Star Trekgained a new Academy Award-winning actor when Zoe Saldaña won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Rita Mora Castro in Netflix’sEmilia Pérez. Saldaña played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in J.J. Abrams’Star Trek(2009),Star Trek Into Darkness, andStar Trek Beyond.Zoe’s Oscar win puts her in rarified air alongside the handful of otherStar Trekactors who won Academy Awards.
Zoe Saldaña redefined the role of Lt. Uhura, which was originated by Nichelle Nichols inStar Trek: The Original Series. InStar Trek’s alternate Kelvin Timeline, the younger Uhura was a genius at xenolinguistics, and a Starfleet Academy peer of the futureCaptain of the USS Enterprise, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine).Uhura was also in a relationship with Commander Spock (Zachary Quinto). Lt. Uhura played a pivotal role in the Starship Enterprise’s saving the galaxy in all three J.J. Abrams-producedStar Trekmovies.
Zoe Saldaña Is Star Trek’s Newest Academy Award-Winning Actress
Saldaña Joins Michelle Yeoh & Holly Hunter As Star Trek Oscar Winners
With her Best Supporting Actress win forEmilia Pérez,Zoe Saldaña joins Michelle Yeoh, Holly Hunter, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others asOscar-winning actors inStar Trek. Yeoh played Captain Philippa Georgiou and Emperor Philippa Georgiou before winning the Best Actress Oscar forEverything Everywhere All At Once. Yeoh’sEverything Everywhereco-star, Jamie Lee Curtis, also won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, andJamie Lee cameos inStar Trek: Section 31,which was headlined by Michelle Yeoh.
Zoe Saldaña stars in three of the six highest-grossing films of all time.
Star Trek’s next series in production,Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, starsHolly Hunter, who won the Best Actress Oscar forThe Piano, and has three other Academy Award nominations.Star Trek: Starfleet Academyseason 1’s recurring villain is played by Paul Giamatti, who was Academy Award-nominated for his roles inCinderella ManandThe Holdovers. Along with her Oscar, Zoe Saldaña stars in three of the six highest-grossing films of all time:Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, andAvatar: The Way of Water.
Zoe Saldaña’s Oscar Is Proof Star Trek 4 Needs To Be Made ASAP
Star Trek 4 Could Also Be Different After Zoe’s Oscar Win
Zoe Saldaña hasn’t played Lt. Uhura sinceStar Trek Beyondin 2016. Still, Zoe, along with her fellowStar TrekactorsChris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, and Sofia Boutella, has publicly expressed her desire to return to the Starship Enterprise.Star Trek 4remains in development helldespite a 2024 report that Steve Yockey was hired to write a new script. Perhaps Saldaña becoming a newly-minted Oscar winner could be the impetus to putStar Trek 4on the fast track.
Star Trek Beyond Ending & Why No Sequel 8 Years Later Explained
Star Trek Beyond set up a sequel for Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk and the Kelvin Timeline crew, but it’s 8 years later and we’ve yet to see Star Trek 4.
However, Zoe Saldaña’s Oscar could also changeStar Trek 4, if it happens. Lt. Uhura is generally considered a supporting character, although Saldaña’s version has had more agency in herStar Trekmovies. It’s possible Zoe’s Oscar could make Uhura more of a lead character and makeStar Trek’s big three of Captain Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy a quartet. It would be logical forStar Trekto take advantage of the gift that Zoe Saldaña is now an Academy Award-winner to put more urgency into gettingStar Trek 4made.
Emilia Perez
Cast
Emilia Perez is a drama film that follows the life of Emilia Perez, a determined and ambitious individual striving to make a name for herself in a competitive environment. The story explores her journey as she navigates the challenges and obstacles that come her way, all while uncovering the complexities of her own identity.
Star Trek Beyond
In the Kelvin timeline of Star Trek Films, Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew return to fight a new enemy who puts everything they and the Federation stand for to the ultimate test. This third installment of the rebooted Star Trek films marked the 50th anniversary of the classic sci-fi franchise.
