What did Zoe Saldana wear to Oscars 2025? Look decoded as actress bags her first Oscars win

Zoe Saldana has had an amazing year collecting awards in 2025. Some of the awards she has won include a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Emilia Pérez, two Critics' Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Song, a Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, and more.

Saldana arrived in style at the 2025 Oscars, wearing a gorgeous red Saint Laurent dress with crystals and black see-through opera gloves. Since this year is Saldana's first Oscars nomination, she came dressed to the nines. Later on, she bagged the award for Best Supporting Actress for her film, Emilia Pérez.

Keep reading to know more details about Zoe Saldana's Oscars look.

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More details about Zoe Saldana's balloon dress for the 2025 Oscars

The balloon silhouette is trending in 2025, be it casual wear or elevated style. For the event, Saldana wore an opulent three-tier balloon dress in a deep ruby red shade designed by Saint Laurent. The top of the dress consisted of a sheer bandeau top with crystals on it, which matched the long opera gloves.

For her accessories, Saldana opted for a simple pair of stud earrings and contrasted it with a thick diamond-and-emerald Cartier choker. For the hair, Saldana went for a middle part with soft waves cascading down her back. Even the makeup was kept to a minimum, allowing the dress to do all the talking. Saldana had a light touch of pink eyeshadow and lip gloss.

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What did netizens think of Zoe Saldana winning an Academy Award?

Since this is Zaldana's first Oscar award, in her speech she expressed:

"I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award, and I know I will not be the last!" Saldana said.

Here are a few other things netizens had to say about Zoe Saldana's first Academy Award:

"She definitely deserves that u are so beautiful and amazing" - @VikasDutt0923 commented.

Another fan said,

"She should’ve been won an Oscar years ago ‼️‼️ " - @Kiddreid stated.

While another user wrote,

"I liked her performance better in “Lioness” than “Emilia Perez”" - @thedyngphoenix said.

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While Saldana fans celebrate with her on her first win, many have also argued that Saldana deserves an Oscar, but not for her role in Emilia Pérez. So far, Zoe Saldana has been slaying her red carpet look at whichever event she attends.