“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
