Zoe Saldaña 'collapsed right after' winning Oscar, body shut down over illness at show: 'Lost my voice within an hour'
Zoe Saldaña revealed on Live that she collapsed moments after winning her Oscar.
Mark Consuelos recalled that Saldaña was ill, and the star confirmed she "lost my voice."
"All I wanted to do was crawl in bed and maybe cry," the Emilia Pérez performer said.Zoe Saldaña's big night on stage at the Oscars preceded a dramatic development backstage, the Emilia Pérez star has revealed in a new interview.
Three months after winning her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the March 2025 ceremony, the 46-year-old Guardians of the Galaxy performer said Wednesday morning on Live With Kelly & Mark that her body gave out moments after accepting the honor.
'It was all beginning to become a blur, it was such a beautiful journey leading up to the Oscars. I don't think I was there as myself [that day], my 13-year-old self was there," Saldaña told cohosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, who also remembered interviewing the actress backstage moments after she won inside Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.
Consuelos remembered Saldaña being sick in the moment, which she confirmed by telling him that she fell over following the victory.
'I collapsed right after. I lost my voice within an hour after I won the award,' Saldaña said. 'I couldn't stand on those heels that I had. All I wanted to do was crawl in bed and maybe cry. I don't know why, I needed to cry.'
She added that, "Your body is running on pure adrenaline, so you know that your immune system is in optimal condition, but once you know you tell your body that it's over, then everything sort of collapses.'
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Saldaña for more information.
Saldaña also told a comical story about her family's immediate reaction to her Oscars victory, adding that her kids 'saw my win was sort of like a soccer tournament," with one of her children jokingly jabbing her category placement.
"My youngest did ask me, because he's a little more competitive than the other ones, 'But this was for supporting actress, right?'" she said as the Live audience chuckled.
Saldaña, whose voice can be heard leading the cast of Disney's upcoming animated film Elio, appeared in director Jacques Audiard's Cannes breakout Emilia Pérez as Rita, a budding lawyer who takes a job assisting a former cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) with her gender transition.
Her emotional acceptance speech saw the star take the accolade through tears as she praised her family for supporting her.
'My grandmother came to this country in 1961. I am a proud child of immigrant parents with dreams and dignity and hard-working hands, and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award," she said. "And I know I will not be the last. I hope."Live With Kelly and Mark airs weekdays in syndication. Check your local listings for showtimes in your area.
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