The Broadcast Television Journalists Association held its 2nd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday night, with AMC's "Breaking Bad," Showtime's "Homeland" and NBC leading the pack of winners.
"Homeland" took away Best Drama Series honors, with the series' star, Claire Danes, winning in the Best Actress in a Drama Series category. "Breaking Bad" star
Bryan Cranston, meanwhile, won the Best Actor in a Drama Series award, and Giancarlo Esposito, who portrayed spectacularly deceased meth kingpin Gus Fring on "Breaking Bad," won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
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ABC's "Modern Family," NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and the PBS miniseries "Sherlock" also walked away with two awards each.
Of the networks, NBC racked up the highest tally — the two for "Parks and Recreation," plus a win for "The Voice" in the Best Reality Series — Competition category, "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"'s win for Best Talk Show," and one for "Community," which walked away with Best Comedy Series honors.
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Presenters at Monday night's awards ceremony included "Glee" star Chris Colfer, Emily Deschanel from "Bones," "Dallas" actor Patrick Duffy and Sarah Paulson of "American Horror Story."
Read the full list of winners below.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
"Homeland" – Showtime
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston – "Breaking Bad" – AMC
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes – "Homeland" – Showtime
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Giancarlo Esposito – "Breaking Bad" – AMC
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christina Hendricks – "Mad Men" – AMC
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lucy Liu – "Southland" – TNT
BEST REALITY SERIES
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" – Travel Channel
BEST REALITY SERIES — COMPETITION
"The Voice" – NBC
TIE BEST REALITY SHOW HOST – TIE
Tom Bergeron – "Dancing with the Stars" – ABC
Cat Deeley – "So You Think You Can Dance" – FOX
BEST TALK SHOW
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" – NBC
BEST COMEDY SERIES
"Community" – NBC
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louis C.K. – "Louie" – FX
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – TIE
Zooey Deschanel – "New Girl" – FOX
Amy Poehler – "Parks and Recreation" – NBC
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell – "Modern Family" – ABC
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen – "Modern Family" – ABC
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Paul Rudd – "Parks and Recreation" – NBC
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
"Archer" – FX
BEST MOVIE/MINISERIES
"Sherlock" – PBS
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE/MINISERIES
Benedict Cumberbatch – "Sherlock" – PBS
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE/MINISERIES
Julianne Moore – "Game Change" – HBO
MOST EXCITING NEW SERIES
"The Following" (Fox/Warner Bros.)
"The Mindy Project" (Fox/Universal)
"Nashville" (ABC/Lionsgate)
"The Newsroom" (HBO)
"Political Animals" (USA/Warner Bros.)