This awards season belonged to Zoe Saldaña

, who won countless trophies for her supporting performance as Rita in “Emilia Pérez

,” capping it off with the coveted Oscar.

It was Saldaña’s first

Oscar nomination – and her first win.

“Mami! Mami! Mami!” the actress, 46, called out several times when she got to the stage, noting her mother and whole family were in attendance for her big night.

“I am floored by this honor. Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the quiet heroism and the power in a woman like Rita,” she said, and praised her fellow nominees for “the love and community that you have offered me.” Her fellow supporting actress nominees included Ariana Grande (“Wicked”), Monica Barbaro (“A Complete Unknown”), Felicity Jones (“The Brutalist”) and Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”).

She also thanked the cast and crew of the film, with a special call-out to director Jacques Audiard.

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“And to my husband (

Marco Perego), with that beautiful hair,” Saldaña continued. “The biggest honor in my life is being your partner. You hung the moon, and our beautiful, perfect sons, Cy, Bowie and Zen, they fill our skies every night with stars.”

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The actress has made many a speech this awards season, winning everything from a

Golden Globe to a Screen Actors Guild award for her role in “Emilia Pérez.” Despite multiple controversies about the film, including

racist tweets from lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón

, Saldaña’s wins couldn’t be stopped.

Toward the end of her Oscars acceptance speech, Saldaña choked up while acknowledging that her grandmother came to the U.S. in 1961, and knew she would be proud her granddaughter won an award for singing and speaking in Spanish.

“I am a proud child of immigrant parents with dreams and dignity and hard-working hands,” she said, “and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award. And I know I will not be the last.”