Zoe Saldaña To Receive Derek Malcolm Award For Innovation At London Critics’ Circle Awards

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Zoe Saldaña, who is currently enjoying a high-profile awards season for her performance in Emilia Pérez, will be honoured with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards in February, 2025.

The actress is the second recipient of the award created in the memory of film critic Derek Malcolm, who died aged 91 in August 2023, after actor and filmmaker Colman Domingo who was feted at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Awards.“I’m honoured and thrilled to receive the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation from the London Film Critics’ Circle, a group I greatly admire and respect,” said Saldaña. “This has been a wonderful year for film with so many striking and indelible roles for women.

To have had the opportunity to work in this industry for twenty-five years has been a privilege and to perform the role of Rita in Emilia Pérez has been the opportunity of a lifetime.”Actor and producer Saldaña is also nominated for Supporting Actress of the Year in the upcoming London Critics’ Circle Awards, the ceremony for which will take place at London’s May Fair Hotel on February 2, 2025.

Saldaña’s wide-ranging career includes starring roles in four of the highest-grossing films of all time including Avatar and Avengers: Endgame, and she has also made her mark in numerous sci-fi franchises, from Star Trek to Guardians of the Galaxy.