Another score for Andre Braugher

A sleight of hand scored Andre Braugher an Emmy Sunday.

Braugher won for outstanding lead actor in a movie or miniseries for FX’s “Thief.” But the win was a bit of a rope-a-dope, because “Thief” was neither a movie nor a miniseries.

“Thief” was a low-rated series that was not renewed after its initial six episodes, leaving several loose plot ends untied. But FX pulled a fast one by submitting the drama as a miniseries. The ploy obviously worked for Braugher, who previously had been nominated five times and won an Emmy as outstanding lead actor in a drama series in 1998 for his role as Det. Frank Pembleton in “Homicide: Life on the Street.”

Braugher did not thank FX in his acceptance speech.

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-- Greg Braxton