Zoe Saldaña told People on the red carpet for Disney and Pixar’s “Elio” that her Oscar statue, which she won earlier this year for her supporting turn in the Netflix musical drama “Emilia Perez,” is transgender.

“I just feel like it teaches them that work is a part of life,” she continued, “and that if you're doing things that make you happy, all you have to do is just share it with the people that you love a...