Critics' Choice TV Awards 2012: 'Homeland' Wins Best Drama, 'Community' Nabs Best Comedy

Claire Danes has doubts about national hero Damian Lewis, whom she suspects of being a terrorist.

"Homeland" star Claire Danes is named best drama actress, with Amy Poehler, Bryan Cranston, Zooey Deschanel and Louis C.K. also taking home acting honors; "The Voice" is a surprise winner for best reality competition.

Homeland was honored Monday night as best drama series at the second annual Critics' Choice Television Awards.

Coming on the heels of its Golden Globe victory in January, the win positions the Showtime series as a serious contender for the Emmy Awards in September.

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The thriller, which is produced by Fox 21 and premiered in October, also won an award for star Claire Danes as best actress in a drama series.

NBC was the most honored network with five wins at the awards show held at the Beverly Hilton, including Community as best comedy series, The Voice as best reality competition series and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon as best talk show.

Amy Poehler was named best actress in a comedy series for NBC’s Parks and Recreation in a tie with Zooey Deschanel, who won for her lead role on Fox’s New Girl.

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Bryan Cranston was named best actor in a drama series for AMC’s Breaking Bad, which also won for Giancarlo Esposito as best supporting actor in a drama series.

Christina Hendricks was named best supporting actress in a drama series for her work on AMC’s Mad Men.

Louis C.K. was honored as best actor in a comedy series for FX’s Louie.

Best supporting actor in a comedy series went to Ty Burrell for ABC’s Modern Family, which also won best supporting actress in a comedy for Julie Bowen.

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The best movie/miniseries award was given to Sherlock, which aired on PBS. Its star Benedict Cumberbatch won best actor in a movie/miniseries.

Julianne Moore was honored as best actress in a movie/miniseries for her role as Sarah Palin in HBO’s Game Change.

FX's Archer was named best animated series.

For best guest performer, Lucy Liu won for TNT’s Southland and Paul Rudd for Parks and Recreation.

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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, which airs on Travel Channel, was named best reality series. Tom Bergeron of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars and Cat Deeley of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance tied as best reality show host.

Five upcoming programs were named to a list of the most exciting new series: The Following (Fox/Warner Bros.), The Mindy Project (Fox/Universal), Nashville (ABC/Lionsgate), The Newsroom (HBO) and Political Animals (USA/Warner Bros.).

The critics also partnered with Thalo magazine to recognize Smash with an inspiration award "for illumiinating the fine arts in its subject matter and production methods."

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Other networks with multiple wins were ABC and AMC (three each) and Fox, FX, PBS and Showtime with two apiece.

Among the presenters were Chris Colfer (Glee), Emily Deschanel (Bones), Sharon Gless (Burn Notice), Cloris Leachman (Raising Hope), Busy Philipps (Cougar Town), Kate Walsh (Private Practice) and Shane West (Nikita).

The Critics' Choice Television Awards are presented by the Broadcast Television Journalist Association, a group that includes TV, radio and Internet journalists and is a partner organization to the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

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The awards honored programs and performances that aired between June 1, 2011, and May 31, 2012 (except for the most exciting new series category, which are shows premièring after June 1, 2012).

The show included six new categories in its second outing: best movie/miniseries, best actor and actress in a movie/miniseries, best animated series and best guest performer in a drama and in a comedy.

While the inaugural show aired on ReelzChannel and was streamed by VH1, this year’s show was not televised. It was produced by Bob Bain for Bob Bain Productions.

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A complete list of winners can be found on the next page.

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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.)