Mad Men Snags BAFTA

Branagh also among top winners

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 27, 2009 8:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – Mad Men was the big US winner at last night’s BAFTA television awards, beating The Wire and The Daily Show to win best international show, notes the Hollywood Reporter. X Factor, another Simon Cowell-produced talent competition, won best entertainment show, while Kenneth Branagh picked... Read full story »

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