'Mad Men,' 'Modern Family' Win Best Series at Critics Choice Television Awards

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association, a new branch of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, has named Mad Men best drama series and Modern Family best comedy.

That came at a luncheon in L.A. Monday to hand out its first ever Critics Choice Television Awards.

Best reality show was a tie between Hoarders and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; best reality competition went to American Idol, while the Daily Show won for best talker. Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory) won for best actor in a drama and comedy, respectively.

Julianna Margulies won best actress in a drama Series for The Good Wife, while Tina Fey was best actress in a comedy for 30 Rock. Best supporting actress on a drama was a tie between Christina Hendricks for Mad Men and Margo Martindale for Justified.

Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) got best supporting actor in a Comedy. Busy Philipps of Cougar Town was best supporting actress in a comedy series, while John Noble got best supporting actor in a drama Fringe.

Danny DeVito (Taxi, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), got the first-ever Icon Award.

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Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.