Yep, it’s that time again. Awards season! Don’t let anyone fool you — awards season is now officially All.Year.Long.
The glitterati gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel earlier this evening for the second annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards (given by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, a.k.a. BTJA). And guess what?! A bunch of my favorite shows won!
Homeland (yay!) took home the prize for Best Drama Series, while Community won in the Best Comedy Series category. Best Reality Series went to Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, while Best Reality Show-Competition went to The Voice . (I admit to never having watched this show, much to my Twitterized chagrin).
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was honored as Best Talk Show (again, yay!), while Archer was honored as Best Animated Series (my 17-year-old is cheering – “See? It’s a great show,” he says), and Sherlock was honored as Best Movie/Miniseries (sweet!). Here’s a shocker: NBC was the most awarded network with five wins, followed by ABC and AMC, which tied with three wins each.
Actors Bryan Cranston and Louis C.K. won Best Actor in a Drama Series for Breaking Bad and Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Louie, respectively. Claire Danes was honored as Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Homeland, while Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) and Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) tied for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series went to Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks for the second year in a row (and who can argue with that, after her drop-dead performance this season). Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito was named Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (again, just shoot me for never having gotten into Breaking Bad – believe me, it’s on my list).
Julie Bowen took home the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy and Ty Burrell won Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for their roles in Modern Family. Lucy Liu won Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series for Southland, and Paul Rudd won Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his role on Parks and Recreation.
Dancing with the Star’s Tom Bergeron and So You Think You Can Dance’s Cat Deeley tied for Best Reality Host (um, really?). Benedict Cumberbatch was recognized as Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in Sherlock (yes!), while Julianne Moore was named Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries for her role in Game Change. (you can’t beat her Sarah Palin personage).
In addition, The Following, The Mindy Project, Nashville, The Newsroom and Political Animals were honored as Most Exciting New Series (and they’re not even officially on the air yet!).
The BTJA also partnered with thalo Magazine to recognize Smash with the thalo’s Critics’ Choice Inspiration Award, which “honors a television show for illuminating the fine arts in its subject matter and production methods, along with the individuals who infuse those productions with their artistic passions.” I’ve always said that Smash is Glee for grownups.
Let’s take a look at the full list of winners…
Winners of the 2nd Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards
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
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
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.)
WINNERS Tally
NETWORKS, CHANNELS & DISTRIBUTORS
NBC – 5
ABC – 3
AMC – 3
Fox – 2
FX – 2
PBS – 2
Showtime – 2
HBO – 1
TNT – 1
Travel Channel – 1
SHOWS
Breaking Bad – 2
Homeland – 2
Modern Family – 2
Parks and Recreation – 2
Sherlock – 2
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – 1
Archer – 1
Community – 1
Dancing with the Stars – 1
Game Change – 1
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – 1
Louie – 1
Mad Men – 1
New Girl – 1
So You Think You Can Dance – 1
Southland – 1
The Voice – 1
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