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

Jodie Foster, Brie Larson, Juno Temple, Sofia Vergara and Naomi Watts were nominated in the limited series lead actress category at the Emmys.

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.