Aimee Lou Wood is congratulated by Sex Education co-star Gillian Anderson as she bags Outstanding Performance nomination at SAG Awards
Aimee Lou Wood has been congratulated by her Sex Education co-star Gillian Anderson after bagging a nomination at the SAG Awards.The actress, 31, has been nominated for Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Drama Series at this year's SAG Awards, recently renamed The Actor Awards. Aimee received the nod for her portrayal of Chelsea in the third season of HBO's The White Lotus.Her breakout role however was on Netflix's series Sex Education back in 2019 as Aimee Gibbs, where she starred alongside The X-Files star Gillian. Celebrating her former co-star, Gillian took to Instagram on Wednesday to share an array of selfies of her and Aimee. 'So proud and happy for you @aimeelouwood, congrats on your @actorawards nom!!' she wrote. Aimee Lou Wood has been congratulated by her Sex Education co-star Gillian Anderson after bagging a nomination at The Actors Awards Aimee received the nod for her portrayal of Chelsea in the third season of HBO's The White Lotus (Pictured)Aimee will battle it out for the gong at the ceremony in March, against her The White Lotus co-star Parker Posey. They are joined in the category by Severance's Britt Lower, The Diplomat's Keri Russell and Pluribus's Rhea Seehorn. The 32nd annual nominations were announced by Abbott Elementary star Janelle James and Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie on Netflix's YouTube Channel after an introduction by SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin.The Actor Awards ceremony will take place on March 1 in Los Angeles and stream live on Netflix. The host for the 2026 Actor Awards has yet to be announced; Kristen Bell hosted last year.Harrison Ford will receive the 2026 SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.Presented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and voted on by the guild's 160,000-plus members, the Actor Awards give an accurate window into what the largest branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — the actors — is leaning toward in award season. The annual ceremony that honors outstanding acting in film and television announced its name change from the Screen Actors Guild Awards to the Actor Awards on November 14, 2025. Everything else about the celebration remains the same, including the statuette, which has always been named The Actor. Celebrating her former co-star, Gillian took to Instagram on Wednesday to share an array of selfies of her and Aimee 'So proud and happy for you @aimeelouwood, congrats on your @actorawards nom!!' she wrote Her breakout role however was on Netflix's series Sex Education back in 2019 as Aimee Gibbs (Pictured left)Aimee's nomination comes after she revealed the heartbreaking reason they've parted ways.Aimee has been open about her own battles, including teenage bulimia, body-dysmorphia, social anxiety and a diagnosis of ADHD last year.Make-up artist Emily, 28, was asked on the Breaking Beauty podcast this week if she still does Aimee's make-up, to which she replied: 'No... It’s just something that’s a sensitive space because we decided years ago that we both struggle with our mental health.'We are very sensitive, hyper-vigilant people, and in a work environment, it’s just way more exacerbated because you’re perceived in a different way.'I have complex PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder]... Aimee does too, so we need extra safety to feel even a normal level of safety. 'And I think then working together and me being very overprotective of her, needing to check in, and her being like, I just need to get through the day.... 'It was just too much for us.' Aimee's nomination comes after she revealed the heartbreaking reason they've parted ways She continued: 'We were like, we need to - not that it would ever be ruined - but preserve the sisterhood. It’s boundaries.'We needed to grow up and mature and it was actually the best thing we ever did.'Emily, who previously did Aimee's make-up professionally on a regular basis, admitted they recently made an exception for a special project. 'I did her Burberry campaign earlier this year. She was like, obviously you have to do Burberry. It was a really fun day.'Aimee was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and grew up with Emily in Bramhall. Their mother, charity worker Alison, is divorced from their father, car dealer Mike, 66.
