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'Breaking Bad,' 'True Detective' and 'Veep' Fetch Trophies at TCA Awards

Producer of breaking Bad with Best Drama Series Trophy

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"Breaking Bad" once again claimed the award for Program of the Year at the 30th Television Critics Association Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday.

Among the night's winners were "The Good Wife" for Best Drama of the Year, "Orange is the New Black" for Outstanding New Program, "True Detective" for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials while "Veep" and "Louie" tied in the award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

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"Brooklyn Nine-nine" star Terry Crews hosted this year's awards, which honored the past presidents, former hosts and career achievers in the group's biannual industry conference.

"Breakind Bad," despite winning big, won only one award while the rest were given to other nine series. The best drama series prize was given to "The Good Wife", beating nominees "Breaking Bad," "Orphan Black," "True Detective" and "The Americans."

"True Detective" hit two prizes for best movie/miniseries/specials and Matthew McConaughey's Individual Achievement in Drama. The series packed eight episodes co-starring Woody Harrelson which aired on HBO until March 9, 2014 for season one.

"Veep" also swept two trophies for best comedy series, tied with "Louie," and Individual Achievement in Comedy for Julia Louis-Dreyfus who starred the series all throughout three seasons.

The American comedy-drama series "Orange is the New Black" was awarded with Outstanding New Program Award since its first release in Netflix on July 21, 2013.

The votes for TCA awards were cast by the members of the organization who were allowed to pick two nominees for a category at the nomination stage and one for the final.

Below is the list for the 2014 TCA Awards Winners:

"Breaking Bad" - Program of the Year

"The Good Wife" - Outstanding Achievement in Drama

Tie between "Veep" and "Louie" - Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

"Orange is the New Black" - Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

"True Detective" - Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials

Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective" - Individual Achievement in Drama

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" - Individual Achievement in Drama

"COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey" - Individual Achievement in Drama

RuPaul's "Drag Race" - Individual Achievement in Drama

"The Fosters" - Individual Achievement in Drama

James Burrows - Career Achievement Award

"Saturday Night Live" - Heritage Award 

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