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With her Oscar win for the Spanish-language “Emilia Pérez,” Zoe Saldaña joins a short list of performers who have won for non-English language roles. She’s just the third ever to do so for Best Supporting Actress, after Penélope Cruz for “Vicky Christina Barcelona” and Yuh-jung Youn in “Minari.”

But there is further significance in Saldaña’s victory. While several actors have won for non-English roles in American movies, such as Cruz and Youn, Saldaña is the first acting winner from a Best International Feature Oscar nominee in 25 years – since Roberto Benigni exuberantly won Best Actor for 1998’s “Life is Beautiful.” Both that film and “Emilia Pérez” were also Best Picture nominees.

In Oscar history, in fact, Saldaña and Benigni are the only two actors to win for movies also nominated in the international cateorgy, which was referred to as Best Foreign-Language Film in the era when “Life is Beautiful” won the award.

Being in showbiz is not just about fame, the red carpet, and acclaim, it is also one of the most profitable and lucrative professions out there. Especially when it comes to acting, these mystifying beings with their ability to mold themselves into a range of diverse characters end up making the most out of the deal. Not only do they achieve popularity and success, but their hefty paychecks make sure that they can spend their remaining life comfortably.

Credits: Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

While this might not be true for every actor or actress out there, for Scarlett Johansson, it is certainly believable. Renowned for her versatile acting and commanding on-screen presence, the actress has become one of Hollywood’s most successful and bankable stars of all time. One of the few actors who has made a mark on cinema outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,...

Friends has been the cornerstone of the sitcom genre but watching it now won’t be the same after the death of Matthew Perry. The actor passed away from a Ketamine overdose, but upon investigation, five people were arrested including his local physician and live-in assistant. Among the five people there was Erik Fleming as well who was listed as the late actor’s acquaintance.

Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in Friends | Credits: NBC

And in this investigation, he was presented as a middleman in the entire Ketamine scheme. But before this controversy, Fleming also had a brief Hollywood career and directed a movie featuring the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes.

Scarlett Johansson Starred in My Brother the Pig Directed by Erik Fleming Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Credits: Mediapro/Wild Bunch

Matthew Perry‘s death was quickly embroiled in scandal when the authorities charged five people...

Scarlett Johansson wasn’t one to play it safe or please the crowd. Whether it was stepping up for Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife or backing Woody Allen, she stood by her choices without flinching. Hollywood might have thrived on apologies and PR-friendly pivots, but Johansson? She doubled down and owned her narrative.

Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Credits: Mediapro/Wild Bunch

Her support for Allen sparked plenty of debates, but she made it clear—she wasn’t about to apologize for what she believed in. Love her or not, Johansson kept it unapologetically real. Bold? Risky? Absolutely. But would anyone have expected less from her? Probably not.

Scarlett Johansson Stands Firm on Woody Allen as Hollywood Reflects and Regrets Scarlett Johansson and Woody Allen in Scoop (2006) | Credits: Jelly Roll Productions

“I would work with him anytime.” Scarlett Johansson didn’t mince words when asked about her stance on Woody Allen.

Scarlett Johansson collaborated with Woody Allen for the third time in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The film tells the story of Vicky and Cristina, played by Rebecca Hall and Johansson, who get entangled with Javier Bardem’s Juan. The film had some intimate scenes involving Johansson, Bardem, and Penélope Cruz.

Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Credits: Mediapro/Wild Bunch

Johansson opened up about the film in an old interview, talking about the notion that this film was Allen’s steamiest film. Steamiest or not, the film was Allen’s one of the highest-grossing films at the time. Cruz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the film won the Golden Globe for Best Film – Musical or Comedy.

Scarlett Johansson Attributes The Steaminess In Vicky Cristina Barcelona To One Thing Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Credits: Mediapro/Wild Bunch

Woody Allen‘s Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a PG-13 film,...

In 2020 – for the first time in seven years – the Best Supporting Actress Oscar category saw a lone nomination, meaning that a film was recognized there and nowhere else. This achievement is attributed to Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”), who competed for no major precursors except the Golden Globe but still managed to bump Critics Choice, SAG, and Globe nominee Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”). Perhaps unsurprisingly given the length of the streak she broke, there has yet to be a lone contender in any of her category’s subsequent lineups.

Since the introduction of the two gendered supporting Oscars in 1937, there have been 57 female lone nominees and 54 male ones, with over half of the entrants on the former roster having been added before 1977. The one who directly preceded Bates was Helen Hunt, whose inclusion in her lineup was much more heavily predicted. Coincidentally, both women had the perceived advantage of being former Best Actress champions,...