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Sydney Sweeney’s having a memorable birthday.
TheEuphoriastar is celebrating her 25th birthday and is a first-time Emmy nominee. She’s doing it all in a custom Oscar de la Renta gown and Fred Leighton jewels. The fashion house shared onInstagramthat the column dress is a “dove grey backless embroidered gown with metal thread work and a bustle train.” She added a Fred Leighton choker across her back for added flair.
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This may not be the first time Sweeney, 25, has stepped foot on theEmmy Awardsred carpet, but it is her first time there as anominee for her own individual work. The actress earned not just one, but two nods in this year’s ceremony. Sweeney is nominated for supporting actress in a drama series for her role as Cassie inEuphoria, as well as supporting actress in a limited series or movie for her role as Olivia inThe White Lotus.
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When nominations were announced in July, Sweeney shared that she wasin “disbelief” that she’d earned two nominations. “I’m excited, I’m in disbelief, I’m beyond appreciative,” Sweeney told PEOPLE. “It’s a great day!”
Sweeney also shared that she was finishing a fitting for another project she’s working on when she first heard the news.
“I’m in pre-production forMadame Webb, so I’m kind of all over the place today going from fittings to rehearsals to table reads,” she explained. “I was in the car and my phone started blowing up. I saw it and I called my mom. Then, I called my team, then my dad, then my brother. I was just … sitting in the car!”
The actress said she “wasn’t really expecting” to earn two nominations in the same year, because she doesn’t really “think about the whole award aspect” of her work. “I think there are so many incredible actors that I was rooting for, so I wasn’t ready.”
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Sweeney’s been turning heads as Cassie inEuphoriafor two seasons alongsideZendayaandher bestie Maude Apatow. The HBO show has earned an impressive list of Emmy nominations this year, including best drama series, lead actress in a drama series for Zendaya, outstanding cast for a drama series and more.
The White Lotus, on the other hand, just aired its first season, but still racked up the award nominations. It’s nominated for best limited series and a number of acting nods, including for starsConnie Britton,Jennifer Coolidgeand more. In fact, most of the cast is competing against each other for the same award (including Sweeney).
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“I’m a very active person. I get hurt. I get bruises. I get cuts. I think I came back from laser tag, and I had rug burns all over my legs because I got really into it,” she explained toBritish GQ. “And she sat me up on the counter and told me that no boy will ever love me if I have marks on my body.”
“I told her, well, I guess I’m just gonna have to love myself.”
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The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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