LOS ANGELES -- Emmy got lost with a new series Sunday night and loved another on its way out.

The shows "Lost" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" won the Emmys for Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series, respectively, at the 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.

For "Everybody Loves Raymond," it was the hit sitcom's last hurrah during its successful nine-year run.

"All year long they've been asking us, 'Do you think, now that your show is going, is this the end of the sitcom?"' the show's executive producer Phil Rosenthal asked, wryly. "I want to say, 'Yes.' Beyond that, it's the end of laughing and the end of smiling."

Accepting the Best Drama trophy, "Lost" producer Jean Higgins appropriately said, "Thanks for getting lost with us."

Felicity Huffman appeared to be in shock as she took stage to accept her Best Actress in a Comedy Emmy -- her first win in her first try.

"I've turned into one of those actresses and I'm sorry," said an excited Huffman, who was in tears during her acceptance speech. She also thanked "the women of Wisteria Lane" -- including Marcia Cross and Teri Hatcher -- who were up against the actress in the category.

Tony Shalhoub took the Best Comedy Actor Emmy for "Monk."

"I just want to say there's always next year, except for Ray Romano," Shalhoub said, smiling, poking fun at his fellow nominees.

On the drama side, James Spader won his second consecutive Emmy -- this time for "Boston Legal." He thanked his mother and thanked her again -- because he forgot to thank her last year when he won for "The Practice." Spader also honored the memory of his father.

Patricia Arquette took the Best Actress statuette for her first nomination for "Medium." She also sent her "respect and gratitude" to the volunteers helping out in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and said the work must keep up after the stories start "creeping off the news."

Arquette also prayed for the safe return home of U.S. soldiers from the war in Iraq.

William Shatner and two stars from "Everybody Loves Raymond" each took supporting acting honors to open the ceremony.

Shatner won his second consecutive Best Supporting Actor for a drama series, this time for "Boston Legal."

Brad Garrett took his third Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series trophy in four tries -- this time for the last season of "Everybody Loves Raymond."

"I have to dedicate this to Britney (Spears) and our baby," Garrett joked. With the win, Garrett ousted his co-star Peter Boyle again -- making Boyle the only cast member not to have won an Emmy in the show's nine-year run.

Doris Roberts won her fourth Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "Everybody Loves Raymond."

"Wow, this is the icing on the cake," Roberts enthused. "Nine wonderful years on 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and to finish it off like this is wonderful."

Blythe Danner was also an early winner, for Best Supporting Actress for a Drama Series for "Huff."

"I think my husband Bruce Paltrow is up there, stirring this up for me," Danner said in reference to her late husband. "He's saying, 'Get the old gal to work.'"

Danner also made the first political reference of the night, pleading to get home "our kids in Iraq." Other political commentary came from the likes of "Daily Show" host and Emmy winner Jon Stewart, in a expletive-filled (but bleeped) pre-taped comedy bit about the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

Other winners included "Warm Springs" for Best Made-For-TV Movie and "The Lost Prince" (Masterpiece Theatre) for Best Miniseries.

Tributes

David Letterman led a tribute to Johnny Carson during the ceremony. Letterman recalled how Carson was asked once by a "Tonight Show" audience member what had made him a star.

Carson said "I started out in a gaseous state and then I cooled," Letterman noted, adding, "Johnny Carson's star never cooled."

Appropriately, Letterman ended his introduction to a series of clips by saying, "Here's Johnny."

The Academy also highlighted the career contributions of retired CBS news anchor Dan Rather and NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw, as well as the late ABC news anchor Peter Jennings.

Rather and Brokaw, who both appeared after a taped tribute to the careers of the trio, received standing ovations from the audience. Both made the bulk of their remarks about Jennings.

"We had hoped he could be here tonight so that we could have a reunion tonight -- a celebration," Brokaw said.

"He left us far too soon ... with so much good work to do," Rather added.

The show was hosted for the second time in four years by television talker Ellen DeGeneres.

The New Orleans native pointed out that attendees were wearing magnolia flowers to honor the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

"I guess I don't have to point this out, that it's the second time I've hosted the Emmys after a national tragedy. And I just want to say that I'm honored because it's times like this that we really need laughter," DeGeneres said, humbly.

Then she added, "And be sure to look for me next month when I host the North Korean People's Choice Awards."