Go, girl! Thuso Mbedu wins Hollywood Critics Association TV Award
And the winner is... Thuso Mbedu has bagged a major award for her role as Cora in 'The Underground Railroad'.
Thuso Mbedu won 'Breakout Star' at the 2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards.
The South African actress was recognised for her role in 'The Underground Railroad'.
Thuso plays a runaway slave named Cora Randall in the American series. Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins brought the Pulitzer Prize winning-novel to life for Amazon Prime.
"Thank you very much to the HCAcritics for this special recognition. UGRR has been an amazing journey from start to finish. Thank you to every single person who has walked this journey with me," Thuso wrote on Twitter.
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@HCAcritics TV BREAKOUT STAR AWARD for the role of CORA on #TheUndergroundRailroad ❤️
— тнU§σ Mвє∂u (@ThusoMbedu) August 30, 2021
Thank you very much to the HCAcritics for this special recognition. UGRR has been an amazing journey from start to finish. Thank you to every single person who has walked this journey with me❤ pic.twitter.com/9ijDDZcgft
Did someone say @HCAcritics awards are happening today? 😮😎
— тнU§σ Mвє∂u (@ThusoMbedu) August 29, 2021
GLAM SQUAD ASSEMBLE! <insert power up emoji here>
Styled by: @WaymanandMicah
Makeup: @rebekahaladdin
Hair: @sharifposton
Photographed by: @franckbohbot #TheUndergroundRailroad ❤️ pic.twitter.com/60Ax9vSmh6
Social media users could not contain their excitement.
"Well done@ThusoMbedu. We are proud of you. Keep shinning and raising SA flag even higher," one Twitter user, @nkosanap, wrote.
Here's a look at what other people had to say.
YOU GUYS!!!! @ThusoMbedu WOOOOOON THE TV BREAKOUT STAR FOR HER ROLE OF CORA ON THE @TheUGRailroadTV at the @HCAcritics Awards 😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍😍🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 YHO MY HEART IS SO SO HAPPY!!!!😭😭😭😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥
— 2021’s Champion☄️ (@ZanelePotelwa) August 30, 2021
CONGRATULATIONS THUSO!!!!🥺😍🤩❤️ YOU MAKE US SO PROUD!!!!🥺🥺😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/cnPlcDA34s
This is just the beginning😍 Thuso Mbedu is still going to win so many awards and deliver amazing international performances👑 Congratulations Thuso🥺❤️ pic.twitter.com/EUAzN8747N
— Mbaliyezwe Ndlela (@mbali_ndlela) August 30, 2021
Congratulations 🔥🔥Hard work forever pays... Your Resilience is unmatched 🎉💯💯Proud of you sisi 👊🏽
— King Siya IV 🧭 (@Siya_Ndlumbini) August 30, 2021
Thuso's big win comes a few days after she was unveiled as one of the cover stars for W magazine's 'Pop' issue.
Stars such as Kate Moss, Rihanna, and Scarlett Johansson have featured on the American fashion magazine's cover in the past.
"Look at me looking like I know what’s going on. This was an absolutely amazing and unforgettable day! Was surrounded by great and talented people with goooorgeooooous clothes!" Thuso wrote.
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