Lily Collins just earned her first big acting nomination — and, according to a new Instagram post, she's appropriately thrilled.
Collins scored a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy category for her starring role in Rules Don't Apply. In the new film, Collins portrays Marla, an aspiring actress under contract with the ever-unstable Howard Hughes. Though stories of the infamous Hughes served as the real-life inspiration behind the movie, the film is very much about Marla carving her own path in a society that allowed women very little.
Though the actress has starred in movies like Mirror, Mirror and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, this marks her first major accolade. From the expression on Collins' face, she knows just how big of a deal it is.
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Collins' caption reveals just how elated she was to see her name on the screen.
"The moment your mom captures you being nominated for your first Golden Globe. Priceless. I still can't breathe. Beyond honored, thankful, and proud. This can't be real!"
But it's Collins' expression that embodies how pretty much everyone would feel about earning a major award nod. (Save for Meryl Streep, whom I refuse to believe is surprised by any nomination.) Collins is very close to bursting into happy tears in this pic, which seems appropriate for a dream realized. I can only imagine the level of emotion should she win.