Breaking Bad, True Detective, Orange Is the New Black and Fargo were among the major winners at the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards.
Cedric the Entertainer hosted the gala at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Wednesday (June 19), with The CW providing television coverage.
Breaking Bad was named Best Drama Series over The Americans, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife, Masters of Sex and True Detective.
Aaron Paul won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for playing Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad, but Bryan Cranston lost out to True Detective's Matthew McConaughey in the Best Actor category.
Tatiana Maslany earned the Best Actress in a Drama Series trophy for portraying multiple clones in the BBC America science fiction series Orphan Black.
Allison Janney walked away with two awards by the end of the evening.
Orange Is the New Black triumphed as the Best Comedy Series against The Big Bang Theory, Broad City, Louie, Silicon Valley and Veep.
Other major winners included The Normal Heart as Best Movie, Archer as Best Animated Series, Veep's Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Best Comedy Actress and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons as Best Comedy Actor.
Parsons, Scott Aukerman, Colton Haynes, Elisabeth Moss, Laura Prepon, Matthew Rhys, Christina Applegate and Max Greenfield were on hand to give away awards.
Picture gallery - The Critics' Choice TV Awards:
Digital Spy presents the full winners list from the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards list below:
Best Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Broad City
Louie
Orange Is the New Black - WINNER!
Silicon Valley
Veep
Best Actor in a Comedy
Louis CK, Louie
Chris Messina, The Mindy Project
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - WINNER!
Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation
Robin Williams, The Crazy Ones
Best Actress in a Comedy
Ilana Glazer, Broad City
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep - WINNER!
Wendi McLendon-Covey, The Goldbergs
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Emmy Rossum, Shameless
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine - WINNER!
Keith David, Enlisted
Tony Hale, Veep
Albert Tsai, Trophy Wife
Christopher Evan Welch, Silicon Valley
Jeremy Allen White, Shameless
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Allison Janney,
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black - WINNER! (tie)
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Best Guest Appearance in a Comedy
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black - WINNER!
Sarah Baker, Louie
James Earl Jones, The Big Bang Theory
Mimi Kennedy,
Andrew Rannells, Girls
Lauren Weedman, Looking
Best Drama Series
The Americans
Breaking Bad - WINNER!
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Masters of Sex
True Detective
Best Actor in a Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Hugh Dancy, Hannibal
Freddie Highmore, Bates Motel
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective - WINNER!
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Best Actress in a Drama
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black - WINNER!
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad - WINNER!
Peter Sarsgaard, The Killing
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Jeffrey Wright, Boardwalk Empire
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Annet Mahendru, The Americans
Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead
Maggie Siff, Sons of Anarchy
Bellamy Young, Scandal - WINNER!
Best Guest Performer in a Drama
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Walton Goggins, Sons of Anarchy
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex - WINNER!
Joe Morton, Scandal
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Best TV Movie
An Adventure in Space and Time
Burton and Taylor
Killing Kennedy
The Normal Heart - WINNER!
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Trip to Bountiful
Best Mini-Series
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie & Clyde
Dancing on the Edge
Fargo - WINNER!
The Hollow Crown
Luther
Best Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series
David Bradley, An Adventure in Space and Time
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo - WINNER!
Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Whoopi Goldberg, A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Holliday Grainger, Bonnie & Clyde
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven - WINNER!
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart - WINNER!
Warren Brown, Luther
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Blair Underwood, The Trip to Bountiful
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series
Amanda Abbington, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
Jessica Raine, An Adventure in Space and Time
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Allison Tolman, Fargo - WINNER!
Best Reality Series
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - WINNER!
Deadliest Catch
Duck Dynasty
Mythbusters
Top Gear
Undercover Boss
Best Reality Competition Series
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
Shark Tank - WINNER!
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Reality Host
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Carson Daly, The Voice
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef
RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - WINNER!
Best Talk Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - WINNER!
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
Conan
Best Animated Series
Archer - WINNER!
Bob's Burgers
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Phineas and Ferb
Adventure Time
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