The cast and crew of "The Big Bang Theory" accept the award for favorite network TV comedy.

"Finding Dory" and "Deadpool" were the big screen's big winners at the People's Choice awards where comedian Ellen DeGeneres made history by taking home the show's most trophies over a career. The awards handed out Wednesday for film, television and music, are based on public voting via the internet, unlike many award show counterparts. Favorite movie and favorite family movie both went to "Finding Dory," Pixar's animated tale of a forgetful fish who is on a quest to find her parents. DeGeneres, who played Dory, won the award for favorite animated movie voice. It was one of three awards for the talk-show star, who also took the trophy for favorite daytime TV host and shared an award with Britney Spears for favorite comedic collaboration.

That made DeGeneres the most decorated artist in the award show's history, with 20 trophies over the course of her career. Superhero blockbuster "Deadpool," meanwhile, won for favorite action movie, while its star Ryan Reynolds took favorite movie actor. Favorite movie actress went to Jennifer Lawrence, who had already won the prize in 2015. Robert Downey Jr and Margot Robbie took the awards for action movie actor and actress. And Johnny Depp was named favorite movie icon.

On the music front Spears took home an award in three more categories: female artist, pop artist and social media celebrity. Television fans chose "Outlander" for favorite TV show while "The Big Bang Theory" won favorite network TV comedy. "Bates Motel" nabbed the award for cable TV drama. The Oscars, the United States' most prestigious film awards, will be held on February 26 after the Grammys for music on February 12. Unlike the People's Choice, industry insiders chose the winners for those contests.-AFP

People's Choice Awards Winners:

FAVORITE MOVIE

Finding Dory

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR

Ryan Reynolds

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS

Jennifer Lawrence

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE

Deadpool

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE ACTOR

Robert Downey Jr

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE ACTRESS

Margot Robbie

FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE VOICE

Ellen DeGeneres in Finding Dory

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE

Bad Moms

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTOR

Kevin Hart

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTRESS

Melissa McCarthy

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE

Me Before You

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE ACTOR

Tom Hanks

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE ACTRESS

Blake Lively

FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE

Finding Dory

FAVORITE THRILLER MOVIE

The Girl on the Train

FAVORITE MOVIE ICON

Johnny Depp

TV

FAVORITE TV SHOW

Outlander

FAVORITE NETWORK TV COMEDY

The Big Bang Theory

FAVORITE COMEDIC TV ACTOR

Jim Parsons

FAVORITE COMEDIC TV ACTRESS

Sofia Vergara

FAVORITE NETWORK TV DRAMA

Grey's Anatomy

FAVORITE DRAMATIC TV ACTOR

Justin Chambers

FAVORITE DRAMATIC TV ACTRESS

Priyanka Chopra

FAVORITE CABLE TV COMEDY

Baby Daddy

FAVORITE CABLE TV DRAMA

Bates Motel

FAVORITE CABLE TV ACTOR

Freddie Highmore

FAVORITE CABLE TV ACTRESS

Vera Farmiga

FAVORITE TV CRIME DRAMA

Criminal Minds

FAVORITE TV CRIME DRAMA ACTOR

Mark Harmon

FAVORITE TV CRIME DRAMA ACTRESS

Jennifer Lopez

FAVORITE PREMIUM DRAMA SERIES

Orange is the New Black

FAVORITE PREMIUM COMEDY SERIES

Fuller House

FAVORITE PREMIUM SERIES ACTOR

Dwayne Johnson

FAVORITE PREMIUM SERIES ACTRESS

Sarah Jessica Parker

FAVORITE NETWORK SCI-FI/FANTASY TV SHOW

Supernatural

FAVORITE CABLE SCI-FI/FANTASY TV SHOW

The Walking Dead

FAVORITE PREMIUM SCI-FI/FANTASY SERIES

Outlander

FAVORITE SCI-FI/FANTASY TV ACTOR

Sam Heughan

FAVORITE SCI-FI/FANTASY TV ACTRESS

Caitriona Balfe

FAVORITE COMPETITION TV SHOW

The Voice

FAVORITE DAYTIME TV HOST

Ellen DeGeneres

FAVORITE DAYTIME TV HOSTING TEAM

Good Morning America

FAVORITE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST

Jimmy Fallon

FAVORITE ANIMATED TV SHOW

The Simpsons

FAVORITE ACTOR IN A NEW TV SERIES

Matt LeBlanc

FAVORITE ACTRESS IN A NEW TV SERIES

Kristen Bell

FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY

Man with a Plan

FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA

This Is Us

MUSIC

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST

Justin Timberlake

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST

Britney Spears

FAVORITE GROUP

Fifth Harmony

FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST

Niall Horan

FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST

Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST

Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE COUNTRY GROUP

Little Big Town

FAVORITE POP ARTIST

Britney Spears

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ARTIST

G-Eazy

FAVORITE R&B ARTIST

Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM

If I'm Honest / Blake Shelton

FAVORITE SONG

"Can't Stop the Feeling" / Justin Timberlake

DIGITAL

FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA CELEBRITY

Britney Spears

FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA STAR

Cameron Dallas

FAVORITE YOUTUBE STAR

Lilly Singh

FAVORITE COMEDIC COLLABORATION

Ellen DeGeneres and Britney Spears' Mall Mischief-Reuters