Rooney Mara has admitted that she is 'excited' at landing a Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe nomination.
The actress has been recognised for her depiction of Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
The movie, which is an adaptation of the Stieg Larsson novel, has so far been met well with the critics and it is now being recognised on the awards circuit.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly the actress said: "It's really exciting. It was a very happy surprise this morning.
"It's always great when you work really hard on something and people show their appreciation for that work.
Mara has been working hard to promote the movie over the last week, the film getting it's world premiere in London, she forgot that the nominations were being announced on Thursday.
"Honestly, because of our crazy schedule having three premieres in three countries in three nights, I totally forgot they were even doing this today.I was half asleep having hair and make-up done to go do something else.
"So I really was actually quite surprised. My mum came running in sort of jumping up and down. I was like, what is wrong with you?"
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is the biggest role of Mara's career so far as she teams up with Daniel Craig.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is released 26th December.
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