Emmy nominations are always an exciting time and this year, it’s especially exciting for True Detective: Night Country star Kali Reis who made history with her nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Reis, along with Under the Bridge ‘s Lily Gladstone are the first Indigenous women to be nominated in the category ever in a year where Indigenous media is getting some long-overdue attention, like FX ‘s Reservation Dogs . TV Insider caught up with Reis to discuss her initial reaction to learning about her history-making Emmy nomination, as well as what it means to be nominated for this particular season of HBO ‘s True Detective , which shines a light on environmental issues, missing and murdered Indigenous women, and much more.
Below, Reis gets candid about her nomination, how she and costar Jodie Foster plan to celebrate their recognition, hopes to collaborate in the future, and whether or not there’s a chance she and Foster will collaborate again with showrunner Issa López who has been tapped to work on the next season of True Detective along with other projects for HBO. How did you hear about your nomination and what was your initial reaction? Kali Reis: I actually found out from a phone call. I was watching the livestream on YouTube.
My husband and I were watching it and I saw Jodie and the show get nominated. I saw Reservation Dogs [get nominated] and then I was like, “Oh, so they must not be announcing the supporting .
