A trio of past Emmy favourites grabbed trophies, with Brad Garrett and Doris Roberts of Everybody Loves Raymond and William Shatner of Boston Legal receiving Best Supporting Actor honours.

Garrett received his third Emmy yesterday for the CBS sitcom, which wrapped after nine seasons, while Shatner received
his second Emmy for the character of egotistical lawyer Denny Crane.

'Oh, my gosh... Thank you so much,' said Garrett, adding jokingly: 'I have to dedicate this to Britney (Spears) and our
baby. This is amazing.' Roberts appeared on stage with two grandsons at her side. 'This is the icing on the cake,' she said, accepting her fourth trophy for her role as meddling mother-in-law. 'Nine wonderful years on Everybody Loves Raymond and to finish it off with this is wonderful.'

Shatner received his first Emmy for playing Crane in 2004, when he guest starred on The Practice, the precursor to Boston Legal.

Blythe Danner was named Best Supporting Actress in a drama for Showtime's Huff. 'I think my husband Bruce Paltrow is up there, stirring this up for me,' Danner said, making a sentimental reference to her late husband, a director, then turned to two pressing national issues. Danner said Paltrow (their children include actress Gwyneth Paltrow [Images]) would want her to pay tribute to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans and she issued a plea for the return of troops from Iraq.