48th People's Choice Awards
{{Short description|2022 popular culture award ceremony}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 48th People's Choice Awards
| image =48th_People's_Choice_Awards_Poster.png
| caption =
| date = {{Start date|2022|12|6}}
| location = Barker Hangar
Santa Monica, California
| country = United States
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Barb Bialkowski
- Jesse Ignjatovic
- Evan Prager}}
| hosts = Kenan Thompson
| most_wins = {{Plainlist|
- Film
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (3)
- Television
- Stranger Things (3)
- Music
- Taylor Swift (3)}}
| most_nominations = {{Plainlist|
- Film
- Nope (6)
- Television
- This Is Us (6)
- Music
- Bad Bunny (7)}}
| runtime =
| website = {{URL|https://www.votepca.com/}}
| main = People's Choice Awards
| previous = 47th
| next = 49th
}}
The 48th ceremony of the People's Choice Awards was held on December 6, 2022, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Hosted for a second consecutive year by Kenan Thompson, the show was broadcast live simultaneously on NBC and E!. Nominees spanning 40 categories for film, television, music, and popular culture were announced on October 26.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-peoples-choice-awards-full-nominees-list-bad-bunny-harry-styles-1235161268/|title=Bad Bunny & Harry Styles Are Top Music Nominees at 2022 People's Choice Awards: Full List|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=October 26, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026173452/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-peoples-choice-awards-full-nominees-list-bad-bunny-harry-styles-1235161268/|archive-date=October 26, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=October 26, 2022}} Nope and This Is Us led the Film and Television categories respectively with six nominations each while Bad Bunny led the Music categories with seven.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the most-awarded Film nominee, winning three awards overall, including The Movie of 2022. Stranger Things topped the Television nominees, also earning three wins, including The Show of 2022. Taylor Swift was the most-awarded nominee in the Music categories, winning the awards for Female Artist, Album, and Music Video of 2022—she won in the last two categories with Midnights (2022) and "Anti-Hero" respectively. Ryan Reynolds was honored with the People's Icon Award, Lizzo received the People's Champion Award and also won The Song of 2022 with "About Damn Time", while Shania Twain was presented with the Music Icon Award.
Performers
Shania Twain and Lauren Spencer-Smith were announced as the show's only performers on December 5, 2022.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-peoples-choice-awards-performers-presenters-shania-twain-lauren-spencer-smith-1235181593/|title=Here Are All the Performers & Presenters for the 2022 People's Choice Awards|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=December 5, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206025604/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-peoples-choice-awards-performers-presenters-shania-twain-lauren-spencer-smith-1235181593/|archive-date=December 6, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}} Twain performed a medley of her most popular songs, including her newest single "Waking Up Dreaming" from her forthcoming sixth studio album Queen of Me (2023), against "an ever-changing backdrop of leopard prints, desert light show and fire".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/shania-twain-2022-peoples-choice-awards-1234642782/|url-access=subscription|title=Here Are All the Performers & Presenters for the 2022 People's Choice Awards|last=Madarang|first=Charisma|date=December 7, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207064148/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/shania-twain-2022-peoples-choice-awards-1234642782/|archive-date=December 7, 2022|url-status=dead|access-date=December 8, 2022}} During "That Don't Impress Me Much", the singer changed the "famous spoken-word 'Brad Pitt' line" to instead name-drop Ryan Reynolds who was in attendance as the Icon Award recipient.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/shania-twain-2022-peoples-choice-awards-ryan-reynolds-lyric-brad-pitt-1235182332/|title=Shania Twain Swaps Her Brad Pitt Lyric for a New Heartthrob at 2022 People's Choice Awards|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=December 6, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207080321/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/shania-twain-2022-peoples-choice-awards-ryan-reynolds-lyric-brad-pitt-1235182332/|archive-date=December 7, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}} Multiple media outlets reported Twain's appearance as the highlight of the show, with Rolling Stone writing that the singer "delivered a powerhouse performance" and "owned the stage", while Billboard said that "Twain proved just what makes her a Music Icon". Vulture.com described the performance as "characteristically over-the-top...full of sparkles (all the way up to her top hat), fire, cowgirl dancers, hot men playing instruments", with writer Justin Cuarto further commenting that Twain defended her title as Music Icon and was "still queen of the stage".{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/shania-twain-peoples-choice-awards-performance-ryan-reynolds.html|url-access=limited|title=Shania Twain's People's Choice Awards Medley Did Impress Us Much|last=Cuarto|first=Justin|date=December 7, 2022|website=Vulture.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208184120/https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/shania-twain-peoples-choice-awards-performance-ryan-reynolds.html|archive-date=December 8, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
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|+ List of musical performances |
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Lauren Spencer-Smith
| "Fingers Crossed" |
Shania Twain
| Medley |
Presenters
Kenan Thompson was announced as the show's host for a second consecutive year, on October 26, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/kenan-thompson-host-2022-peoples-choice-awards-1235155091/|title=Kenan Thompson Back As Host Of 2022 People's Choice Awards|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=October 26, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026144156/https://deadline.com/2022/10/kenan-thompson-host-2022-peoples-choice-awards-1235155091/|archive-date=October 26, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}} The complete lineup of presenters was revealed on December 5.
- Amy Poehler – presented The Country Artist of 2022
- Sarah Hyland – presented The Drama Movie of 2022
- David Spade – presented The Comedy Movie Star of 2022
- Sarah Michelle Gellar – presented The Competition Contestant of 2022 to Selma Blair{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-2022-winners-list/|title=2022 People's Choice Awards: See the full list of winners|last=Brathwaite|first=Lester|date=December 6, 2022|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207055404/https://ew.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-2022-winners-list/|archive-date=December 7, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
- Billy Porter – introduced and presented the Music Icon Award to Twain
- Dwyane Wade – presented The Male TV Star of 2022
- Nikki Glaser – presented The Nighttime Talk Show of 2022
- Heidi Klum and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez – presented The Reality Show of 2022
- Lil Rel Howery – introduced and presented the People's Icon Award to Ryan Reynolds{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/movies/peoples-choice-awards-2022-ryan-reynolds-receives-icon-award/|title=Ryan Reynolds Thanks Blake Lively for Giving Him 'Strength' in People's Choice Awards Speech|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|date=December 6, 2022|magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208111905/https://people.com/movies/peoples-choice-awards-2022-ryan-reynolds-receives-icon-award/|archive-date=December 8, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
- Cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills – presented The Drama TV Star of 2022
- Ana Gasteyer and Niecy Nash – presented The Daytime Talk Show of 2022
- Colin Hanks and Mckenna Grace – presented The Female TV Star of 2022
- Shari Johnson-Jefferson – introduced and presented the People's Champion Award to Lizzo{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/07/entertainment/lizzo-peoples-choice/index.html|title=Lizzo's proud mom presented her People's Choice Award|last=Respers|first=Lisa|date=December 7, 2022|website=CNN.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207223208/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/07/entertainment/lizzo-peoples-choice/index.html|archive-date=December 7, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
- The Miz and Maryse Mizanin – introduced Lauren Spencer-Smith
- Chandra Wilson and Sarah Hyland – introduced ..."See Her Now"
- James Corden – presented The Song of 2022
- George Lopez and Mayan Lopez – presented The Drama Show of 2022
Winners and nominees
Nominees were revealed online on October 26, 2022. Voting opened that same day on the PCAs website and Twitter and closed on November 9.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-2022-nominees-list/|title=Kenan Thompson to host 2022 People's Choice Awards: See the full list of nominees|last=Braithwaite|first=Lester Fabian|date=October 26, 2022|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221026204150/https://ew.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-2022-nominees-list/|archive-date=October 26, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=October 26, 2022}} In the Film categories, Nope led the nominations with six overall. Following with five apiece are Bullet Train, Top Gun: Maverick and The Adam Project.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/peoples-choice-awards-2022-nominations-list/|title=Bad Bunny, 'Nope', Harry Styles and Lizzo Lead People's Choice Awards Nominations: Complete List|last=Schwartz|first=Missy|date=October 26, 2022|website=TheWrap|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027025613/https://www.thewrap.com/peoples-choice-awards-2022-nominations-list/|archive-date=October 27, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=October 26, 2022}} This Is Us is the most-nominated series in the Television categories, with six, followed by Abbott Elementary, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Saturday Night Live, and Stranger Things, with four each.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/lists/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2022-tv-nominations/|title=People's Choice Awards: This Is Us, Abbott Elementary, Grey's, SVU and Stranger Things Lead 2022 Nominees|last=Schwartz|first=Ryan|date=October 26, 2022|website=TVLine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026161121/https://tvline.com/lists/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2022-tv-nominations/|archive-date=October 26, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=October 26, 2022}} Bad Bunny led the Music categories with seven nominations, followed by Harry Styles who earned five—Styles garnered six nominations overall, including for The Drama Movie Star of 2022 for his role in Don't Worry Darling.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.{{Cite web |last=Piña |first=Christy |date=December 6, 2022 |title=People's Choice Awards: Doctor Strange 2, Don't Worry Darling Take Top Prizes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2022-peoples-choice-awards-winners-list-1235276432/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207080113/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2022-peoples-choice-awards-winners-list-1235276432/ |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
= Film =
=TV=
= Music =
= Pop culture =
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style="width:50%" | The Social Celebrity of 2022
! style="width:50%" | The Social Star of 2022 |
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style="width:50%" | The Comedy Act of 2022
! style="width:50%" | The Game Changer of 2022 |
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style="width:50%" | The Pop Podcast of 2022
! style="width:50%" | Social Star France 2022 |
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colspan="2" | Social Star Brazil 2022 |
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Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.votepca.com/fr/social-star-france-2022|title=Social Star France 2022|website=www.votepca.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208223959/https://www.votepca.com/fr/social-star-france-2022|archive-date=December 8, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=October 26, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.votepca.com/br/influenciador-do-ano-brasil-2022|title=Influenciador do Ano Brasil 2022|website=www.votepca.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221208082600/https://www.votepca.com/br/influenciador-do-ano-brasil-2022|archive-date=December 8, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
= Other awards =
- People's Icon Award – Ryan Reynolds
- People's Champion Award – Lizzo
- Music Icon Award – Shania Twain
References
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{{People's Choice Awards}}
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