The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the
fans and
general public
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. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined using
Gallup Polls until a switch to online voting in 2005.
The awards were created by Bob Stivers, who produced the first show in 1975. The first awards recognized ''
The Sting
''The Sting'' is a 1973 American caper film. Set in 1936, it involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had dir ...
'' as Favorite Picture of 1974,
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...
as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and
John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...
as its Favorite Film Actor. So far,
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American former comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer.
She began her career in stand-up comedy in the early 1980s, gaining national attention with a 1986 appearance on '' ...
and
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...
are the most awarded people, with a total of 20 awards each.
In 1982, Stivers sold the People's Choice Awards to
Procter & Gamble Productions (P&G); under P&G, the ceremony was broadcast by
CBS, and Procter & Gamble's brands held exclusive national advertising time across the entire telecast.
In April 2017, the
E! network announced that they had acquired the People's Choice Awards.
The ceremony was initially shifted from a January scheduling to November to reduce its proximity to the busier months of
awards season, but this was reverted for
2024
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with a move to February. Since 2021, the ceremony has aired on E!'s sister broadcast network
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
. In September 2023, NBC also began to host the People's Choice Country Awards as a spin-off.
Categories
The award categories have varied over the years. For example, the
16th People's Choice Awards had categories including Favorite All-Around Movie (''
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
''), and both a Favorite Movie Actor (
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood icon, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Tom Cruise, various accolades, includ ...
) and a World Favorite Movie Actor (
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for Dustin Hoffman filmography, his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable charac ...
). At the
23rd People's Choice Awards,
Rob Reiner
Robert Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and liberal activist. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence with the role of Michael Stivic, Mike "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitc ...
was named the People's Choice Awards Honoree. The
32nd People's Choice Awards (broadcast in January 2006) included categories such as Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for starring as a leading man in numerous comedy films during the late 1990s and 2000s. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award ...
and
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the films '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and ''T ...
in ''
Wedding Crashers
''Wedding Crashers'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Steve Faber and Bob Fisher, starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken with Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper and ...
''), Favorite Leading Lady (
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Reese Witherspoon, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Aw ...
), Favorite Tour (
U2), and an award named after a
Procter & Gamble brand:
Nice 'n Easy Fans Favorite Hair (
Faith Hill
Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American Country music, country singer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold almost 50 million albums worldwide ...
). In 2008, the People's Choice Awards introduced a new category: Favorite Sci-Fi Show. The nominees were ''
Stargate Atlantis
''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an Adventure film, adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad W ...
'', ''
Battlestar Galactica
''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'', and ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
''. ''Stargate Atlantis'' was the first recipient of the award.
Poll-based awards
In the 20th century, the awards were based on results from
Gallup poll
Gallup, Inc. is an American multinational analytics and advisory company based in Washington, D.C. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the company became known for its public opinion polls conducted worldwide. Gallup provides analytics and man ...
s. Each year, Gallup took a survey of different categories for favorite actor, actress, movie, artist, television program or group. The scope was unlimited—the public could choose whomever or whatever it liked. The results of the annual survey were announced in the form of the People's Choice Awards. Since polls have
margins of error, many years' awards have had ties in at least one category, when Gallup declared that the voting was so close that a single winner could not be chosen. For instance, in 2003, both ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'' and ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' were recognized as Favorite Motion Picture.
Switch to online voting
The winners of the
31st People's Choice Awards (on January 9, 2005) were decided by online voting rather than Gallup polls. The nominees submitted for Internet voting were selected using an unpublished process involving editors at ''
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, ...
'', the show's production team and a panel of pop culture fans.
The nominees for the
32nd People's Choice Awards were determined by the web research company Knowledge Networks, which took a nationally representative sample of men and women ages 18 to 54, with and without Internet access, to come up with the nominees. After being presented with a list of candidates determined by national ratings averages, box office grosses and album sales, they had the option to write in their favorites. Knowledge Networks recruits its panel by using a
RDD phone recruitment method and provides a web TV and Internet access to households without Internet access enabling them to infer back to the entire population.
The nominees for the
2010 People's Choice Awards were determined by the media research company Visible Measures, which specializes in measuring Internet video audience behavior. The announcement of this partnership stated,
"For the first time ever, the People's Choice Awards has incorporated Internet video viewing data into the initial nominee selection process, depending on Visible Measures True Reach metrics to objectively measure online video popularity. ..Visible Measures worked with the People's Choice Awards to determine each potential nominees' popularity on a True Reach basis, a unique measure of the total audience that has been exposed to an online video campaign – regardless of how widely the campaign spreads or where it appears. To measure True Reach, Visible Measures deploys a robust and patented set of technologies with the goal of capturing the universe of Internet video viewership data in near real-time."
Former categories
These are some of the past categories for the People's Choice Awards:
Movies
* Favorite Movie
* Favorite Movie Actor
* Favorite Movie Actress
* Favorite Action Movie
* Favorite Action Movie Actor
* Favorite Action Movie Actress
* Favorite Animated Movie
* Favorite Animated Movie Voice
* Favorite Cast
* Favorite Comedy Movie
* Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
* Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
* Favorite Dramatic Movie
* Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
* Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
* Favorite Family Movie
* Favorite Horror Movie
* Favorite Thriller Movie
* Favorite Year End Movie
* Favorite Year-End Blockbuster
* Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie
* Favorite Movie Icon
* Favorite Movie Duo
* Favorite Movie Fan Following
* Favorite Movie Franchise
* Favorite Movie Superhero
* Favorite Face of Heroism
* Favorite On Screen Movie Chemistry
* Favorite Book Adaptation
* Favorite Movie Star Under 25
* Favorite Independent Movie
* Favorite Breakout Movie Actor
* Favorite Breakout Movie Actress
* Favorite On Screen Team
Digital
* Favorite Comedic Collaboration
* Favorite Online Sensation
* Favortie User-Generated Video
* Favorite Social Media Celebrity
* Favorite Social Media Star
* Favorite Viral Video Star
* Favorite Mobile Game
* Favorite Video Game
* Favorite YouTube Star
* Favorite Star Under 35
* Favorite Web Celeb
* CBS.com's Favorite Digital Obsession
* The DailyMail.com Seriously Popular Award
Music
* Favorite Song
* Favorite Album
* Favorite Remake
* Favorite Male Singer
* Favorite Female Singer
* Favorite Male Musical Performer
* Favorite Female Musical Performer
* Favorite All Time Musical Performer
* Favorite Musical Group or Band
* Favorite Music Video
* Favorite Song from a Movie
* Favorite Tour
* Favorite Tour Headliner
* Favorite Pop Song
* Favorite Rock Song
* Favorite Hip-Hop Song
* Favorite R&B Song
* Favorite Country Song
* Favorite Song from a Soundtrack
* Favorite Group
* Favorite Combined Forces
* Favorite Breakout Music Artist
* Favorite Rock Band
* Favorite Pop Artist
* Favorite Country Artist
* Favorite Country Group
* Favorite R&B Artist
* Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
* Favorite Male Artist
* Favorite Female Artist
* Favorite Male Country Artist
* Favorite Female Country Artist
* Favorite Music Icon
* Favorite Music Collaboration
* Favorite Alternative/Rock Band
* Favorite Rock Group
Television
* Favorite TV Show
* Favorite TV Comedy
* Favorite TV Drama
* Favorite Male TV Performer
* Favorite Female TV Performer
* Favorite Male Performer In A New TV Series
* Favorite Female Performer In A New TV Series
* Favorite Network TV Comedy
* Favorite Comedy TV Actor
* Favorite Comedy TV Actress
* Favorite Network TV Drama
* Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
* Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
* Favorite Cable TV Comedy
* Favorite Cable TV Drama
* Favorite Cable TV Actor
* Favorite Cable TV Actress
* Favorite Premium Cable TV Show
* Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor
* Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress
* Favorite TV Crime Drama
* Favorite Horror Show
* Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
* Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
* Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show
* Favorite Cable Sci-Fri/Fantasy Show
* Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor
* Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress
* Favorite Competition TV Show
* Favorite Daytime TV Host
* Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team
* Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host
* Favorite Streaming Series
* Favorite TV Bromance
* Favorite TV Gal Pals
* Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries
* Favorite TV Anti-Hero
* Favorite TV Hero
* Favorite TV Icon
* Favorite TV Duo
* Favorite TV Character We Miss Most
* Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
* Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
* Favorite Animated TV Show
* Favorite Cartoon Show
* Favorite New TV Comedy
* Favorite New TV Drama
* Favorite On Screen TV Chemistry
* Favorite Series We Miss Most
* Favorite New Talk Show Host
* Favorite Celebrity Judge
* Favorite TV Celebreality Star
* Favorite TV Guest Star
* Favorite TV Fan Following
* Favorite Scene Stealing Star
* Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star
* Favorite Game Show
* Favorite Competition/Reality Show
* Favorite TV Obsession
* Favorite TV Chef
* Favorite TV Guilty Pleasure
* Favorite Family TV Movie
* Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show
Current categories
The first ceremony in 1975 had 14 categories. In 2016, 74 categories were established.
As of 2018, these are the current categories:
Movies
* Movie of the Year
* Family Movie of the Year
* Comedy Movie of the Year
* Action Movie of the Year
* Drama Movie of the Year
* Drama Movie Star of the Year
* Male Movie Star of the Year
* Female Movie Star of the Year
* Comedy Movie Star of the Year
* Action Movie Star of the Year
* Movie Performance of the Year
* Animated Movie Star of the Year
Pop Culture
* Social Star of the Year
* Beauty Influencer of the Year
* Social Celebrity of the Year
* Animal Star of the Year
* Comedy Act of the Year
* Style Star of the Year
* Game Changer/Athlete of the Year
* Pop Podcast of the Year
* Video Game of the Year
* Video of the Year
Television
* Show of the Year
* Drama Show of the Year
* Comedy Show of the Year
* Revival Show of the Year
* Reality Show of the Year
* Competition Show of the Year
* Male TV Star of the Year
* Female TV Star of the Year
* Drama TV Star of the Year
* Comedy TV Star of the Year
* Daytime Talk Show of the Year
* Nighttime Talk Show of the Year
* Competition Contestant of the Year
* Reality TV Star of the Year
* Bingeworthy Show of the Year
* Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of the Year
* TV Performance of the Year
* Host of the Year
Music
* Male Artist of the Year
*
Female Artist of the Year
*
Group of the Year
* Song of the Year
* Album of the Year
* Male Country Artist of the Year
* Female Country Artist of the Year
* Male Latin Artist of the Year
* Female Latin Artist of the Year
* New Artist of the Year
* Collaboration Song of the Year
* Soundtrack Song of the Year
* Pop Artist of the Year
* Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
* R&B Artist of the Year
*
Music Video of the Year
* Concert Tour of the Year
Special awards
People's Voice
* 2013:
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera ( , ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. Recognized as Cultural impact of Christina Aguilera, an influential figure in music and having received Public imag ...
People's Icon
* 2018:
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy, numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Award ...
* 2019:
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom ''Friends'' from 1994 to 2004, which earned her Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Scr ...
* 2020:
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking ...
* 2021:
Halle Berry
Halle Maria Berry ( ; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant of 1986 and also placing six ...
* 2022:
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, producer and businessman. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the List of highest-paid film actors, world's second-highest-paid actor in 202 ...
* 2024:
Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, List of awards and nominations received by Adam Sandler, his accolades include an Independent Sp ...
People's Music Icon
* 2021:
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera ( , ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. Recognized as Cultural impact of Christina Aguilera, an influential figure in music and having received Public imag ...
* 2022:
Shania Twain
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( ; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time and the best-sel ...
Ceremonies
People's Choice Country Awards
On March 9, 2023, NBC announced the People's Choice Country Awards, a spin-off focusing on
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
. The inaugural ceremony was held on September 28, 2023, at the
Grand Ole Opry House
The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a regular live country music, country-music Radio broadcasting, radio broadcast originating from Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, on WSM (AM), WSM, held between two and five nights per week, depending on the ...
in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
, and was hosted by
Little Big Town
Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has had the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. Fa ...
.
As of 2024,
Zach Bryan
Zachary Lane Bryan (born April 2, 1996) is an American country singer-songwriter and rock musician from Oologah, Oklahoma. After two self-produced studio albums—''DeAnn'' (2019) and '' Elisabeth'' (2020)—he signed with Warner Records to ...
is the most nominated act of the ceremony with 24 nominations, while
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, ...
is the most nominated female act of the award show with 17.
Ceremonies
Categories
*People's Artist of the Year
*Album of the Year
*Female Artist of the Year
*Male Artist of the Year
*Group/Duo of the Year
*New Artist of the Year
*Song of the Year
*Female Song of the Year
*Male Song of the Year
*Group/Duo Song of the Year
*Collaboration Song of the Year
*Cover Song of the Year
*Crossover Song of the Year
*New Artist Song of the Year
*Storyteller Song of the Year
*Music Video of the Year
*Concert Tour of the Year
*Social Country Star of the Year
Special awards
Country Icon Award
*
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman.
Keith released his chart-topping debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy", in 1993. During the 1990s ...
(2023)
*
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music, country singer. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place ...
(2024)
Country Champion Award
*
Wynonna Judd (2023)
*
Kane Brown
Kane Allen Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American country music singer and songwriter. First garnering a mass following on social media, he released his debut extended play (EP) ''Closer (Kane Brown EP), Closer'' in June 2015, and followe ...
(2024)
See also
*
People's Choice Awards Australia
*
People's Choice Awards India
References
External links
*
"People's Choice Awards: You showed up? Here's a trophy!"from ''
Entertainment Weekly
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''
A 35th Anniversaryarticle from ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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''
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