Game of Thronesactress Gwendoline Christie is as bold and daring off-screen as she in on.
“I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!????!?!!?!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #EmmyAwards #CANITTRULYBEREAL??????????” she captioned an Instagram post of her official nomination letter.
The 40-year-old actress took matters into her own hands and self-submitted her work after HBO submitted only Lena Heady (Cersei Lannister), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), for consideration in the supporting actress category.
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The bold move ultimately paid off and fans of the British actress and herGoTcharacter enthusiastically supported her decision to self-submit herself for the honor.
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“HBO didn’t submit Gwendoline Christie for an Emmy so she submitted herself and got a nomination,” one Christie fantweeted. “Be your own biggest cheerleader.”
“gwendoline christie being nominated for an emmy for the role she wanted so badly, got and worked so hard to live up to is so beautiful. brienne means the world to her and this is exactly what she deserves. MY knight of the seven kingdoms. i’m so incredibly proud,” anotherGame of Thronesfan tweeted in Christie’s support.
“I am so proud of my girl Gwendoline Christie… she was told she wouldn’t make it as an actress and is now nominated for an Emmy … screw what ppl think and go for your dreams 💜 I stan a legend,” a third fanwroteon Twitter Wednesday.
Christie was not the onlyGame of Thronesactor to successfully submit themselves for Emmy consideration. Her costars, Carice Van Houten, known for her role as Melisandre, and Alfie Allen, who plays Theon Greyjoy, also self-submitted their work and received nominations for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series and for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, respectively.
The 71st PrimetimeEmmy Awardswill air live on Fox from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 22 starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
source: people.com
