TV drama 'Breaking Bad' scores Golden Globes

Writer, director, producer and creator of the "Breaking Bad" television show Vince Gilligan. "Breaking Bad" collected its first and only Golden Globe for best television drama series Sunday, nearly four months after it aired its final episode. It also won a best actor Golden Globe for its star Bryan Cranston. AFP PHOTO.

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  • It also won a best actor Golden Globe for its star Bryan Cranston for his portrayal of Walter White, a chemistry teacher dying of cancer who turns to making meth to bring in money for his family.

LOS ANGELES, January 13, 2014

"Breaking Bad" collected its first and only Golden Globe for best television drama series Sunday, nearly four months after it aired its final episode.

It also won a best actor Golden Globe for its star Bryan Cranston for his portrayal of Walter White, a chemistry teacher dying of cancer who turns to making meth to bring in money for his family.

"This is such a lovely way to say goodbye to the show that meant so much to me," Cranston said upon collecting his trophy.

It was his first Golden Globe, after having been nominated four consecutive times for his performance in the show that ran five seasons on the AMC channel and won several Emmy awards.

Minutes later, "Breaking Bad" clinched the Golden Globe for best drama TV series, outpacing Britain's "Downton Abbey," "The Good Wife" on CBS, the Netflix original series "House of Cards" and AMC's saucy "Masters of Sex."

Earlier in the evening, Elisabeth Moss -- best known for her work in "Mad Men" -- won the Golden Globe for best actress in a mini-series or TV movie for "Top of the Lake."

And Jacqueline Bisset, a five-time nominee, won her first Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a series, mini-series or TV movie for "Dancing on the Edge."