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,

The veteran actor won the Emmy for lead actress in a limited series for her performance as Liz Danvers, an acid-tongued police chief, in the fourth installment of HBO's anthology series.

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.