"I really wanted to do '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' because what we had in mind was really kind of gross and cool and wet and steampunk," said Fincher in a recent interview with Letterboxd.
RaMell Ross' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel beat out runners-up "Anora" and "All We Imagine as Light," the latter of which did score Best Director and Best Foreign-Language Film.
Saldaña has spent over a decade starring in the "Avatar" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, but starring in a musical from Jacques Audiard was the first challenge she'd had in a while.
Zendaya and Jolie recently spent time together for THR's Actress Roundtable, discussing their Golden Globe-nominated roles in "Challengers" and "Maria."