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| previous_awards = 49th People's Choice Awards

| previous_date = {{start date|2024|2|18}}

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| next_awards = 50th People's Choice Awards

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| sponsor = Procter & Gamble (1982–2017)
E! (2018–present)

| country = United States

| network = CBS (1975–2017)
E! (2018–present)
NBC (2021–present)
Peacock (2024–present)

| firstawarded = {{Start date and age|1975|3|3}}

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The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the fans and general public. The show has been held annually since 1975,{{Cite web |last=Stillman |first=Josh |date=October 9, 2012 |title=Kaley Cuoco to host People's Choice Awards |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/09/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/kaley-cuoco-peoples-choice-awards-ew/ |access-date=September 22, 2014 |publisher=CNN}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Chris |date=December 19, 2007 |title=People's Choice Awards: Strike Leaves Little Choice |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/12/peoples-choice.html |access-date=September 22, 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times}} 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.{{Cite web |date=February 20, 1988 |title=Bob Stivers; Producer of Celebrity Specials for TV |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-20-mn-11386-story.html |access-date=September 22, 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web |date=February 20, 1988 |title=Bob Stivers, 66, Dies; Produced TV Specials |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/20/obituaries/bob-stivers-66-dies-produced-tv-specials.html |access-date=September 22, 2014 |website=The New York Times}} The first awards recognized The Sting as Favorite Picture of 1974, Barbra Streisand as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and John Wayne as its Favorite Film Actor.{{Cite web |title=Past Nominees & Winners: 1975 |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=1975 |access-date=September 22, 2014 |publisher=People's Choice}} So far, Ellen DeGeneres and Taylor Swift are the most awarded people, with a total of 20 awards each.{{Cite news |title=People's Choice Awards 2017: Complete Winners List |work=Us Weekly |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/peoples-choice-awards-2017-nominees-and-winners-list-w461702 |access-date=August 10, 2017}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Horgan |first=Richard |date=April 8, 2017 |title=Procter & Gamble Says Goodbye to the People's Choice Awards |work=Adweek |url=http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/procter-gamble-peoples-choice-awards/ |access-date=January 17, 2018}}{{Cite news |last=Brunsman |first=Barrett J. |date=April 6, 2017 |title=Here's why P&G just sold the People's Choice Awards program |work=Cincinnati Business Courier |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/06/heres-why-p-g-just-sold-the-people-s-choice.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410233554/http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/06/heres-why-p-g-just-sold-the-people-s-choice.html |archive-date=April 10, 2017}} The ceremony was initially shifted from a January scheduling to November to reduce its proximity to the busier months of awards season,{{Cite news |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=December 14, 2017 |title=People's Choice Awards Sets Premiere Date For Inaugural Telecast On E! |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/peoples-choice-awards-premiere-date-e-den-of-thieves-jesse-ignjatovic-evan-prager-1202226809/ |access-date=December 14, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 6, 2017 |title=People's Choice Awards Moves From CBS To E! |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/peoples-choice-awards-cbs-e-1202063827/ |access-date=December 14, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=September 24, 2018 |title=E! People's Choice Awards Finalists Set – Voting Open Through Oct. 19 |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/e-peoples-choice-awards-finalists-set-voting-open-through-oct-19-1202469499/ |access-date=September 24, 2018}} but this was reverted for 2024 with a move to February.{{cite web |author=Denise Petski |date=June 14, 2023 |title=People's Choice Awards Sets 2024 Date; Will Air Live On NBC, E!, & For The First Time, On Peacock |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/peoples-choice-awards-2024-date-air-live-nbc-e-peacock-1235417338/ |access-date=June 14, 2023 |work=Deadline Hollywood}} Since 2021, the ceremony has aired on E!'s sister broadcast network NBC.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=July 28, 2021 |title='People's Choice Awards' To Air On NBC In December |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/peoples-choice-awards-nbc-december-1234801440/ |access-date=July 28, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In September 2023, NBC also began to host the People's Choice Country Awards as a spin-off.

Poll-based awards

In the 20th century, the awards were based on results from Gallup polls. 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 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, 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."{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2009 |title=Visible Measures Selected as Internet Video Measurement Partner for People's Choice Awards 2010 |url=http://www.shootonline.com/go/index.php?name=Release&op=view&id=rs-web2-886141-1256849398-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022934/http://www.shootonline.com/go/index.php?name=Release&op=view&id=rs-web2-886141-1256849398-2 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=September 22, 2014 |website=Shoot}}

Former categories

These are some of the past categories for the People's Choice Awards:{{Cite web |last=Motaski |first=Lauren |date=November 3, 2015 |title=People's Choice Awards 2016 Nominees Are Out |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peoples-choice-awards-2016-nominees-are-out/ |access-date=November 10, 2015 |publisher=CBS}}{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2016 |title=People's Choice Awards Nominees 2017 — Full List |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2016-full-list-captain-america-kevin-hart-1201854910/ |access-date=November 15, 2016 |website=Deadline}}

=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{{Cite web |title=People's Choice Awards Past Nominees & Winners: 2009 |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228132111/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2009 |archive-date=December 28, 2009 |access-date=January 18, 2020 |website=People's Choice Awards |publisher=Sycamore Productions Inc.}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=November 15, 2016 |title=People's Choice Awards: 'Captain America: Civil War,' Kevin Hart Lead Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/peoples-choice-award-nominations-full-list-2016-947450 |access-date=September 5, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

As of 2018, these are the current categories:{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=September 5, 2018 |title=FILM BREAKING NEWS E! People's Choice Awards Unveils New Categories; Opens Nomination Voting |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/peoples-choice-awards-new-categories-nomination-voting-e-channel-1202457202/amp/ |access-date=September 5, 2018 |website=Deadline}}{{Cite web |last=Macke |first=Johnni |title=2018 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominations |date=September 5, 2018 |url=https://m.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards/amp/news/963752/2018-people-s-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominations |access-date=September 5, 2018 |publisher=E! Online}}

=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

==People's Icon==

==People's Music Icon==

2021: Christina Aguilera
2022: Shania Twain

Ceremonies

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1st

|March 3, 1975

|Army Archerd & Richard Crenna

|21st

|March 5, 1995

|Tim Daly & Annie Potts

|41st

|January 7, 2015

|Anna Faris & Allison Janney

|February 19, 1976

|March 10, 1996

|January 6, 2016

|February 10, 1977

|January 12, 1997

|Don Johnson & Roma Downey

|43rd

|January 18, 2017

|Joel McHale

4th

|February 20, 1978

|{{N/A}}

|24th

|January 11, 1998

|Reba McEntire & Ray Romano

|44th

|November 11, 2018

|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}

5th

|March 7, 1979

|Army Archerd & Dick Van Dyke

|January 13, 1999

|November 10, 2019

|January 24, 1980

|Mariette Hartley & Bert Parks

|26th

|January 9, 2000

|Don Johnson & Cheech Marin

|46th

|November 15, 2020

|Demi Lovato

7th

|March 8, 1981

|Army Archerd & Lee Remick

|27th

|January 7, 2001

|rowspan="2"|Kevin James

|47th

|December 7, 2021

|rowspan="2"|Kenan Thompson

8th

|March 18, 1982

|Army Archerd & John Forsythe

|January 13, 2002

|December 6, 2022

|March 17, 1983

|January 12, 2003

|February 18, 2024

|March 15, 1984

|January 11, 2004

|Charlie Sheen & Jon Cryer

|rowspan="11" colspan="3" {{N/A

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|11th

|March 12, 1985

|John Forsythe

|31st

|January 9, 2005

|Jason Alexander & Malcolm-Jamal Warner

|March 13, 1986

|January 10, 2006

|March 14, 1987

|January 9, 2007

|rowspan="5"|Queen Latifah

|March 13, 1988

|January 8, 2008

|August 23, 1989

|Michael Landon & Michele Lee

|35th

|January 7, 2009

|16th

|March 11, 1990

|Valerie Harper, Fred Savage, Army Archerd & Barbara Mandrell

|January 6, 2010

|March 11, 1991

|January 5, 2011

|March 17, 1992

|January 11, 2012

|rowspan="2"|Kaley Cuoco

|19th

|March 17, 1993

| John Ritter & Jane Seymour

|January 9, 2013

|March 8, 1994

|January 8, 2014

|Beth Behrs & Kat Dennings

People's Choice Country Awards

On March 9, 2023, NBC announced the People's Choice Country Awards, a spin-off focusing on country music.{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=March 9, 2023 |title=NBC, 'People's Choice Awards' Create Separate Country Music Show |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/peoples-choice-country-awards-nbc-grand-ole-opry-1235548577/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Variety}}{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=March 9, 2023 |title=First-Ever People's Choice Country Awards Coming to NBC & Peacock This Year |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/peoples-choice-country-awards-nbc-peacock-air-date-1235283171/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |magazine=Billabard}} The inaugural ceremony was held on September 28, 2023, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Little Big Town.{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=July 30, 2023 |title=Little Big Town To Host Inaugural People's Choice Country Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/little-big-town-host-inaugural-peoples-choice-country-awards-1235427843/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=March 9, 2023 |title=People's Choice Adds Country Music Awards Show |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/peoples-choice-awards-country-music-1235347169/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} As of 2024, Zach Bryan is the most nominated act of the ceremony with 24 nominations, while Beyoncé is the most nominated female act of the award show with 17.

=Ceremonies=

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! Date

! Host

|September 28, 2023

|September 26, 2024

= Special awards =

== Country Icon Award ==

Toby Keith (2023)
Miranda Lambert (2024)

== Country Champion Award ==

Wynonna Judd (2023)
Kane Brown (2024)

References

External links

{{Official website}}
[http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/01/08/the-peoples-cho/ "People's Choice Awards: You showed up? Here's a trophy!"] from Entertainment Weekly
[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i4790a46c9905faf34c5a273fba9068e6 A 35th Anniversary] article from The Hollywood Reporter

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