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

Network TV dramas remain immensely popular on the small screen into the 2025 TV schedule, but anybody who stays tuned into the awards circuit knows that the big wins usually go to either streaming or premium cable shows that don't produce 20+ episodes in a season.

Kathy Bates is giving her Critics Choice Award for 'Matlock' to series executive producer Eric Christian Olsen who lost his house in the LA fires.

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.

Fresh off her win for best actress in a drama series at the Critics Choice Awards, Kathy Bates said she had to "dig deep" to develop the guilt needed for her starring role in CBS' "Matlock." "I had to dig really deep for this character to understand [her] -- I'm not a mom,

Bates looked stunned when her name was called as winner for Best Actress In A Drama Series, letting out an expletive before she made her way to the stage. In her acceptance speech, she thanked CBS/CBS Studios executives George Cheeks, Reisenbach and David Stapf.

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,

Kathy Bates showed off her style at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards five months after telling PEOPLE about her 100-lb. weight loss. See the look!