Kyra Sedgwic

Kyra Sedgwick won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series on Sunday for her role as Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson in The Closer, marking the actress' first win and fifth nomination for the role.

Sedgwick beat nominees Glenn Close of Damages, Connie Britton of Friday Night Lights, Julianna Margulies of The Good Wife, Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and January Jones of Mad Men.

The TNT series The Closer is on its sixth season and has been renewed for a seventh. Last week, the show lost the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series - its only other nod received this year. Beau Bridges was nominated for his part as Detective George Andrews.

The Closer has been nominated for an Emmy six times.

Sedgwick, who is married to actor Kevin Bacon, starred in films such as Born on the Fourth of July in 1989 and Something to Talk About in 1995.

Breaking Bad

The Emmy Awards is not just a parade for stars to show off overpriced couture frocks and sleek suits. It can also cause diabetes for the actors it awards?

Metaphorically, that is, according to Emmy king Bryan Cranston (though, judging from the sweets they provide backstage, onset diabetes is likely possible).

The “Breaking Bad” actor got his third statuette Sunday for his role as the cancer-stricken Walter White. And with him being ineligible for a chance next year — the AMC series doesn’t return until July 2011 — he’s enjoying the feast of Emmy gold while he can … even if it causes health problems.

“I'm so grateful. It's like having a great meal to do the show, and then to be awarded an Emmy is a beautiful flambé dessert, and then last year was another dessert on top of that. I feel gluttonous. And it's more than I can take in. It really is. I feel like I'm going to become a diabetic. So it's actually a reprieve that I can relax next year and let things go. It really is.”

Aaron Paul

Happy Birthday, Aaron Paul.

Not only did the "Breaking Bad" star win for best supporting actor for his outstanding (and we do mean outstanding) portrayal of Jesse Pinkman, but it means he beat his idols, Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson of "Lost."

Paul is a huge "Lost" fan.

Memo to "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan: Forget about killing Jesse off now! We know you changed your mind after the first season, but just in case.

Paul said he can't believe he gets to go home with "her." By her, he meant his Emmy.

So cute!

 

Archie Panjabi

The Good Wife' star Archie Panjabi cemented her status as the year's breakout television star with her surprise Emmy win in the Best Supporting Drama Actress category.

She beat out heavy hitters like her 'Good Wife' co-star Christine Baranski, 'Mad Men' nominees Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks and TV veteran Sharon Gless.

"When I started in the business in England, just getting a job was a dream," she said while accepting the trophy. "And to receive an Emmy now is just beyond my wildest dreams ... Working on 'The Good Wife' for me is like a dream come true."

She went on to thank "Angelina," whom USA Today confirmed to be her 'Mighty Heart' co-star Angelina Jolie.

Panjabi won for playing the tough, mysterious investigator Kalinda on 'The Good Wife'; it's her first major American TV role. She's best known for her roles in 'East Is East' and 'Bend It Like Beckham.'