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Earlier this month, after Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez both landed nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards for their work in "Emilia Pérez," Variety magazine promptly interviewed all the acting category nominees.
Saldaña, who rose to prominence portraying Neytiri through motion capture in the "Avatar" franchise, was specifically questioned about the Golden Globes' consistent failure to acknowledge motion-capture performances, having never nominated any. In response, Saldaña passionately defended the artistic merit of such work.
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Saldaña expressed her ongoing hope that the public, academic institutions, and various industry organizations would come to a greater understanding of the true nature of motion-capture performance and its profound meaning for artists. She explained that it gives artists complete control over their creations, stressing that it is neither replication nor imitation. Instead, she asserted, the artists are the ones who genuinely perform all the work, with technicians merely adding graphical enhancements during post-production.
She further elaborated that performers don't simply walk into a recording studio in sweatpants, lend their voice to a production, and then allow others to devise their physical movements. Saldaña underscored that every action a character performs in a motion-capture role is interpreted by either an actor or a stunt performer. She concluded by stating her hope that this art form would one day receive proper recognition, as it would be regrettable to disregard the sacrifices and hard work dedicated to these films.
via： Variety