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If Carrie isn't Brody's lover next season on "Homeland," he'll probably want to keep an eye over his shoulder.

You don't have to be a super spy to get some scoop on the next season of "Homeland." Just listen to what actor Damian Lewis has to say about his character Nick Brody and love interest Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes).

Lewis told Digital Spy last week that he knows what's going to happen through episode six of the upcoming third season of the Showtime series.

"I think Brody and Carrie are over," Lewis said of his war hero turned would-be terrorist and the CIA agent who loved him. "I don't think those two can be together. Can you imagine them being married and bringing up kids? I don't think it would last long. They'd be in the divorce courts pretty quickly. So I don't think that's a story that's got many legs."

Anyone hoping for more weekend romps at Carrie's cabin will be bummed by Lewis' assertion. But he does have a point that Sgt. Brody raising kids with the woman who's supposed to be chasing him just doesn't make sense. After all, how could they turn out as well as this one and this one?

Lewis and Danes both won best actor Emmy awards, and "Homeland" was named best drama series last fall.

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Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody and Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in "Homeland."

It's been the question that's loomed over the entire second season of "Homeland": Would the show dispatch one of its two lead characters (Nicholas Brody, played by Damian Lewis) or continue to have him dodge fire for another 12 episodes?

[Warning: Spoilers "Homeland's" season finale follow.]

The answer was not apparent early in the hour, despite the teasers' many insinuations that someone significant would be getting embalmed, draped in military whites and chucked off of a naval ship. Quinn (Rupert Friend), the black ops agent with Brody in his sights about ten minutes into the finale, had a change of heart.

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He confronted Estes (David Harewood) in his bedroom and called him out on nearly two seasons' worth of shady doings. Saying he was only charged with dispatching "bad guys," Quinn advised Estes to leave Brody alone or he'd end up back in that house one night to more grim consequences.

As for Carrie (Claire Danes), who was once again playing house with Brody, she had to make the episode's titular "Choice." Her work aiding the killing of Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban) brought in an official offer to be station chief at the C.I.A., reinstating the job she lost at the end of season one -- but only at the cost of cutting her ties with Brody.

The decision caused a rift between Carrie and Saul (Mandy Patinkin), who was sprung from his Langley detention once Quinn got his hooks into Estes.

During Walden and Nazir's respective funerals -- the latter was the one at sea, seen during the previews -- Carrie and Brody retire to an office where she decides that she chooses him over her career... until Brody's car explodes in front of Walden's funeral service, killing Estes, Walden's family and several hundred other people in the process.

Carrie pulls a gun on Brody, but after he promises Nazir was behind the whole thing, they make a run for it. (She had a secret shed, flush with cash and fake IDs, tucked away the whole time.) Fortunately for them, they're also presumed dead -- especially since the response team soon figured out that the bomb was in his car. And that tape about him admitting to (not) blowing up last season emerges on national news, courtesy of a terrorism group, re-purposed to claim responsibility for the latest turn of events. Brody is alive, but he is officially outed.

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With Estes dead, Saul is the ranking officer in the counter-terrorism unit, assuming his protégé is dead (or really off the rails). In a comforting turn of events, Saul's absentee wife says that she's coming back.

Brody's family, officially knocked off their pedestal, await the nation's scorn as news trucks start rolling up in front of their house.

As for Brody, publicly vilified and off the grid, he gets sent on his merry way. Carrie made her choice, and it's not really that surprising -- and more true to her character than anything she's done the last few episodes. She tells Brody her cause is calling her and that she'll clear his name. The word "love" is mentioned several times. Tears are shed.

Thankfully, Saul does not suffer in the dark for long. In the last shot, in a room of hundreds of dead bodies, Carrie calls his name -- and he smiles, much like she did at the end of the season premiere.

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Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," which tells the story of the famed president's final days in office, earned seven Golden Globe nominations Thursday, including best movie in the drama category, best director for Spielberg, best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and best supporting actress for Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln.

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The movies nominated for best drama were pretty much as critics predicted. In addition to "Lincoln," "Argo," "Django Unchained," "Life of Pi" and "Zero Dark Thirty" earned nominations.

Lesser-seen films dominated the film comedy and musical category. "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Les Miserables," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and "Silver Linings Playbook." Of those, "Les Miserables" is the only one to be opening in thousands of mainstream theaters, and that not until Christmas Day.

Major names filled the best director category. Ben Affleck was nominated for "Argo," Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty," Ang Lee for "Life of Pi," Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln" and Quentin Tarantino for "Django Unchained."

On the television side, "Breaking Bad," "Boardwalk Empire," "Downton Abbey," "Homeland" and "The Newsroom" were drama nominees.  "The Big Bang Theory," "Episodes," "Girls," "Modern Family" and "Smash" were nominated for best TV musical or comedy.

After the nominations were announced, Christoph Waltz, nominated for best supporting actor for his role as a dentist-turned-bounty hunter in Tarantino's "Django Unchained," talked to TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about his reaction.

Waltz noted that his name was the last of the five to be read, saying that by that point, he'd thought to himself, "I kinda know what I need to do in January anyway," only to be surprised by his inclusion. 

"Django Unchained" opens Dec. 25, which Waltz noted is very late in the awards season. "I see it picking up steam," he told Guthrie.

Waltz also said he felt lucky to be able to help develop his character along with Tarantino.

"I was allowed to kind of follow the genesis," he told Guthrie. "I saw this character come to existence ... become a personage."

Naomi Watts was nominated in the best actress category for her movie "The Impossible," which focuses on a family's experience during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. She told the TODAY anchors she was celebrating her son's birthday with pancakes when she received word she was nominated.

"I did a little yelp and my son got worried," she said.

There was little dialogue in "The Impossible," much of which was shot in water, not exactly a favorite substance for Watts.

"I had a bad experience with riptides, like, when I was a teenager," she said, telling of a time in Bali when her family was trapped in waters rougher than expected. Her mother, she said, "miraculously" found solid footing and pulled her daughter to safety.

"I've had a fear of water ever since," she said.

Bradley Cooper, a nominee for best actor for "Silver Linings Playbook," also spoke with the TODAY anchors about the awards. "Silver Linings Playbook" is also nominated in the best movie, comedy or musical category, and Cooper's co-star Jennifer Lawrence also received an acting nomination.

"It's a small film, and it's a word-of-mouth movie," Cooper said. "And hopefully the fact that it's getting this kind of attention, more people will go see it."

Cooper heard his nomination announced by his friend and "Hangover" co-star Ed Helms. "On a personal level, it's just surreal," he said of being nominated. "I grew up the nerd who would like, wait to hear the announcements."

He also said his date for the awards would almost certainly be his mother.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, both nominees in the TV best actress category, will host the Golden Globes, which air on NBC Jan. 13.

List of nominees:

Best movie, drama
"Argo"
"Django Unchained"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Zero Dark Thirty" 

Best movie, comedy or musical
"Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"Les Miserables"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
"Silver Linings Playbook" 

Best director
Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"
Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained" 

Best actor, movie drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
Richard Gere, "Arbitrage"
John Hawkes, "The Sessions"
Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Best actress, movie drama
Marion Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
Rachel Weisz, "The Deep Blue Sea"
Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock" 

Best actor, movie comedy or musical
Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Jack Black, "Bernie"
Ewan McGregor, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
Bill Murray, "Hyde Park On Hudson"

Best actress, comedy or musical
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Meryl Streep, "Hope Springs"
Judi Dench, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Maggie Smith, "Quartet"
Emily Blunt, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"

Best TV drama
"Breaking Bad"
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Downton Abbey"
"Homeland"
"The Newsroom" 

Best actor, TV drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Damian Lewis, "Homeland" 

Best actress, TV drama
Connie Britton, "Nashville"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Michelle Dockery," "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Best TV comedy or musical
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Episodes"
"Girls"
"Modern Family"
"Smash" 

Best actress, TV comedy or musical
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" 

Best actor, TV comedy or musical
Alec  Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" 

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Damian Lewis, right, as Nicholas Brody and Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison on the Showtime series "Homeland."

Many Americans are big fans of "Homeland," and specifically, Damian Lewis' Emmy-winning portrayal of double agent Sgt. Nicholas Brody. President Barack Obama is no exception, and has expressed that the show is a must-see for him. Lewis was even a dinner guest at the White House in March.

The actor, appearing on the British talk show "The Jonathan Ross Show," explained that he was recently given the opportunity to sign a "Homeland" box set for Obama, and needed to think of a message to pen to the president.

"Claire Danes (who plays CIA agent Carrie Mathison) had written something really lovely and sweet, saying, 'I was a fan of yours long before you were a fan of ours.' And I thought, got to think of something great and funny ... something classy. And I went, 'From one Muslim to another' in an indelible Sharpie. And I couldn't take it back."

The birther reference was meant to be a joke, playing off of the religion of Lewis' "Homeland" character, but Lewis appeared to have some regrets about doing it.

"I was then writing emails for the whole of the next week, going: ''I do hope he understands irony.'"

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Claire Danes and Damian Lewis of "Homeland."

"Homeland" is hot. The Showtime series' surprise sweep of the Emmys last Sunday has people lining up to check out the Claire Danes/Damian Lewis/Mandy Patinkin-starring suspense saga's season premiere on Sunday, like shoeless travelers waiting for the full-body scan at airport security. That makes this the perfect time to catch up on Season One's major players, plot twists and unsolved mysteries with our "Homeland" cheat sheet.

Whether you're a fresh-faced rookie or a grizzled veteran who just needs a refresher, consider this your intelligence briefing.

WARNING: Many Season One spoilers ahead.

Sgt. Nicholas Brody is a terrorist . . .
Captured in Iraq and held prisoner by al Qaeda torturers for eight years, Marine sniper Nick Brody (Damian Lewis) was presumed dead until he was "rescued" by American forces and brought home at last. But it was all an elaborate al Qaeda scheme to use Brody, whom they'd successfully turned against the U.S. while he was in captivity, as a sleeper agent. In fact, the single biggest surprise of "Homeland" Season One was how quickly it confirmed Brody's shady status. Sure, they faked us out about his potential innocence now and then, but instead of some big is-he-or-isn't-he mystery, they made Brody's true allegiance clear before the pilot's closing credits rolled.

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. . . a politically well-connected terrorist . . .
As a returning war hero with a photogenic family, Brody's a media darling, and he's been used to help sell the ongoing War on Terror since his first day back. The ambitious, amoral vice president, William Walden, even hand-picked Brody to replace a disgraced congressman in the House of Representatives. This gives Brody the perfect opportunity to get close to political, intelligence and military movers and shakers – an opportunity his al Qaeda minders take advantage of when they send him to blow up the VP and his team with a suicide vest.

. . . and an actually-not-a-horrible-guy-kinda terrorist. 
But as you can tell by the fact that he's, y'know, alive for Season Two, Brody didn't go through with it – in part because the bomb malfunctioned, but mostly because he couldn't bear breaking his family's hearts or taking innocent lives. His whole motive for joining al Qaeda in the first place was his disgust with the "collateral damage" America's wars have produced. And in his (unreleased, obviously) video suicide note, he says he set out to kill the vice president not because he hates America, but because he loves it too much to let guys like the VP destroy its honor. He ends the season by rejecting terrorist mastermind Abu Nazir's violent ways and insisting he can change America's destructive policies from the inside.

Carrie Mathison spent months trying to stop him . . .
One woman came closer than anyone else to catching Brody: CIA analyst Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), who works to protect the country with a white-hot intensity any terrorist would envy. Tipped off about a flipped American POW by a terrorist-turned-informant long before Brody resurfaced, she was a lone voice calling for surveillance of the homecoming hero – surveillance she ended up setting up illegally with help from her ex-spook buddy Virgil (David Marciano) when her requests were denied. No matter how many times he seemed to establish his innocence, Carrie invariably found the one crack in his excuses and alibis.

. . . and also falling in love with him . . .
Oh, right – she slept with him, too. We'd already gotten hints that she could be dangerously reckless, but after the Agency pulls the plug on her surveillance program, she decides to keep an eye on Brody by making contact outside of work. Estranged from his wife due to his PTSD, Brody ends up conducting a whirlwind weekend-long affair with Carrie, before breaking it off when he realizes she suspects him of being a sleeper agent. At first it seems like Carrie did this just to try to trip him up, but by season's end it's clear she actually does love him, even though she believes he's guilty as sin. The heart wants what it wants, man.

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. . . and she was right, but no one believed it . . .
Time and again, circumstances made Brody look innocent. That flipped POW that Carrie was warned about? Turns out Brody's sniper partner Tom Walker, whom Brody thought he'd beaten to death at his captors' gunpoint, was still alive and working for al Qaeda as well. The captured terrorist who committed suicide with a smuggled razor blade after a visit from Brody? Turns out there's a mole inside the Homeland Security apparatus who could have gotten it to him instead. The fact that he's covering up his encounters in captivity with Nazir, or killing Walker, or converting to Islam and praying behind the closed doors of his garage? Maybe he's just ashamed of how his captors broke him, or afraid of how his family would react. The suicide bombing Carrie was so convinced Brody was about to commit? Never happened. By that point she may as well have been ranting about Bigfoot.

. . . and she doesn't believe it either, because she's bipolar.
After getting caught in an explosion targeting a member of Brody's support network who'd outlived his usefulness, Carrie cracks. Her psychiatrist sister has been medicating her for bipolar disorder for years, keeping it a secret from the CIA so she wouldn't lose security clearance, and the blast sends her into the mother of all manic episodes, during which she loses her job when Brody rats out their affair to the Agency. She becomes so fixated on Brody's guilt that she shows up at his house, confronting his wife and daughter about the husband and father they love. When the bomb doesn't blow, she believes she was wrong about everything, and signs up for electroconvulsive therapy in hopes that shock treatment will stop her mania from recurring. Unfortunately, this also wipes out her knowledge of a clue that more or less proves Brody's guilt.

Abu Nazir is a terrorist mastermind . . .
The head of al Qaeda in Iraq and Brody's personal overseer, Abu Nazir (Naveed Nagahban) is the world's most wanted terrorist. He flipped both Brody and his partner – whom he orders Brody to kill following the failed suicide bombing, in order to prove his continued loyalty – maintains a support network throughout the U.S. and remains in periodic contact with Brody, encouraging him to remember his mission. We've heard some pretty sinister things about what happens to the families of people who don't.

. . . and Vice President William Walden is pretty much just as bad.
That mission would never have taken place without the actions of Vice President Walden (Jamey Sheridan), who ordered a drone strike on a school in hopes that it'd hit Nazir and ended up killing 82 children, including one very close to both Nazir and Brody. Walden's now running for president, and he's accepted Brody into his inner circle in hopes that some of that war-hero glamor will rub off, but he remains committed to the warmongering policies that spurred Nazir and Brody's quest for vengeance in the first place.

Saul Berenson is the best in the biz . . .
Saul (Mandy Patinkin) is Carrie's bushy-bearded, soft-spoken mentor, one of the few people in the Agency who not only recognizes her brilliance – everyone does – but also has found a way to put up with all the impulsivity and intensity that goes with it. Saul may be even smarter than Carrie: His knack for winning the trust of the people he interrogates and his ability to put together a big picture from small details helped him nab several of Nazir's accomplices. Unfortunately, his workaholism cost him his marriage.

. . . and David Estes is a tool . . .
The consummate company man, Estes (David Harewood) was part of Vice President Walden's inner circle when the order to blow up the school was given, and he helped cover it up even when Carrie and Saul were looking for the reason why Nazir was so active again after months off the radar. He's very much a political creature, which has made him the Agency's go-between for Walden and Brody, enabling them to get too close to CIA decision-making for anyone's good. He was Carrie's boss, before he fired her over her affair with Brody, her illegal surveillance operation and her bipolar disorder – and oh yeah, he used to date her, which cost him his marriage.

. . . and any of them could be an al Qaeda mole.
Nazir has someone on the inside, feeding him information and tipping off his minions when the CIA is on their trail, leading to escapes, suicides and even a bombing in the middle of downtown D.C. It could be Saul, who initially failed a polygraph test asking about the smuggled razor blade an al Qaeda prisoner used to kill himself. It could be Galvez (Hrach Titizian), Saul and Carrie's go-to guy for delicate and demanding operations they can't pull off themselves, who's secretly spying on Carrie for Estes. It'sprobably not Estes or Walden, since Brody nearly blew them up, but who knows?

It's really all about a kid named Issa . . .
The most important character on "Homeland" has been dead for three years. When Abu Nazir took Brody out of isolation and gave him limited freedom to win him over, he also "hired" the Marine to teach English to his adorable son Issa (Rohan Chand). The kid learned quickly, and before long the two of them were playing soccer and singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" – Brody was the loving father Nazir could never be, and Issa was the young son Brody's captivity had robbed him of raising back home. Then Issa and 81 of his classmates died in the vice president's drone strike, driving Nazir and Brody to plan revenge. Years later Brody would scream Issa's name while sleeping next to Carrie; when she and Saul uncovered the covered-up drone strike she realized who he was talking about, but seconds later a jolt of ECT wiped the clue from her brain.

. . . and a teenager named Dana.
Like Carrie, Brody's teenage daughter Dana (Morgan Saylor) both loves her dad, and suspects him. She's the one who's most upset that her mother Jessica (Morena Baccarin) kept her relationship with Brody's Marine buddy Mike (Diego Klattenhoff) a secret when Brody came back from the dead. She's the one who catches Brody praying to Allah and keeps the secret of his conversion to Islam out of respect. She's the one who notices something is wrong in the days leading up to the suicide bombing attempt. And she's the one who realizes there may be some truth to Carrie's manic rantings and calls her dad up at the last minute, convincing him not to go through with it without ever fully realizing he was up to anything in the first place.

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Bryan Cranston and Jon Hamm.

What were the members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences thinking when they filled out their ballot for best actor in a drama this year? No offense to unexpected winner Damian Lewis. He's worthy of major accolades for bringing Nicolas Brody to life on "Homeland," there's no denying it. But this year, he was the long shot. After all, there were two other stars who seemed be in a dead heat for the golden winged award.

For the past four and a half seasons, "Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston has shown the prime-time TV world the believable evolution of a man who's gone from a terminally ill teacher and family man to a meth-cooking kingpin ... and family man. As Walter White, he's gone dark and then some, and his performance is truly special.

It's a role that's earned him the statuette three times before -- for good reason.

Then there was Jon Hamm, who many believed was poised to take the top drama honor this year for his perfect portrayal of the tortured soul who juggles booze, business and womanizing -- "Mad Men's" Don Draper.

So why no Emmy for either one of these men this time? Especially after Cranston revealed his acting range to be broader and better than ever before, and Hamm's continued to make Draper a must-see TV character? Perhaps Cranston's drama has simply become too dark for the voters. Maybe they hope to recognize him next year, for his work on the remainder of the final of the show. And maybe the Academy just doesn't see in Hamm what "Mad Men" fans do. But the right answer could be that the dramatic-actor field was just flooded with big talent, and these men were lost in the mix.

In addition to Lewis, Cranston and Hamm, Steve Buscemi made the best actor in a drama list for his work as Nucky Thompson on "Boardwalk Empire." Michael C. Hall received a nom for his title role in "Dexter." And the man behind "Downton Abbey's" lord and master, Hugh Bonneville, was on the list, too.

No doubt the Academy members had a tough decision to make. And that might explain the evening's other snubs as well.

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Such as? When "Homeland" went on to beat out "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men" (which came up nil for the night), "Game of Thrones" and even "Downton Abbey" to take the Emmy for best drama series.

Other notable oversights included Mayim Bialik of "The Big Bang Theory," who lost the supporting actress in a comedy award to "Modern Family's" Julie Bowen. And Bialik's fellow "Big Banger" Jim Parsons didn't get his due trophy for lead actor in a comedy series thanks to Jon Cryer's shocking win for his work on "Two and a Half Men." (Note: Even Cryer himself was shocked, telling the crowd, "Something has gone terribly wrong.")

While many thought the lead actress in a comedy series would surely go to Tina Fey ("30 Rock"), Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation") or Melissa McCarthy ("Mike & Molly"), in a three-way snub, it was actually "Veep's" Julia Louis-Dreyfus who snagged it.

And while it seems hard to argue with a "Daily Show" win for variety series, this time, given Stephen Colbert's consummate work as Super PAC-man over the past year, it's hard not to call that one a snub, too.

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LOS ANGELES -- Psychological thriller "Homeland" won the top prize at the Critics Choice Television awards on Monday, edging out the much-admired "Mad Men," while "Community" was voted best comedy.

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Actors Joel McHale, producer Russ Krasnoff, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie and Danny Pudi of "Community" accept the award for Best Comedy Series from presenter Emily Deschanel onstage during The Broadcast Television Journalists Association Second Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Beverly Hills on Monday.

Cable channel Showtime's "Homeland" was declared best TV drama series and its star Claire Danes won the best dramatic actress award for her performance as a bipolar CIA agent on the hunt for a home-grown terrorist.

AMC's "Breaking Bad" brought home the best actor and supporting actor trophies for Bryan Cranston's chemistry teacher-turned drug king, and Giancarlo Esposito for his turn as the evil head of a New Mexico methamphetamine ring.

Flame-haired Christina Hendricks was the only winner on Monday for the multiple Emmy-winning AMC advertising drama "Mad Men", taking the supporting actress award for her role as curvaceous office manager Joan Holloway.

The little-seen but critically admired NBC show "Community" won for best comedy, while "Modern Family" stars Julie Bowen and her screen husband Ty Burrell were honored in the supporting acting categories.

Louis C.K was voted best comedy actor for his FX show "Louie," while Zooey Deschanel's ditzy "New Girl" and "Parks and Recreation" mockumentary star Amy Poehler shared the award for best comedy actress.

Britain's updated Sherlock Holmes detective show "Sherlock" won the best miniseries and its quirky star Benedict Cumberbatch was awarded best miniseries actor.

Julianne Moore took the prize for best TV movie actress for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in HBO's "Game Change," which charted the backstage story of Palin's 2008 Republican U.S. vice-presidential run.

A reality series victory for singing contest "The Voice" helped struggling TV network NBC to lead the tally of winners on Monday with five awards. ABC and AMC shows picked up three awards each, Fox had two and CBS -- the nation's most-watched TV network -- went home empty-handed.

The Critics Choice Television awards were chosen by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association and handed out a gala dinner in Los Angeles.

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Michael C. Hall as "Dexter."

Showtime has set Sept. 30 for the return of its dramas "Dexter" and "Homeland."

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The seventh season of "Dexter," starring Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, will begin the evening at 9 p.m. The sophomore season of "Homeland," the recent Golden Globe winner for best TV drama, follows at 10 p.m.

Both have scored well for the premium cable network. "Dexter" stands as Showtime’s top-rated series, averaging 5.5 million viewers in its sixth season across all platforms.

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"Homeland," starring Globe winner Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, averaged 4.4 million viewers during its freshman season. Its finale audience of 5 million viewers is Showtime’s most-watched season ender for a freshman series.

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