Overview
- Allison Janney won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her Season 3 role in Netflix’s The Diplomat, a prize announced during Monday night’s 78th Emmy Awards.
- The award is Janney’s eighth acting Emmy, putting her level with Jean Smart, Cloris Leachman, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most Emmys won by a performer.
- In her acceptance speech Janney thanked Television Academy voters and credited showrunner Debora Cahn, director Alex Graves, executive producer Janice Williams and co-stars including Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell.
- The Diplomat entered the night with 10 nominations and Janney’s win was seen as unexpected by some pundits because Katherine LaNasa was a pre-show frontrunner and multiple nominees from The Pitt had raised vote-splitting concerns.
- The win gives Netflix a fresh awards boost just weeks before The Diplomat’s Season 4 premieres in October and came during a ceremony hosted by Mariska Hargitay and produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment for NBC and Peacock.