"Modern Family," "Mad Men" win top TV cr

LOS ANGELES, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) on Monday presented two top prizes of the Critics Choice Television Awards to ABC's hit "Modern Family" and AMC's "Mad Men".

 

"Modern Family" was named best comedy series and "Mad Men" won the best drama series, said BTJA, an offshoot of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, which annually¹ presents the Critics Choice Movie Awards.

 

"Mad Men's" Jon Hamm was named best actor in a drama, while Jim Parsons took home the prize for best actor in a comedy series for his work on "The Big Bang Theory."

 

But despite having five of its cast members nominated for supporting roles, "Modern Family" failed to win any acting² awards.

 

Julianna Margulies won best actress in a drama for "The Good Wife," while Tina Fey was named best actress for "30 Rock."

 

Neil Patrick Harris was named best supporting actor in a comedy for "How I Met Your Mother," while Busy Philipps of "Cougar³ Town" won best supporting actress.

 

In the drama categories, John Noble of "Fringe" was named best supporting actor, while the supporting-actress category ended in a tie between Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men" and Margo Martindale of "Justified⁴."

 

The inaugural⁵ awards show were held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.

 

Here is a complete list of nominees⁶:

 

BEST DRAMA SERIES

 

-- "Mad Men"

 

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

 

-- Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

 

-- Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

 

-- John Noble, "Fringe"

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

 

-- Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"

 

-- Margo Martindale, "Justified"

 

BEST REALITY SERIES

 

-- "Hoarders"

 

-- "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"

 

BEST REALITY SERIES, COMPETITION

 

-- "American Idol⁷"

 

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST

 

-- Mike Rowe, "Dirty Jobs"

 

BEST TALK SHOW

 

-- "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

 

BEST COMEDY SERIES

 

-- "Modern Family"

 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

 

-- Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

 

-- Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

 

-- Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

 

-- Busy Philipps, "Cougar Town".(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 cougar   

n.美洲狮；美洲豹

参考例句：

• I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.我看到一只美洲狮正在潜随猎物。
• I have never seen a cougar.我从未见过美洲豹。

4 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

5 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

6 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

7 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。