Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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SCAD Savannah Film Festival Vanguard Award honoree Zoe Saldaña ('Avengers: Endgame,' 'Avatar: The Way of Water') discusses how she is drawn to dialogue-heavy roles and what she looks for in a character. In addition to her SCAD Savannah Film Festival honor for 'Emilia Perez,' Saldaña won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the critically acclaimed film.

Follow the SCAD Savannah Film Festival @savfilmfest or visit https://filmfest.scad.edu for more information. To learn more about SCAD, visit https://www.scad.edu.

Featured music: "Deep Inspiration" (Instrumental) by Sam Joseph Delves