Actress Zooey Deschanel arrives at the Billboard Music Awards 2012 (Photo : Reuters)

Zooey Deschanel and everyone around her have been overjoyed for the New Girl star’s first ever Emmy nomination.

Deschanel tried to sleep through the Emmy announcements, Deschanel told The Hollywood Reporter.

"I didn't want to assume anything, but I got the phone call and woke up," the 32-year-old actress said.

But a flood of emails, calls and text messages woke her up Thursday morning after Zooey’s first Emmy nomination was announced.

"It's this thing you dream about when you decided to become an actor. It's a huge, incredible life moment," the New Girl star said.

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After hearing her nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the brunette star emailed co-star Max Greenfield, who was also nominated for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, about what to wear on the red carpet.
Then she took her excitement to Twitter.

"So excited for the Emmys! Lena Dunham -- what are our nails going to wear?!" Deschanel tweeted.

“I wanted to be an actress since I was 2-years-old,” Zooey Deschanel told Entertainment Weekly.

“It’s always been my dream and ambition. This is the kind of moment you dream about. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that I could have this incredible honor and recognition. It’s just so exciting.”

“I have the best Job in the world," Deschanel said.

"That's validation enough, but it's really nice to have this too."