In pictures: The Emmys

The 54th Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Here are some images from the star-studded night:

The West Wing's Martin Sheen and Allison Janney shared a joke on the red carpet

The cast of Friends were united on stage as they accepted their best comedy award

The West Wing's Dule Hill was all smiles and Oprah Winfrey was triumphant backstage as she won an Emmy honour

Although usually associated with film, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks won for Band of Brothers

Jennifer Aniston won an Emmy for Friends, but husband Brad Pitt, also nominated, lost out

Rob Lowe was on hand to support his West Wing colleagues, while there was tight security surrounding the winning envelopes

The Osbournes arrived en masse, as Ozzy showed his support for his wife Sharon who is being treated for cancer

Chat show host Joan Rivers arrived with her daughter Melissa and Paula Abdul enjoys her renewed fame thanks to American Idol

Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano won the best actor gong