At the 76th annual Emmy Awards, Jodie Foster received her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in True Detective: Night Country. The 80-year-old actress delivered a heartfelt performance that captivated the judges and audience alike.
Foster, who has danced through four previous nominations, described the award as “an incredibly emotional moment for me.” She praised the HBO series as “a magical experience” and expressed deep gratitude to Issa López, the creator of the fourth season. Foster plays Liz Danvers, an Alaskan police chief investigating the mysterious disappearance of eight men at a research station.
This Emmy win brings Foster closer to achieving EGOT status, adding to her two Academy Awards from films like The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs. In her acceptance speech, she thanked her “incredible Icelandic crew,” her co-stars, and especially her partner Evangeline Navarro, who was also nominated.
Foster also acknowledged the Inupiaq and Inuit people of Northern Alaska, emphasizing the profound impact of their shared experiences and the love they brought to the project.
The episode’s success contributed to True Detective being renewed for a fifth season, and the show remains HBO’s most-watched season. Foster had previously described her character, Liz, as “kind of awful” and “damaged,” reflecting on the character’s internal struggles.
Other nominees included Brie Larson for Lessons in Chemistry, Juno Temple for Fargo, Naomi Watts for Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and Sofía Vergara for Griselda. Each brought remarkable performances to the screen, with Larson portraying a scientist turned TV host, Temple as a resilient housewife, Watts as a socialite entangled in scandal, and Vergara as the notorious Griselda Blanco.
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