Jodie Foster wins first-ever Emmy for 'True Detective: Night Country'
Jodie Foster has won her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. The award recognizes her performance in True Detective: Night Country. This victory comes after four previous nominations, making it a particularly emotional moment for the actor. "This is an incredibly emotional moment for me," Foster said while accepting the award.
Foster's character and competition
In True Detective: Night Country, Foster portrays Liz Danvers, a character attempting to unravel the mystery of eight men who vanished from an Alaskan research station. The actor described her character as "kind of awful" and "damaged" in an interview with Today. She triumphed over fellow nominees Brie Larson (Lessons in Chemistry), Juno Temple (Fargo), Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans), and Sofia Vergara (Griselda).
Her triumphant return to awards glory
Foster's acclaimed performance in True Detective comes over 30 years after her iconic role as FBI agent Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs, the 1991 film that won her a second Oscar for Best Actress. Meanwhile, Foster's return to the awards circuit began earlier this year with a supporting actress Oscar nomination for her role in Netflix's Nyad. Notably, True Detective received a total of 19 Emmy nominations—marking the show's S04 as the most-watched iteration of the franchise.
