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James Cameron Advances Stealth Avatar Oscar Campaign For Zoe Saldana

“Cameron’s genius is this: He makes movies for women disguised as movies for men.” And if you don’t believe that, here’s the latest photograph to emerge from behind the scenes — cannily timed to early chatter that Zoe Saldana’s entirely performance-capture turn is not only real acting, but might also be Oscar-worthy.

Saldana is indeed pretty strong as Neytiri, the Na’vi warrior vixen whom Jake Sully’s own alien avatar falls for in his Pandoran exploits. All things considered — imagined green-screen sets, hard-driving director, horrible dialogue — Saldana convincingly explores Neytiri’s emotional range despite never actually appearing in the flesh onscreen.

We couldn’t accomplish the character we’re doing in Avatar through any kind of makeup means. That’s been explored for 30 years of Star Trek and Star Wars. But I think the thing I hope that the media can convey to audiences is that this is an actor-driven process. Neytiri, in my film, for example—she is what Zoe [Saldana] created 100 percent. Initially I thought we want to keep the technique under wraps. We don’t want to pull the curtain aside and show people how we’ve done this; we just want to show you my magic. But I’ve recently changed my tune. I want people to see a side-by-side image of Neytiri in a scene and Zoe doing the scene, so they understand that it’s a physical and facial performance. Zoe took months of training at archery and martial arts, so she could move a certain way and have a certain grace. It’s something she created that just translated to her character.

"But the bottom line is, this is a strong piece of acting. It is a full-out performance. And by the middle of the film, you believe in who Naytiri is, above and beyond being 10 feet tall, blue, and nearly naked. This is a testament to Zoe Saldana's work. She deserves serious consideration for a nomination, as any other actress who had given a performance like this would."