The fourth season of The Crown has only been on Netflix for a few hours but people are already hailing Gillian Anderson's performance as Margaret Thatcher as awards-worthy.
The beloved actor, best known for her roles in The X-Files and Sex Education, is portraying the controversial and divisive British prime minister opposite OlivIa Colman's performance as Queen Elizabeth II in the latest season of the acclaimed show, this time set in the 1980s.
Anderson's casting as Thatcher left some torn and even 'sexually confused' as they loved the actor but feared that she may make them sympathise with Thatcher. However, when trailers for the season started to be released a few weeks ago people couldn't get over how accurate Anderson's voice was to that of the former prime minister, who died in 2013.
It would seem that it's not just the voice that people are impressed by, it's the entire package as those who have already started watching The Crown season 4 believe that Anderson is destined to win awards for the role.
20 minutes in... and already the decision to cast Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher is one of the best televisi… https://t.co/UlcYycXgne— Elliot Gonzalez (@Elliot Gonzalez) 1605429776
First scene of Gillian Anderson at @TheCrownNetflix as #MargaretThatcher and it's sure @TheEmmys award! :o #TheCrownSeason4— Frederico Roberto (@Frederico Roberto) 1605434225
So are we all in agreement that Nina Gold should win all the awards next year for casting Gillian Anderson and Emma… https://t.co/hQnHTr1eGZ— Aleta Morgan (@Aleta Morgan) 1605433865
Gillian Anderson + @TheCrownNetflix = all the awards. 👑 🥇🏆 My favourite equation. https://t.co/Y9PAIR8QKX— X-Files, Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny fans (@X-Files, Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny fans) 1605429200
Gillian Anderson will surely win a lot of awards for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Crown & rightly so as she‘s t… https://t.co/2IVmTOyjFW— Colour by numbers (Sarah) (@Colour by numbers (Sarah)) 1605433723
Gillian Anderson FTW ! https://t.co/NWpF9VsLZ9— Kevin & Trevor (@Kevin & Trevor) 1605436221
5 minutes into #TheCrown Just give Gillian Anderson all the awards now and have done. She is magnificent.— H (@H) 1605437290
Give Gillian Anderson all the awards that you can! Her performance in the second episode was marvelous! #TheCrown https://t.co/afANbyMoXB— serein (@serein) 1605435844
If Anderson does win an award she'll be following in the footsteps of Meryl Streep who won the Academy Award for best actress in 2012 when she also played Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
There has also been widespread acclaim for Emma Corrin's performance as Princess Diana in The Crown's latest season, a marked improvement from other iterations of beloved royal that we have previously seen on screen.
You can watch season 4 of The Crown on Netflix now.