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Christina Applegatemade a memorable appearance at the 28thCritics Choice Awards.
TheDead to Mestar, 51, who wasnominated for best actress in a comedy series, paid tribute to her character, Jen, and Linda Cardellini’s character, Judy, with her award show manicure. The actress had her nails painted a deep blue shade with “Jen” and “Judy” written on them in gold.
Applegate complemented her nails with an all-black suit, jewels, and her cane — and brought along her daughter, Sadie Grace LeNoble. The two even wore matching platform Dr. Martens boots with their neutral outfits.
Sunday night’s show marks Applegate’s first award show sinceannouncing her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosisin 2021.
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Applegate previously opened up about the special significance of this weekend’s awards show.
“So this Sunday will be the first awards show I have been to since 2019.And the first since MS,” she wrote on Twitter. “NERVOUS! But grateful to the @CriticsChoice for including me.”
She wrote in another tweet the day before: “Thank you @SAGawards for this nomination today! I have been a proud member of this union since 1975. I’ve had an incredibly hard year, and today this made me smile. Much love to my peers and to my sweet Jean Smart and the other incredible ladies I walk beside.”
This year marks Applegate’s third Critics' Choice Award nomination and her third time being nominated for her performance as Jen Harding inDead to Me.
She’s nominated alongside Quinta Brunson forAbbott Elementary, Kaley Cuoco forThe Flight Attendant, Renée Elise Goldsberry forGirls5eva, Devery Jacobs forReservation Dogsand Jean Smart forHacks. Smart ended up taking home the trophy for her performance.
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Dead to Mefollows the dysfunctional friendship that blossoms between Jen, a widowed real estate agent, and Judy (Linda Cardellini), the eccentric woman she meets in a grief support group. After premiering in 2019, the showreturned for its third and final seasonlast year, following a delay due to theCOVID-19pandemic.
source: people.com
