Congrats to Bryan Cranston for winning his second consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Cranston stars in AMC’s eccentric “Breaking Bad” as a former chemistry teacher who turned to selling meth to pay for his lung cancer treatments.

The show is created, written, directed and produced by Richmond native Vince Gilligan, whom Cranston called “brilliant” in his acceptance speech.

“[The show] is about a good man who makes bad decisions,” Cranston said from L.A.’s Nokia Theatre stage, holding his award aloft. “I stand before you a humbled man very grateful for the decision the Academy has made to honor me.”

“Breaking Bad” has been renewed for a third season, set to begin in March.

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