Zoe Saldaña is celebrating a Palm Springs honor…
The 46-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American actress, who recently won her first Golden Globes award, has claimed the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress in an International Feature Film at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.
In awarding Saldaña with the prize, jurors cited “the ferocity and complexity of her performance in Emilia Pérez, which shows a virtuosic range of expression, from song and dance to her potent interpretation of a morally shaded character. Although her character plays a supporting role, she drives the narrative with the power of a protagonist.”
I’m Still Here bested several other Oscar-shortlisted International Feature Film contenders including Emilia Pérez, for the FIPRESCI Prize.
A special jury of international film critics determined the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize, praising the drama directed by Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles “for conveying the horror of encroaching dictatorship from the intimate perspective of a mother defending not just her family of five, but her dignity. Evoking the severity of the violence without resorting to melodrama, director Walter Salles captures a critical moment of history in scrupulous and compelling detail.”
The FIPRESCI jury members included Brian D. Johnson (Canadian Film Critic), Marcelo Janot (Brazilian Film Critic), and Paola Caseslla (Italian Film Critic).