The 47th ceremony of the

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was held on December 7, 2021, at the Barker Hangar in

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. Hosted by

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, the show was the first to be presented before an in-person audience since 2019. The television broadcast marked the first time the show was aired live simultaneously on both NBC and E! after airing solely on E! for the past three years, and on CBS prior to that. In October, over 300 nominees spanning 40 entertainment categories across film, television, music, and pop culture were announced. '' F9: The Fast Saga'' and ''

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'' were the most-nominated entries in the Film and Television categories respectively with eight and six nominations each.

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led the Music nominations with 10 to his name. The most-awarded nominees of the night were

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and

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, who won three awards each: the former won Group, Song, and Music Video of 2021, while the latter won Male and Comedy Movie Star, and was additionally honored with the People's Champion Award, one of three Icon awards given on the night. '' Black Widow'' won Movie of 2021, while ''

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'' won TV Show of 2021.

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was honored with the show's first-ever Music Icon Award, in recognition of her career and contributions to the music industry.

Performers

was the first performer announced for the show on December 1, 2021. H.E.R. and

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were announced as additional performers on December 6, with H.E.R. slated to perform a tribute to R&B singer

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in honor of his life and musical legacy. As the recipient of the inaugural Music Icon Award, Aguilera performed a medley of her most popular songs, including the single " Somos Nada" from her then-upcoming studio album '' Aguilera'' (2022). Backed by a group of violinists, the singer opened with a gothic-style rock rendition of " Genie in a Bottle" while wearing a "floor-length black ruffled gown". She then segued into selections from her '' Back to Basics'' (2006) and '' Stripped'' (2002) albums. Aguilera's performance featured three wardrobe changes, including a black and yellow leather outfit—reminiscent of the one she wore for

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's ''TRL Presents: Christina Aguilera Stripped in NYC'' in 2002, and the original red version from the " Dirrty" music video—for her second segment, and a yellow dress for the finale.

Presenters

was announced as the show's host in November. The full lineup of celebrity presenters was announced on December 6.

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hosted the red carpet pre-show. *

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– presented the Music Icon Award to Christina Aguilera *

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– presented the People's Icon Award to Halle Berry *

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– presented the People's Champion Award to

* Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Maggie Q – presented the award for Male TV Star of 2021 * Laverne Cox – introduced H.E.R. * Mike Epps * Paris Jackson – presented the award for Reality Show of 2021 * Leslie Jones – presented the award for Male Movie Star of 2021 * Lil Rel Howery *

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and Sydney Sweeney – presented the award for Country Artist of 2021 * Lili Reinhart * Tracee Ellis Ross – presented the Fashion Icon Award to

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* Jojo Siwa – presented the award for Daytime Talk Show of 2021 * Chase Stokes * Wanda Sykes

Winners and nominees

Nominations were announced on October 27, 2021. Voting opened that same day and took place on the PCAs website and Twitter until November 17. In the film categories, '' F9: The Fast Saga'' received eight nominations, while '' Black Widow'' and '' Coming 2 America'' garnered six each. For television, ''

'' led with six nominations across five categories while ''

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'', '' Law & Order: SVU'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' tied with four apiece.

led the music categories with ten nominations, followed by

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with six.

received the inaugural Music Icon Award. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

and

won three awards each and were the most-awarded nominees of the night.

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