family and spoke proudly of being the "first American of Dominican origin" to win at the ceremony.

Speaking on stage at Los Angeles' Dolby Theater, she said: "Mommy! Mommy! My mom is here, my whole family is here. I am floored by this honour.

"Thank you to the Academy for recognising the quiet her...