Zoe Saldaña called out by fans for 'cringey' moment during the Golden Globes

Zoe Saldaña was on cloud nine at the Golden Globes last night, having finally scooped the illusive award.

But it the midst of all the emotions she appeared to take the stage at a time where maybe the 46-year-old Oscar-winning actress might have been better off just staying sat down at her table.

Saldaña picked up the Golden Globe - Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture - for her performance in Emilia Pérez, and her speech was a lengthy one to say the least.

Zoe Saldaña crashes Camille's Golden Globes speech (CBS News)

She said: "I know I don't have much time and I have dyslexia so I tend to forget when I'm really anxious and I'm filled with adrenaline but, my heart is full of gratitude. Thank you so much to the Golden Globes for celebrating our film and honoring the women of Emilia Pérez."

She went on to thank her co-star Selena Gomez and fellow cast and crew alongside the other women nominated, and as the production team queued the music in a subtle way of telling Saldaña to wrap it up, the crowd began to clap.

"Thank you. No, stop, stop! My family, my mom is here, my sister, my husband and my sons - I love you, I love you! You guys are everything, thank you," the emotional actress then said.

But it was when Camille and Clément Ducol took to the stage after finding out they won the best original song for a motion picture for 'El Mal' - which featured in Emilia Pérez - Saldaña joined them on stage in what fans are calling a 'cringey' moment. Take a look:

As the pair accepted the award, Saldaña lingered behind them while her fellow co-stars all remained seated - as did Jacques Audiard, who won the award alongside Ducol and Camille.

Fans took to Twitter baffled by what was going on and Saldaña's behavior.

"Why is Zoe Saldana on the stage? I know she won (and I do like her) but she really needs to sit down. #GoldenGlobes," one person wrote.

"Her rambling speech was bad enough, but this is just cringe (and disrespectful TBH)."

While another typed: "Zoe Saldana is already giving cringe #GoldenGlobes."

So, what is Emilia Pérez, the show in which Saldaña won her Golden Globe for best actress?

Saldaña won her Golden Globe for best actress for her role as Rita in Emilia Pérez (CBS News)

The storyline reads on IMDb: "Mexico, today. Overqualified and exploited, lawyer Rita is wasting her talents working for a large firm far better at whitewashing criminal garbage than serving justice.

"But an unexpected way out appears, the sort of offers you can't refuse: to help feared cartel boss Juan "Little Hands" Del Monte - aka Manitas - retire from his business and disappear forever. Manitas has a plan he's been fine-tuning in secret for years: to become, at last, the woman he's always dreamed of becoming."

2025 Golden Globe Awards winners

The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards celebrates outstanding achievements in film and television. Below is the complete list of nominees, with winners updated as announced:

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture

Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a television series — musical or comedy

Jean Smart, Hacks — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a television series — drama

Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a television series

Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a television series

Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a television series — musical or comedy

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear — Winner

Best screenplay — motion picture

Peter Straughan, Conclave — Winner

Best performance in stand-up comedy on television

Ali Wong, Single Lady — Winner

Best motion picture — non-English language

Emilia Pérez — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Colin Farrell, The Penguin — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — musical or comedy

Demi Moore, The Substance — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — musical or comedy

Sebastian Stan, A Different Man — Winner

Best motion picture — animated

Flow — Winner

Best director — motion picture

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist — Winner

Best original score — motion picture

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Challengers — Winner

Best original song — motion picture

'El Mal', by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard (from Emilia Pérez) — Winner

Cinematic and box office achievement

Wicked — Winner

Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Baby Reindeer — Winner

Best television series — comedy or musical

Hacks — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a television series — drama

Anna Sawai, Shōgun — Winner

Best television series — drama

Shōgun — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — drama

Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — drama

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist — Winner

Best motion picture — drama

The Brutalist — Winner

Best motion picture — musical or comedy

Emilia Pérez — Winner