Saldaña called the controversial film "a magical collaboration" amid a scandal involving Gascón's problematic past posts on social media.

"I've never been questioned about where I come from and judged by how I speak or what my pronouns are," Saldaña said during Sunday's ceremony.

Emilia Pérez got a highlight at tonight’s 2025 SAG Awards, but the film’s star, Karla Sofía Gascón, was nowhere to be seen. Co-stars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana presented at the annual awards show, where they introduced their Netflix film,