Being the sole woman on a set doesn’t bother Zoë Saldana, who can hold her own with a group of men.

At times though, Saldana feels like she has to do more so that she isn’t perceived as someone who can’t carry a full load.

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The nominations for Canada’s fourth annual Constellation Awards have been announced, and Star Trek XI has been nominated in four different categories.

The Constellation Awards, honoring excellence in science-fiction film and television, announced their nominations last week in a televised announcement on G4 Canada’s EP Daily.

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According to Zoë Saldana (Uhura), Star Trek XII will begin pre-production this autumn.

When asked whether fans would see the sequel to Star Trek or the sequel to Avatar first, Saldana claimed that Trek would be first. “I think Star Trek,” she said. “Because that one’s already going into pre-production soon…From what I hear. Unless J.J., who’s always full of surprises…

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On Sunday night, Star Trek XI collected yet another award, this one courtesy of the 2010 Jameson Empire Awards.

Nominated for three Empire awards; Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film, Best Director and Best Film; Star Trek XI won for best Sci-Fi/Fantasy movie.

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Zoë Saldana wants more than just an emotional or mental challenge in her acting roles.

Although Saldana enjoyed her work on Star Trek XI, she was a bit jealous that the men got all the good action scenes. “In Star Trek I had so much fun,” she said, “but the boys had all the action.

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Star Trek XI‘s Zoë Saldana has signed on with Avon Products, Inc.

Saldana, best-known to Star Trek fans as the new Uhura, will now be a spokeswoman for Avon’s newest fragrance.

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The Thirty-Sixth Annual People’s Choice Awards airs tonight, January 6, at 9:00 PM on CBS and Star Trek XI will be vying for several of the awards.

Fans of Star Trek XI will find out tonight if any of the five People’s Choice nominations for the movie will be chosen as winners.

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For Zoë Saldana, working in Avatar meant more than just learning her lines.

James Cameron‘s Avatar, a 3-D science fiction movie releases this week, and Saldana plays Neytiri, a blue-skinned alien warrior, a role for which she has been preparing since 2006.

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Whenever she can, Zoe Saldana loves to do her own stunt work in movies.

“I have the itch lately,” said Saldana. “I don’t know if it is after Avatar or Star Trek or because I’ve just finished an action film called The Losers, in which I did almost all my own stunts. I think it’s so empowering and sexy.”

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Zoe Saldana joined other celebrities and volunteers to help to feed the homeless a Thanksgiving dinner.

Saldana helped out at the Los Angeles Mission where turkey meals were served on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, to those in need.

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Star Trek received five nominations for the People’s Choice Awards.

The 2010 People’s Choice Awards will be given at a ceremony on January 6th at the Nokia Theater, L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Queen Latifah will be the ceremony host.

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Several threads at TrekBBS offer fans behind-the-scenes photos from Star Trek XI.

Star Trek XI fans will enjoy seeing the many candid shots that have been posted recently on TrekBBS, which include photos of original series actors.

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Although she enjoyed working on Star Trek XI, Zoe Saldana wants more action in the next Star Trek film.

If Saldana has her way, “the boys” won’t be the ones getting all of the action in the sequel to Star Trek XI. “I had so much fun,” she said of the J.J. Abrams reboot. “But the boys got all the action!”

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Spike TV announced the nominees for Scream 2009 and Star Trek XI led the pack with seventeen nominations.

The Fourth Annual Scream awards, honoring the best in science-fiction, fantasy, horror and comics, will be taped in Los Angeles on October 17 and will air on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 at 10 P.M.

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Zoe Saldana (Uhura) is just a bit sore from playing the tough Aisha in The Losers.

As reported by Comicbookmovie.com, Saldana spoke to MTV about her role as the “loose cannon” Aisha in The Losers and the effects of playing Aisha on her body. “I don’t even know why I’m wearing a skirt,” she said. “I’m full of black-and-blues.
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