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“Breaking Bad,” “The Good Wife” Among Television Critics Association Award Winners

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Getty 072114 BreakingBadTCAAwards?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1405938530768Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — AMC’s Breaking Bad and the CBS drama The Good Wife were among the winners at the 2014 Television Critics Association Awards, held Saturday in Beverly Hills.

Breaking Bad received an award from the TCA in its final year of eligibility. It was honored with program of the year for the second year in a row.

The Good Wife won outstanding achievement in drama, while outstanding new program went to the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

HBO’s True Detective and Veep were the only series to earn multiple awards. Matthew McConaughey got individual achievement in drama and Julia Louis-Dreyfus walked away with the award for individual achievement in comedy.

McConaughey’s True Detective also got a win for outstanding achievement in movies, miniseries and specials, while Veep shared outstanding achievement in comedy with FX’s Louie.

Here’s a list of winners:

Program of the Year
Breaking Bad

Outstanding Achievement in Drama
The Good Wife

Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Tie: Veep and Louie

Outstanding New Program
Orange Is the New Black

Individual Achievement in Drama
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective

Individual Achievement in Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
True Detective

Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
RuPaul’s Drag Race

Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming
The Fosters

Career Achievement Award
James Burrows

Heritage Award
Saturday Night Live


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