'Battlestar' tops TCA Awards

August 02, 2009 The final season of the acclaimed sci-fi drama took the top honor at the ceremony, and HBO won more awards than any other network -- three -- with "True Blood" named outstanding new program, "Grey Gardens" winning for achievement in movies, miniseries and specials and "The Alzheimer's Project" taking the prize for achievement in news and information. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory," shut out for a comedy series Emmy nomination this year, was given top comedy program honors and its star, Jim Parsons, the nod for individual achievement in comedy. The critics agreed with TV academy voters in honoring AMC's "Mad Men," with the series winning for top drama, and AMC's "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston, who took the prize for individual achievement in drama.

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