Carrie Preston Wins Emmy For 'The Good Wife'

Carrie Preston was honored at the 2013 Emmys for her work on "The Good Wife." Preston won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Preston beat out Linda Cardellini for "Mad Men," Jane Fonda for HBO's "The Newsroom," Margo Martindale for "The Americans," Joan Cusack for "Shameless" and Diana Rigg in "Game of Thrones."

Congrats 2 @Carrie_Preston on your #Emmys Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - #TheGoodWife!

— CBS Tweet (@CBSTweet) September 16, 2013

This is Preston's first nomination and first win. In addition to her recurring guest role on "The Good Wife," Preston recurs on "Person of Interest" and is a series regular on HBO's "True Blood."

Preston will return to "The Good Wife" and appear on the new season of "The Following."



"Scandal's" Dan Bucatinsky won the Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy.

Stay tuned to HuffPost TV for more Emmy coverage.

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