Zoe Saldaña is an Oscar winner, and James Cameron is over the moon. The “Avatar” director shared his reaction to his leading lady’s victory by telling Variety: "I was so happy to see Zoe acknowledged as the world-class performer we,

Zoe Saldaña has earned her first Academy Award for best supporting actress. The win Sunday night for her performance in “Emilia Pérez” adds to a collection of successes for the star this awards season.

Zoe Saldaña won the Oscar for supporting actress for her role as an attorney for a cartel leader in Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” and paid tribute to the cast and her own family in an emotional speech. Saldaña shouted out the “Emilia Pérez” cast in her Oscar acceptance speech, saying “Thank you to the Academy, …