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The annual People’s Choice Awards took place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angelas last night. The show was hosted by Kaley Cuoco and there were performances from the likes of Faith Hill and Demi Lovato. While the host scored rave reviews and the performances are always fun to watch, it’s the winners that most people were concerned with (considering they were voted for by the fans). Here is a list of all the winners from this year’s People’s Choice Awards
Favorite Movie
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp
Favorite Movie Actress
Emma Stone
Favorite Movie Icon
Morgan Freeman
Favorite Action Movie
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Favorite Action Movie Star
Hugh Jackman
Favorite Drama Movie
“Water for Elephants”
Favorite Comedy Movie
“Bridesmaids”
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Adam Sandler
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Emma Stone
Favorite Movie Star Under 25
Chloë Moretz
Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Favorite Animated Movie Voice
Johnny Depp as Rango, “Rango”
Favorite Movie Superhero
Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern
Favorite Book Adaptation
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Favorite Network TV Drama
“Supernatural”
Favorite TV Drama Actor
Nathan Fillion
Favorite TV Drama Actress
Nina Dobrev
Favorite Cable TV Drama
“Pretty Little Liars”
Favorite Network TV Comedy
“How I Met Your Mother”
Favorite TV Comedy Actor
Neil Patrick Harris
Favorite TV Comedy Actress
Lea Michele
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
“Hot in Cleveland”
Favorite TV Competition Show
“American Idol”
Favorite TV Crime Drama
“Castle”
Favorite Sci/Fi/Fantasy Show
“Supernatural”
Favorite Daytime TV Host
Ellen DeGeneres, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
Favorite Late Night TV Host
Jimmy Fallon, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon“
Favorite TV Guest Star
Katy Perry, “How I Met Your Mother”
Favorite Celebreality Star
Kim Kardashian
Favorite New TV Drama
“Person of Interest”
Favorite New TV Comedy
“2 Broke Girls”
Favorite Male Artist
Bruno Mars
Favorite Female Artist
Katy Perry
Favorite Song of the Year
“E.T,” Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
Favorite Album of the Year
Born This Way, Lady Gaga
Favorite Pop Artist
Demi Lovato
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Eminem
Favorite R&B Artist
Rihanna
Favorite Band
Maroon 5
Favorite Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Favorite Music Video
“Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” Katy Perry
Favorite Tour Headliner
Katy Perry
My thoughts on the winners:
Nina Dobrev from Vampire Diaries is a really strong actress. Beautiful too. I remember seeing a picture of her at one event last year, rocking an amazing red dress. Yowza. Back to the point, she’s really good and I think the fans got this one right. The same goes for the Hot in Cleveland and Morgan Freeman. I really believed that Hot in Cleveland was one of those shows that is heavily underrated and that not many people watch it. In South Africa, I haven’t heard a lot of people chatting about the show and I blame its time slot. It’s on at 18:30 on a Friday night, but thanks to OnDemand on DStv, I always manage to catch the show. It has a great cast, it’s fun, light and really enjoyable.
If you know me, then you will know that I have had the priviledge of meeting and interviewing Morgan Freeman. This still is one of my career highlights. He’s not only wise, but extremely talented too. America, you got this one so so right. Neil Patrick Harris is a legend too, I’m not a massive fan of How I Met Your Mother and I don’t follow him too closely, but he’s good and so well done to him for his win. The one that I’m pleasantly surprised about? Maroon 5. Don’t get me wrong, the band is awesome but barring one single (Moves Like Jagger) I didn’t really expect them to be the bigger than Coldplay? Just me.
I know after Kim Kardashian’s exceptionally fast marriage and subsequent divorce, many signed a petition to end the Kardashian empire on TV, but you can’t argue with what people like and want and they clearly love Kim. I do too, no shame in admitting that for me. Well done to another one of Ryan Seacrest’s projects, American Idol for winning an award too. Another big up has to go out to Katy Perry, who decided not to attend the awards following her imminent divorce with Russell Brand. Despite all of the negative the star has had to endure in the first two weeks of January, she scooped a whopping five awards last night. Big up Ms Perry. We love ya.
What do you think of some of the others winners?
