Catherine Zeta-Jones gets shout-out from Michael Douglas at Emmys Actors Matt Damon and Michael Douglas speak at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2013. 22 (UPI) -- Michael Douglas earned an Emmy Sunday night in Los Angeles for his portrayal of iconic entertainer Liberace in the TV movie "Behind the Candelabra." "This is a two-hander and you're only as good as your other hand," Douglas joked, acknowledging Matt Damon, his co-star and fellow nominee in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Movie or Miniseries. In his acceptance speech, Douglas thanked Catherine Zeta-Jones, his estranged wife, and their two young sons Dylan and Carys. He also said he hopes to soon see Cameron, his adult son from a previous marriage, who is incarcerated on a drug-dealing conviction. "Behind the Candelabra" was named Outstanding Movie or Miniseries and Steven Soderbergh, the filmmaker who helmed it, Outstanding Director of a Movie or Miniseries. Laura Linney, who was not present at the ceremony, was declared the winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for her work in "The Big C." James Cromwell won the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Emmy for his work in "American Horror Story: Asylum," while the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries honor went to Ellen Burstyn for "Political Animals."