Kathy Bates as a Senior at White Station High School in Memphis, TN, in 1966 and Kathy Bates in 2012

The Emmys haven’t even been broadcast yet and already the great Kathy Bates is a winner: She was awarded an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series statuette for her hilarious cigar-chomping role as the ghost of Charlie Harper (formerly played by Charlie Sheen) on Two and a Half Men at the pre-show Creative Arts Emmys on September 15. But she actually has a chance to walk away with another win: She’s nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her recently canceled David E. Kelley legal dramedy Harry’s Law. She is also recovering from a breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy. “I don’t miss my breasts as much as I miss Harry’s Law, the ever-droll Bates tweeted earlier this month.