Zoe Saldana cut a chic figure on Saturday as she spoke onstage at the 68th BFI London Film Festival about her new movie Emilia Perez.
The actress, 46, who plays lawyer Rita Moro Castro in the Netflix film, wore a stylish grey checked suit consisting of a single-breasted blazer and flared tailored trousers.
She added inches to her frame with a pair of platform heels and accessorised with a cluster of rings.
The beauty styled her dark tresses in glamorous waves for the event and wore a flawless makeup palette.
Zoe beamed as she posed up a storm on the red carpet ahead of taking to the stage.
Zoe Saldana cut a chic figure on Saturday as she spoke onstage at the 68th BFI London Film Festival about her new movie Emilia Perez
The actress, 46, who plays lawyer Rita Moro Castro in the Netflix movie, wore a stylish grey checked suit consisting of a single-breasted blazer and flared tailored trousers
Talking about taking on the role of Rita, Zoe told the panel, according to Deadline: ‘It was important to understand where Rita was coming from and who she really was.
‘To me, she is a person that doesn’t have the courage to speak for herself. She’s underworked, overlooked, desperate for 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 immediately take — and never look back — was important to me, because she also goes through a transition.
‘It’s not as obviously accentuated and intense and rich as Emilia’s [transition], but she does really shed this old skin and become a different person by the time Emilia meets her again three years later.’
Zoe’s appearance comes after the actress looked incredible in a strapless blue satin gown on Friday as she attended a screening of the movie at The Royal Festival Hall.
She joined 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, stars as Emilia Perez’s wife Jessi Del Monte, with Karla Sofía Gascón playing Jessi.
The film’s plot reads on IMDb: ‘In Mexico, a lawyer receives an unexpected offer to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the woman he’s always dreamed of being.’
Talking about taking on the role of Rita, Zoe said : ‘It was important to understand where Rita was coming from and who she really was’ (pictured in the film)
She added inches to her frame with a pair of platform heels and accessorised with a cluster of rings
The beauty styled her dark tresses in glamorous waves for the event and wore a flawless makeup palette
She added a layer of dainty necklaces to her look
Zoe spoke about her latest project on stage
It comes after the actress looked incredible in a strapless blue satin gown as she attended a screening of the movie with Selena Gomez at The Royal Festival Hall on Friday
Emilia Perez first premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival back in May, where it competed for the Palme d’Or.
The project eventually won the Jury Prize during the festival, while the female ensemble won the Best Actress award.
In August, the musical crime comedy was released in theatres in France – and is slated to become available on Netflix in the U.S. and U.K. starting on November 13.
The movie was also selected as the French entry for Best International Feature Film for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards.
Gold Derby predicted Saldana is currently most likely to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie.
Nominees for the elite honours have not yet been announced but already Saldana and others have been generating awards buzz for their performances this past year.
Variety previously reported that Saldana and her co-star Selena will pursue Oscar nominations in the supporting actress category while Karla will contend for a lead actress nomination.
Gold Derby isn’t the only publication envisioning an Oscar nomination for Saldana.
She is currently ranked number one on a list of predicted nominees by Variety, with her Emilia Perez co-star Selena coming in at fifth.