Emmys 2017: 9 Ups & 6 Downs
4. Ann Dowd Finally Wins A Major Acting Award
Veteran character actress Ann Dowd finally got her due when she won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emmy for her work on The Handmaid's Tale.
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Dowd famously had to fund her own Best Supporting Actress Oscar campaign for her fantastic performance in 2012's Compliance, spending $13,000 and coming away empty-handed.
It's a happy ending, then, that Dowd's career is now hotter than ever, and this well-deserved Emmy win is sure to keep her gainfully employed in meaty supporting roles for the foreseeable future.
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Dowd's emotional speech was perhaps the night's most poignant, representing the thousands of jobbing actors desperate for that big break to secure their place in the industry. Bravo.