Zoe Saldaña is making a statement: Her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “ Emilia Pérez ” identifies as “trans.” Saldaña, who won the statue for playing a lawyer who helps a cartel boss (Karla Sofía Gascón) undergo gender-affirming surgery, told People that the award “goes by they/them.”

Zoe Saldaña told People on the red carpet for Disney and Pixar’s “Elio” that her Oscar statue, which she won earlier this year for her supporting turn in the Netflix musical drama “Emilia Perez,” is transgender.

The actress's Oscar statuette "is gender fluid," she revealed to PEOPLE at the L.A. premiere of her latest film 'Elio' Zoe Saldaña is introducing her Oscar. Earlier this year, the actress, 46, took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Emilia Pérez — her first-ever Academy Award.