
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego Saldana. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association
It’s not every day you win one Critics choice Award – but when Zoe Saldaña grabbed one for her role in Emilia PérezHer husband was not there to see the moment.
When Zoe entered the stage on Friday, February 7th, at the award ceremony in Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, she used her best supporting actress acceptance speech to reveal the funny reason for this.
“My husband is on the toilet! Come on, ”joked the actress, 46, about her partner, Marco Perego SaldañaBefore she starts her speech.
“People, I should usually notice a speech. My publicist told me I couldn’t do it, so I wrote it. For my candidates, the work they have done is breathtaking. I will be proud to be among you forever, ”she said.
Despite his current absence, Marco received a shoutout in Zoe’s list of thanks.
“Many thanks to my family, especially to my family My incredible husband And my nephew, who is with me this evening, ”she said. “You made me, so thank you. And for my boys, my biggest adventure and my hardest critics. I love you.”
The actress added: “My desire for the effects of this film on the audience and our world, I hope we can all be curious and open to each other because you never know when you have the opportunity to get the hero in the story of one to be others. So our world is too big and too beautiful to be different. So, stay curious, stay nice and stay blue – not too blue. Thank you very much.”

Zoe Saldana. Maya Dehlin Spach/Filmmagic
Zoe and Marco started in spring 2013 after he had met a few years earlier. The couple bound the knot Shortly afterwards in summer 2013.
“I have known my partner for five years. I knew about his work. I knew from him. Then we met, ”she said The Hollywood reporter In July 2014. “And months later we both made the decision to do what we both never sworn individually – to marry.”
The Avatar Star admitted that the romance was a whirlwind and added that they moved quickly after deciding to tie the knot.
“As soon as we decided to get married, we have not waited. We did it three weeks later, ”she said to The Outlet. “This part was very, very fast.”
Zoe and Marco drove on Welcome three children: Twins Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio in November 2014 and son Zen in December 2016.