Anya Taylor-Joyhas won her firstScreen Actors Guild Award.
She beat out fellow nomineesKerry Washington(Little Fires Everywhere),Michaela Coel(I May Destroy You),Nicole Kidman(The Undoing) andCate Blanchett(Mrs. America).
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The Netflix show, set in the 1950s and 60s, stars Taylor-Joy as the fictional Beth Harmon, an orphan and chess prodigy who is determined to break into the male-dominated world of competitive chess. As a child, Beth was force-fed pills, leaving her with a drug addiction that complicates her ascent to world-class chess champion.
Anya Taylor-Joy inThe Queen’s Gambit.PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX
Just one month after it premiered on Netflix in October,The Queen’s Gambitset a recordas the streaming service’s most-viewed scripted limited series.
Though Netflix hasn’t commented on a potential second season, Taylor-Joy previously said she would be open to the possibility.
“It’s so surreal and very wonderful that people want a second season, because we never thought about it, there was no discussion about it,” she toldDeadline. “That said, never say ‘never’ in Hollywood.”
“It would be very interesting to see how Beth would be as a mother, now that she’s sober and more cognizant of the demons that pull her down,” she added.
The 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are airing from 6-7 p.m. PT/9-10 p.m. ET on TNT and TBS.
source: people.com
