After winning the Golden Globe, Bafta and SAG award for best supporting actress in Emilia Pérez, Zoe Saldaña has finished award season on an all-time high as she went onto win the Oscar, too.

The 97th Academy Awards were a momentous night for the 46-year-old actor, who is best known for her roles in James Cameron’s Avatar and the Guardians Of The Galaxy franchise, as she took home her first Oscar for her portrayal as Rita Mora Castro in the Spanish-language musical crime drama.

Taking to the stage in her beautiful burgundy Saint Laurent dress, Saldaña called out to her mother in the audience and became profoundly emotional as she dedicated the award to her late grandmother and her co-stars.

Holding back tears, Saldaña began: “I am floored by this honour. Thank you to the Academy for recognising the quiet heroism and the power in a woman like Rita.”

She went onto praise her fellow nominees, including Wicked’s Ariana Grande, A Complete Unknown’s Monica Barbaro, The Brutalist’s Felicity Jones and Conclave’s Isabella Rossellini, by adding: “And talking about powerful women, my fellow nominees: the love and community that you have offered me is a true gift, and I will pay it forward.”

She also thanked her husband, Marco Perego-Saldaña, her family and said she is “sharing” the award with the rest of her cast and crew of Emilia Pérez.

“This is for my grandmother” – Zoe Saldaña delivers emotional speech after historic best supporting actress win at the Oscars