Jane Lynch

The first annual Critics' Choice Television Awards brought together some of TV's best this afternoon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The shows that took home the biggest wins of the day were best drama series Mad Men and best comedy series Modern Family, but many individual actors were honored for their work as well. Busy Philipps embraced Elijah Wood, who presented her with her statuette for best supporting actress in a comedy, before giving an emotional speech on the podium. Sarah Michelle Gellar also took the stage to dole out an honor as she gears up for her own return to the small screen this Fall. She'll star in the new show The Ringer, which requires her to play dual roles as twin sisters on the CW. Lots of stars took advantage of the chance to catch up and pose for pictures backstage. Busy cracked jokes with The Office's B.J. Novak, Jon Hamm got silly with his best leading actor in a drama award, and Modern Family's Sarah Hyland said hello to Community's Danny Pudi. TV fans who want to see all of today's action unfold can tune into the Critics' Choice Television Awards this Wednesday night at 8 p.m., EDT, on the Reelz Channel.

Some of TV's most popular actors made appearances at today's inaugural Critics' Choice Television Awards. The festivities were held at the Beverly Hills Hotel to honor shows across categories that included reality, comedy, and drama. Cougar Town stars Courteney Cox and Busy Philipps were both on hand for the luncheon, and cable series were also well represented, with Sam Trammell attending ahead of True Blood's season four premiere on June 26. Jon Hamm and Christina Hendricks from Mad Men were also there, and she picked up the very first honor of the afternoon, splitting the award for best supporting actress in a drama series with Justified actor Margo Martindale. Jon followed suit shortly after when when he was announced as the winner of best lead actor in a drama series. Fans of the show have a while longer to wait before Don Draper and his cohorts return to TV. New episodes are expected to be absent from the airwaves until March of 2012, though filming resumes next month.

The guys and girls of Glee were hard at work yesterday in LA. Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Harry Shum, and Matthew Morrison all looked spiffy in suits and ties. Meanwhile, some of the girls like Lea Michele and Dianna Agron alternated between their comfy off-duty duds and fancier costumes. It's business as usual for the stars of the FOX hit after what was a remarkably big week for the show. Not only did the series return to TV on Tuesday night after a month of reruns, but the new episode also featured Gwyneth Paltrow singing Adele's "Turning Tables" as she reprised her character, Holly. In addition, one of the show's onscreen singing groups, The Warblers, have an a cappella CD that hit stores this week. We're chatting with Darren Criss himself at an upcoming signing for the album in LA, so stay tuned next week to watch our interview with him!