In a video shared to her social media platforms Wednesday, Lopez — who appears to be working out on an elliptical machine at the gym — gets a little teary-eyed while sharing her reaction to news of her first-everScreen Actors Guild Award nomination.
“Acting was my first love along with dancing and I just can’t believe all this is happening,” she continues.
Lopez, 50, then offers a word of encouragement to aspiring actors, telling them “don’t give up.”
“It could happen. It’s happening,” she says, seemingly referring to her own success story.
“Thank you very much. I feel like I already won,” she shares. “Thank you toSAG Awards. I’ll see you guys there!”
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Lopez was equally overjoyed this Monday when she received aGolden Globes nominationfor best supporting actress for her performance inHustlers. In anintimate selfie videoshared to her fans, the actress couldn’t contain her excitement when she learned the news.
“I’m just waking up and I just heard that I got nominated,” she says in the recording. “Oh my god, it’s been 20 years sinceSelena. I’ll see you at the Globes!”
The nomination forHustlersmarks her secondGolden Globesnod. She scored her first nomination for her lead performance as the singer Selena in the 1997 biopic of the Latin performer.
Lili Reinhart (L) and Jennifer Lopez inHustlers.Barbara Nitke/STXfilms
“It just shows you that dreams come true,” Lopez told PEOPLE of her booming career in herrecent cover story, where she and three other stars are celebrated as PEOPLE’s People of the Year.
“But you have to work at it and not give up. The key is the not giving up part. For me, it’s not a choice. You can’t stop.”
The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
source: people.com
