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Behind The Scenes With Uzo Aduba At Her First Emmys

The Orange Is the New Black actress and Emmy winner photo-documented her first Primetime Emmy Awards, exclusively for BuzzFeed.

"Makeup, hair, nails..."

"Check!"

"We're on our way to the EMMYS!!!!!"

"My sis taking a picture of me taking a picture of me. Super meta."

"Doing it for the Today show 360 vine! #doitforthevine"

"Dreaming while I'm still awake."

"Backstage at the Emmys with the Spanish Harlem girls of Orange: Selenis Leyva (Gloria) and Dascha Polanco (Dayanara)!"

"So close to SHOWTIME!"

"#TeamOrange"

"Hanging out at the Netflix after-party with my beautiful sister, Chi-Chi, and the gorgeous Danielle Brooks (Taystee)!"

"Scandal's Papa Pope, Joe Morton."

"One of my favorite directors, Michael Trim, at the Netflix after-party."

"Spending this evening with my Cheech and eighth-grade bestie, Simi."

"I felt so beautiful in my custom Christian Siriano dress. What a dream the whole night was."