J. Lo Gets Emotional About Her Golden Globe Nomination in a Makeup-Free Selfie Video
Today, Lopez received a Golden Globes nomination for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Ramona, the savvy ringleader of Hustlers.
After waking up to the news, the actress posted an emotional video to Instagram sharing her reaction.
A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into Jennifer Lopez' Hustlers performance—literally. To prepare for the role of Ramona, the woman behind the film's real-life crime racket, 50-year-old Lopez spent months learning how to pole-dance. “This is just as hard as anything I’ve ever learned. It might be one of the hardest," Lopez said in an Instagram video.
Lopez was devoted to making sure Ramona, an exotic dancer from New York, was authentic as possible. As part of her crash-course in pole dancing, she installed poles in each of her homes, and she and her fiancé, Alex Rodriguez, frequented strip clubs to watch the pros at work.
Now that award shows are recognizing Lopez for her masterful performance, it looks like Lopez's hard work is paying off big time. Today, Lopez was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Movie. The triple threat heard the good news right after waking up—and immediately posted an emotional reaction video to Instagram.
A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Dec 9, 2019 at 10:03am PST
"I am humbled and so excited to be recognized," a makeup-free Lopez says in the clip.
In a cute twist, the video also gives a glimpse into the Lopez-Rodriguez family's home life. Rodriguez, ever the proud fiancé, posted his own video to commemorate the moment. He filmed Lopez making the video, with breakfast splayed out on a tray near her crossed legs. "What a great way to end a phenomenal year for the most talented woman on the planet," Rodriguez wrote.
A post shared by Alex Rodriguez (@arod) on Dec 9, 2019 at 10:49am PST
The couple got engaged in March 2019 after dating for two years. As Lopez said during her SNL monologue on December 7, she's been "blessed" this year, big time: An engagement, a sold-out tour, and acting acclaim are among the year's many joys.
The last time Lopez was nominated for a Golden Globe was in 1998, after she starred in the biopic Selena as the iconic Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla. Two decades later, Lopez is back to being an awards show darling: The Golden Globes is just the latest of several awards shows recognizing Lopez's performance. Currently, she's also up for a Critics' Choice Movies Award and an Independent Spirit Award.
Given her track record so far, the odds of Lopez actually walking away with a Golden Globe statue are high. Yesterday, Lopez won the L.A. Film Critics Association Award for her work as Ramona in Hustlers, and she previously won the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award.
A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Dec 8, 2019 at 4:10pm PST
On January 13, the day the Academy Awards nominees are announced, we'll check back in to see if Lopez gets what she deserves: A nod from the most prestigious award show of them all.
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