Zoe Saldana will obtain the Derek Malcom award on the 2025 London Critics’ Circle Movie awards on February 2.
The actor is the second individual to be honoured with the award, which is known as after the legendary critic who died in 2023. Final 12 months’s inaugural prize was offered to Colman Domingo.
Saldana is at the moment receiving awards buzz, together with a London Critics’ Circle nomination, for her function in Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez the place she performs a lawyer who helps the titular character bear a gender transition. The movie premiered at Cannes the place Saldana was honoured with the perfect actress prize alongside her co-stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz.
The actor first broke by way of in 2002 within the teen drama Crossroads and has since starred in a number of main franchises together with Avatar, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Star Trek. Extra not too long ago, Saldana stepped into producing roles, together with the Paramount+ collection Particular Ops: Lioness, during which she additionally stars.
Nominations for the London Critics’ Circle have been introduced yesterday and noticed Anora and The Brutalist cleared the path with seven nods every. The winners can be offered on the awards ceremony on February 2, 2025.