With awards season in full swing (and Mad Men triumphing at a number of ceremonies), members of the cast are hitting the red carpet in full stride. You'll find links to some photos below, and for NYC Maddicts, information about Matthew Weiner's appearance this weekend at the Rubin Museum.

• We touched upon a few early reviews, but here are some fresh compliments for Jon Hamm on SNL from Punchline, New York Magazine and Television Without Pity.

• Even Scott Brown approves of Hamm's impersonation.

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Jon Hamm on SNL, as we've already documented, was a hit with the critics. But what did the Mad Men fanbase think? Check it out:

• "SNL should ask Hamm to join the cast, his skits were funnier than any I've seen on that program for a long time." -- tamtam

• "His second time out was even more hilarious than his first ... and he just seems so comfortable hosting the show." -- MistressDraper

• "I agree with Pelosi on this one - mama like!" -- j9mac

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Night owls -- and hard-core Maddicts -- will have witnessed Jon Hamm bringing the funny on SNL this past Saturday night. This is Hamm's second stint as host; he joked that, since his first appearance (in the fall of '08) fulfilled a lifelong dream, this one was just for the paycheck.

There was a nod to Hamm's Don Draper persona in his monologue, but in this go-around Hamm's skits were anchored in contemporary times. He played a shirtless saxophonist named Sergio; newly elected Massachusetts senator Scott Brown; and, with musical guest Michael Bublé, the owner and operator of a restaurant specializing in pork and Champagne -- Hamm and Bublé.

Critics were appreciative -- here's a sample of the early reviews:

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After picking up prizes at last weekend's SAG and PGA Awards, Mad Men has been honored yet again. At tonight's Directors Guild of America Awards, director Lesli Linka Glatter snagged the Best Dramatic Series plaque for her work on "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency."This is Linka Glatter's second DGA nomination (her first nomination was for an episode of Twin Peaks in 1990), and she shares the award with the rest of her directing team: Dwayne Shattuck, Adam Ben Frank, Jessica L. Lowrey and Elion S. Olson.

Linka Glatter had been up against two of her own colleagues (Matthew Weiner and Jennifer Getzinger), as well as Paris Barclay (for In Treatment) and Jack Bender (for Lost). And in case you were wondering, she did not grow a beard in solidarity with her cast.

For more info, go to the Directors Guild website.

Mad Men's SAG and PGA success last weekend were covered heavily in the papers. Also receiving a lot of attention? Jon Hamm's now clean-shaven face.

• SAG Awards coverage can be found in: Variety, USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle and the LA Times among other outlets.

• On a red carpet note, Christina Hendricks' dress from that night was chosen by fans, and will be auctioned off for charity. 

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Janie Bryant has again been nominated for a CDG Award by her fellow costume designers for her work on Mad Men. In the category of Outstanding Period/Fantasy (TV Series), Bryant will be up against the designers of True Blood (HBO) and The Tudors (Showtime).

Bryant took home the prize last year. Winners will be announced Thu., Feb. 25 in Los Angeles. For a full list of nominees, click here for the CDG site.

Once again, Mad Men has won the top prize for Best TV Drama Series at the Producers Guild of America Awards, beating Dexter, Lost, True Blood and Breaking Bad. The victory of producers Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, Lisa Albert and Andre & Maria Jacquemetton makes this the second major award in one weekend for the show, which also scored a SAG trophy last night for Best Ensemble in a TV Drama Series. For more info, check out the Producers Guild of America's website.

For the second year in a row, Mad Men has snagged the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a TV Drama Series. "Thank you to our amazing crew, that does in seven days what some shows take even longer to do," Jon Hamm said on behalf of the cast. "We are very happy to be here, very happy to accept this. Thank you all very much."

Joining Hamm on stage were fellow cast members John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, Bryan Batt, Michael Gladis, Aaron Staton and Rich Sommer among others. Hamm, sporting a full beard, thanked several of the male cast members for showing up in full hirsute glory. "Thank you for getting the note about growing a beard." For more info on the SAG Awards, go to the official website.

To weigh in on Jon Hamm's beard, click here.

Mad Men's threepeat for the top drama prize at the Golden Globes was one of this week's big stories... although Jon Hamm's beard seemed to get as much attention. Read on for details and to see what UK press coverage of Season 3 has been like.

• You can read more about Mad Men's big win: Variety, the Huffington Post, the Telegraph, Multichannel News, and the Hollywood Reporter among other outlets. InStyle has this backstage group photo.

• In cataloging backstage reactions, Variety got this from Jon Hamm about his beard: "I shaved twice a day for about eight months so one day I decided I'd just stop." EW.com has more details, including the number of questions Hamm fielded about his new look.

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This week, congratulations abounded for Mad Men's third straight Golden Globe win for Best Series (Drama), but there was also some chatter about Jon Hamm's off-season look. Here's what you were saying:

• "...for anyone who thought Jon Hamm couldn't get better looking, NICE BEARD at the ceremony! Nice to see most of the cast, and how different they look not in character." -- luv em all

• "I didn't really care for his beard, but I'd have to agree that he's such a great looking guy that he can get away with it." -- noreality

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