'Breaking Bad,' 'Homeland,' NBC Win Big at Critics' Choice Television Awards

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.)

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