Kathy Bates took home the win for best actress in a drama series at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards on Feb. 7. Before taking the stage, Bates was visibly stunned by the recognition and couldn't stop dropping F-bombs on her way up.

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Kathy Bates’ win for Best Actress in a Drama Series at Friday night’s Critics Choice Awards was also a rare major win for broadcast TV, which is scarcely represented on the awards circuit these days,

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Bates added another trophy to her collection, winning Best Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the CBS legal drama.

Matlock star Kathy Bates looked stunned when her name was called as winner for Best Actress In A Drama Series at the Critics Choice Awards Friday, letting out an expletive before she made her way to the stage.

Kathy Bates’ reaction at the Critics Choice Awards is making the rounds online. The actress, 76, won the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Madeline “Matty” Matlock on CBS’ hit freshman drama Matlock,

People are loving the reaction Kathy Bates had when she won a Critics Choice Award for her part in Matlock. She was up for the Best Actress in a Drama Series gong and seemed to be quite surprised when it was announced she was meant to go up on stage and collect the award.

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