"Always in awe of you": Fans swoon over Lily Collias' look for W Magazine's Best Performances issue

Following her revered work in the 2024 film "Good One", Lily Collias has been announced as W magazine's Best Performance as she made an appearance in the magazine's latest issue.

The coming-of-age drama is writer-director India Donaldson's first feature. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival.

Lily Collias plays Sam, a teenage girl who goes on a significant camping trip in upstate New York with her father and his buddy in Good One.

W Magazine's Instagram post read: "In ‘Good One,’ @lilycollias plays a knowing teenager who joins her father and his friend on a pivotal camping trip. Upon its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Collias received “a star is born” reviews. “My life pretty much flipped,” she says of the film’s acclaimed reception. In our Best Performances issue, the rising talent discusses her breakthrough moment."

She told W Magazine: "College was never the plan for me. I just knew I needed something to convince my dad to let me go to New York."

Lily Collias said that her life has changed since the movie's premiere, with offers coming in and a bright future ahead - proving that occasionally taking chances really does pay off.

Fans react to Lily Collias' look for W Magazine's Best Performances issue

Her latest look has garnered interesting reactions from fans. Here are some of them:

Bravooooooooooooo la plus belle

Another said: "Always in awe of you lily"

One netizen commented,

Gorg ooo my god

Another one commented,

So proud!! Bff since day 1❤️❤️❤️

Lily Collias spoke about landing the role of Sam in "Good One" and said that she grew up in Los Angeles, but didn’t click with the people in the theater department in high school.

But she said that the reason she moved to New York after graduation was to try acting. Then a friend from her school just egged her on to audition for "Good One".

She said: "They had been trying to fill the role of Sam for two months, but they liked my tape."

She went on to talk about how she prepared for her role.

She said: "I didn’t know what to expect, so I read the script over and over and had the whole thing memorized by the time I got to set."

Given that Collias is remarkably confident for her age and that the character reflects this, it's clear why Donaldson chose her for the part of Sam.

Even the turquoise heart choker that Sam wears throughout the movie is on her, however based on Collias's Instagram, it appears to be a regular accessory of hers as well.

Her ability to convey Sam's thoughts without using words, particularly when things reach a boiling point, adds a great deal of quiet background to a story that seems deeply ingrained in the fabric of being a woman.

The interaction between Collias and Donaldson during the film's production was largely responsible for such nuance.