Selena Gomez beams with pride over Emilia Perez's 'unlikely' nominations

Selena Gomez is taking pride in her co-star Zoe Saldana’s win after Emilia Perez was honoured with four major awards this week.

The 32-year-old multi-hyphenate star reposted Emilia Perez’s Instagram post on her Stories on Monday, December 9, to express joy over her film’s mind-blowing success after it was listed as the Best International Feature at Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Awards 2024.

She wrote across the photo, “Congratulations to my Emilia family!!! Mama @zoesaldana YES!!!”

The original post featured a photo of Saldana, accompanied by film’s nominations in other categories, including Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.

Meanwhile, the caption of the post read, “Thank you to the Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Awards for honoring Emilia Pérez with 4 awards - Best International Feature, Best Supporting Actress - Zoe Saldaña, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song - "Mi Camino."

Fans thronged the comments section with heartwarming messages for the entire team, referring to them as the driving force behind film’s success.

One fan commented, “Congrats Selena!! and the whole cast of Emilia Peréz You are all amazing!”

Another chimed in, adding, “WATCHED LAST NIGHT. Brava. All performances were stellar. All, writing, script, dialogue is award winning.”

A third enthused, “Respectfully, Zoe Saldana felt like the lead.”