Sopranos' wins Emmy for best drama

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LOS ANGELES, Sept 17 (Agencies): Gone but not forgotten by voters, "The Sopranos" claimed its final Emmy as best dramatic series. Winners in other top categories were scattered across the prime time landscape like the bodies of the show's fallen characters across New Jersey. A stunned James Spader felt like he just "stole a pile of money from the mob" in winning best drama series actor as a devilish lawyer on "Boston Legal" at Sunday night's ceremony. And Sally Field was her flustered self as winner of best actress in a drama for her matriarchal role in "Brothers & Sisters."
Spader rubbed out three-time winner James Gandolfini of "The Sopranos" and last year's upset victor, Kiefer Sutherland of "24."
Field, fondly remembered for her years-ago TV stints as "Gidget" and "The Flying Nun," bumped off Edie Falco of "The Sopranos."
"Surely this belongs to all the mothers of the world," Field said in a rambling acceptance speech that wound up with a swear word that had to be bleeped by Fox censors.
Field's speech recalled her much-parodied 1985 acceptance of the best-actress Oscar for "Places in the Heart," in which she said the famous line: "I can't deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you really like me."
Presenter Ray Romano also got attention from the evening's word police.
Fox blacked out the show for a few seconds when Romano used a strong word in a joke about his former "Everybody Loves Raymond" wife, Patricia Heaton, sleeping with her new "Back to You" co-star Kelsey Grammer.
Supporting dramatic actress winner Katherine Heigl of "Grey's Anatomy" mouthed another expletive, which Fox unsuccessfully tried to evade by switching camera angles.
"30 Rock" took top comedy series honors for its behind-the-scenes look at the craziness of a late-night sketch show.
Tina Fey, the show's star and creator, acknowledged the show's low ratings in its freshman year by thanking its "dozens and dozens of viewers."
Ricky Gervais of "Extras" beat out Steve Carell of "The Office" for lead comedy series actor. Gervais originated the buffoonish boss role that Carell fills on the American version of the British sitcom.
The biggest laugh of the night was earned by presenters Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, after they announced that Gervais won.