Zoe Saldana looked stylish on Saturday while speaking on stage at the 68th BFI London Film Festival about her new film Emilia Pérez.
The 46-year-old actress, who plays lawyer Rita Moro Castro in the Netflix film, wore an elegant gray plaid suit consisting of a straight jacket and flared tailored pants.
She added inches to her figure with a pair of platform heels and accessorized them with a cluster of rings.
The beauty styled her dark tresses in glamorous waves for the event and sported a flawless makeup palette.
Zoe smiled as she posed up a storm on the red carpet before taking to the stage.
Zoe Saldana looked stylish on Saturday while speaking on stage at the 68th BFI London Film Festival about her new film Emilia Pérez.
The 46-year-old actress, who plays lawyer Rita Moro Castro in the Netflix film, wore an elegant gray plaid suit consisting of a single-breasted jacket and tailored flared pants.
Speaking about taking on the role of Rita, Zoe told the panel, according to Deadline: ‘It was important to understand where Rita came from and who she really was.
‘To me, she is a person who does not have the courage to speak for herself. She doesn’t have enough work, she’s ignored, and she’s desperate for a change, but she wants power, she wants influence, and she wants success.
“So understanding that this was a Faustian deal that she was going to accept immediately, and never look back, was important to me, because she goes through a transition too.
“It’s not as obviously heightened and intense and rich as Emilia’s (transition), but she really sheds this old skin and becomes a different person when Emilia meets her again three years later.”
Zoe’s appearance comes after the actress looked incredible in a strapless blue satin dress on Friday while attending a screening of the film at the Royal Festival Hall.
She was joined by her co-star Selena Gomez on the red carpet, who looked sensational in a figure-hugging floor-length dress.
The American singer and actress, 32, plays Jessi Del Monte, the wife of Emilia Pérez, with Karla Sofía Gascón playing Jessi.
The film’s plot says on IMDb: “In Mexico, a lawyer receives an unexpected offer to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business and disappear forever, becoming the woman he always dreamed of being.”
Speaking about taking on the role of Rita, Zoe said: “It was important to understand where Rita came from and who she really was” (pictured in the film).
She added inches to her figure with a pair of platform heels and accessorized them with a cluster of rings.
The beauty styled her dark locks in glamorous waves for the event and sported a flawless makeup palette.
She added a layer of delicate necklaces to her look.
Zoe talked about her latest project on stage
It comes after the actress looked incredible in a strapless blue satin dress while attending a screening of the film with Selena Gomez at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday.
Emilia Pérez first premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May, where it competed for the Palme d’Or.
The project ultimately won the Jury Prize during the festival, while the female cast won the Best Actress award.
In August, the musical police comedy premiered in cinemas in France and is scheduled to be available on Netflix in the US and UK from November 13.
The film was also selected as the French entry for Best International Film for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards.
Gold Derby predicted that Saldaña is currently most likely to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film.
Nominees for elite honors have yet to be announced, but Saldana and others have already been generating awards buzz for their performances last year.
Variety It was previously reported that Saldana and her co-star Selena will seek Oscar nominations in the supporting actress category, while Karla will compete for a lead actress nomination.
Gold Derby is not the only publication predicting an Oscar nomination for Saldaña.
He is currently ranked number one on a list of nominees predicted by Variety, and his Emilia Pérez co-star Selena is in fifth place.
