Foster triumphed where Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, and Mahershala Ali had fallen short before her.

Jodie Foster is officially an Emmy winner. The veteran actress took home her first trophy on Sunday night for lead actress in a limited series for her role in “True Detective: Night Country.” After Lily Gladstone and Greta Lee presented the golden statuette to Foster at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles,

Jodie Foster has won her first Emmy. Foster, who won two Oscars for Best Actress for The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs, has finally triumphed at the primetime TV awards on the fifth time of asking in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie category.