Thandie Newton did that, wins Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Emmy

It’s not a stretch to say that Thandie Newton was the best part of Westworld Season 2. In a mess of befuddling plots and flashback shenanigans, her performance as the single-minded, fierce Maeve was the highlight of the show.

At the 2018 Emmy Awards, Newton took home the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, beating out Game of Thrones‘ Lena Headey, Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown, The Crown‘s Vanessa Kirby, and The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd, and Alexis Bledel. 

Newton was nominated in the same category at the 2017 Emmy Awards, but the statue went to Ann Dowd that year.  Read more…

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