KATE Winslet was delighted that Guy Pearce praised her sexy screen skills during his Emmy Awards acceptance speech.

The actor picked up the trophy for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his performance in Mildred Pierce at the ceremony at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre Sunday night and told the star-studded audience he never expected to win anything for having "sex" with his co-star Kate.

He quipped: "This was really a delightful experience making Mildred Pierce I got to have sex with Kate Winslet many, many times. And I didn't realise it was going to result in this, so Kate I share this with you because you're an extraordinary woman, thank you, for allowing me to insert myself into your world of Mildred."

Kate loved Guy's cheeky remarks and admits she was just thrilled to work with him on the series - which is set in the Great Depression and is based on the novel James M. Cain - because he was her teen crush.

Speaking backstage about Guy's speech, the 35-year-old actress - who won the Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie prize for her role as the show's titular character - said: "I was thrilled! I've had a crush on Guy Pearce since I was 11 years old, so just to stand in the same room as him was thrilling for me and to hear him say that was even more of a buzz."

The big winners of the evening at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were comedy series Modern Family and period drama Downton Abbey who both took home four accolades each.

63rd Primetime Emmy Awards full list of winners:

Drama Series: Mad Men

Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

Actor, Drama Series: Kyle Chandler -'Friday Night Lights

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Margo Martindale - Justified

Writing, Drama Series: Jason Katims - Friday Night Lights

Directing, Drama Series: Martin Scorsese - Boardwalk Empire

Comedy Series: Modern Family

Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Actress, Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Julie Bowen - Modern Family

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Ty Burrell - Modern Family

Writing, Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman - Modern Family

Directing, Comedy Series: Michael Spiller - Modern Family

Miniseries or Movie: Downton Abbey

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Barry Pepper - The Kennedys

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Guy Pearce - Mildred Pierce

Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Brian Percival - Downton Abbey

Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Julian Fellowes - Downton Abbey

Reality-Competition Programme: The Amazing Race

Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Don Roy King - Saturday Night Live

Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

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