The Critics Choice Awards Honor Community and Homeland

There was a TV awards show last night, and Community didn't win. Wait, sorry! I'm so used to writing that that it's become a habit. NBC's Community DID win top comedy honors at the 2nd Annual Critics Choice Awards, the fledgling trophy hander-outer that's still building traction in the face of larger TV awards shows like the Golden Globes, the Emmys, and Tim's TV High-Five-a-thon. It's a big win for Community, the little comedy that could and does, and now the show can finally back up claims of its importance in the TV landscape by sticking a Critics Choice Award in its detractors' faces! How does a mouthful of Critics Choice Award taste, haters? Like Ken Tucker's sweaty palms? Oh, okay then.

Elsewhere, Homeland deservedly won the top drama prize for general awesomeness, and Breaking Bad swept the male acting categories with awards going to Bryan Cranston and Giancarlo Esposito; this was probably the first of many trips to the podium for Esposito this season. Other winners include Claire Danes (Homeland), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) and Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Louis C.K. (Louie), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), and Julie Bowen (Modern Family).

And of course there was the biggest joke of the night, the "Most Exciting New Series" awards, which pretty much go to the shows with the sweetest trailers and star power. This year the honors went to Fox's The Following and The Mindy Project, ABC's Nashville, HBO's The Newsroom, and USA's Political Animals. And how do these translate to success? Last year's "Most Exciting New Series" included Ringer, Terra Nova, and Alcatraz. Yeek!

Here are the winners of the 2nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards, as well as the fellow nominees that they beat down.

Best Drama Series

Breaking Bad – AMC
Downton Abbey – PBS
Game of Thrones – HBO
The Good Wife – CBS
**WINNER** Homeland – Showtime
Mad Men – AMC

Best Actor in a Drama Series

**WINNER** Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad – AMC
Kelsey Grammer – Boss – Starz
Jon Hamm – Mad Men – AMC
Charlie Hunnam – Sons of Anarchy – FX
Damian Lewis – Homeland – Showtime
Timothy Olyphant – Justified – FX

Best Actress in a Drama Series

**WINNER** Claire Danes – Homeland – Showtime
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey – PBS
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife – CBS
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men – AMC
Emmy Rossum – Shameless – Showtime
Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy – FX

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones – HBO
**WINNER** Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad – AMC
Neal McDonough – Justified – FX
John Noble – Fringe – FOX
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad – AMC
John Slattery – Mad Men – AMC

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski – The Good Wife – CBS
Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad – AMC
**WINNER** Christina Hendricks – Mad Men – AMC
Regina King – Southland – TNT
Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire – HBO
Maggie Siff – Sons of Anarchy – FX

Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series

Dylan Baker – Damages – DirecTV
Jere Burns – Justified – FX
Loretta Devine – Grey’s Anatomy – ABC
**WINNER** Lucy Liu – Southland – TNT
Carrie Preston – The Good Wife – CBS
Chloe Webb – Shameless – Showtime

Best Reality Series

**WINNER** Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – Travel Channel
Hoarders – A&E;
Sister Wives – TLC
Kitchen Nightmares – FOX
Pawn Stars – History
Undercover Boss – CBS

Best Reality Series – Competition

The Pitch – AMC
Shark Tank – ABC
So You Think You Can Dance – FOX
**WINNER** The Voice – NBC
Chopped – FOOD
The Amazing Race – CBS

Best Reality Show Host

**CO-WINNER** Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars – ABC
Nick Cannon – America’s Got Talent – NBC
**CO-WINNER** Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance – FOX
Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race – CBS
RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race – Logo

Best Talk Show

Conan – TBS
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
**WINNER** Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – NBC
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
The View – ABC

Best Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory – CBS
**WINNER** Community – NBC
Girls – HBO
Modern Family – ABC
New Girl – FOX
Parks and Recreation – NBC

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Don Cheadle – House of Lies – Showtime
**WINNER** Louis C.K. – Louie – FX
Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO
Garret Dillahunt – Raising Hope – FOX
Joel McHale – Community – NBC
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory – CBS

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

**CO-WINNER** Zooey Deschanel – New Girl – FOX
Lena Dunham – Girls – HBO
Julia Louis Dreyfus – Veep – HBO
Martha Plimpton – Raising Hope – FOX
**CO-WINNER** Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation – NBC
Ashley Rickards – Awkward – MTV

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

**WINNER** Ty Burrell – Modern Family – ABC
Max Greenfield – New Girl – FOX
Nick Offerman – Parks and Recreation – NBC
Danny Pudi – Community – NBC
Jim Rash – Community – NBC
Damon Wayans Jr. – Happy Endings – ABC

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy

**WINNER** Julie Bowen – Modern Family – ABC
Alison Brie – Community – NBC
Cheryl Hines – Suburgatory – ABC
Gillian Jacobs – Community – NBC
Eden Sher – The Middle – ABC
Casey Wilson – Happy Endings – ABC

Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series

Becky Ann Baker – Girls – HBO
Bobby Cannavale – Modern Family – ABC
Kathryn Hahn – Parks and Recreation – NBC
Justin Long – New Girl – FOX
**WINNER** Paul Rudd – Parks and Recreation – NBC
Peter Scolari – Girls – HBO

Best Animated Series

**WINNER** Archer – FX
Adventure Time – Cartoon Network
Bob’s Burgers – FOX
Family Guy – FOX
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Cartoon Network

Best Movie/Miniseries

American Horror Story – FX
Luther – BBC America
**WINNER** Sherlock – PBS
Page Eight – PBS
The Hour – BBC America
Game Change – HBO

Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries

**WINNER** Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock – PBS
Bill Nighy – Page Eight – PBS
Woody Harrelson – Game Change – HBO
Idris Elba – Luther – BBC America
Dominic West – The Hour – BBC America
Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys – History

Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries

Jessica Lange – American Horror Story – FX
Gillian Anderson – Great Expectations – PBS
**WINNER** Julianne Moore – Game Change – HBO
Patricia Clarkson – Five – Lifetime
Lara Pulver – Sherlock – PBS
Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult – Sundance

Most Exciting New Series – (multiple winners)

The Following – Fox
The Mindy Project – Fox
Nashville – ABC
The Newsroom – HBO
Political Animals – USA

In case you were wondering, I didn't vote in these awards because I'm not a part of the Broadcast Television Journalist Association because I keep forgetting to apply during the miniscule membership application window. I'll ask Siri to remind me this year!