Emmys 2017: Ann Dowd Wins Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

By R. Thomas Umstead
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In a surprise, The Handmaid’s Tale’s Ann Dowd won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama award.

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Dowd beat out her fellow series star Samira Wiley for the award along with Uzo Aduba (Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black), Millie Bobby Brown (Netflix’s Stranger Things), Chrissy Metz (NBC’s This Is Us), andThandie Newton (HBO’s Westworld)

Dowd's win was the third of the night for The Handmaid's Tale following wins in the Outstanding Writing and Directing for a Drama Series categories.  

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.