The nominations for THE 35TH ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS were announced this morning by Joshua Jackson (“Fringe”), Carrie Ann Inaba (“Dancing with the Stars”), Paula Marshall (“Gary Unmarried”) and Jay Mohr (“Gary Unmarried”). New categories this year include “Favorite Superhero,” “Favorite TV Drama Diva,” “Favorite Movie Cast” and “Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star.”
Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast of THE 35TH ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS which will be hosted by Queen Latifah from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The first awards show of 2009, THE 35TH ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS honors fan favorites in television, movies and music.
PEOPLE magazine, in celebration of its own 35th birthday, will team up with People’s Choice to present the first ever People’s Choice Award for Favorite Star Under 35, in recognition of this dual milestone. Beginning today http://www.pcavote.com/ and http://www.people.com/ will exclusively feature this unique poll, giving fans the opportunity to choose their favorite star, under the age of 35, by narrowing down from a group of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, chosen by PEOPLE’s editors.
With the nominees revealed, fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorites in each category at http://www.pcavote.com/ starting today. In addition, from November 10 to December 7, voters at pcaVOTE.com can enter for a chance to win two tickets to the 35TH ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS. People’s Choice community members, both new and existing, are automatically entered into the contest each time they vote on any of the 41 categories. Users must be logged in while voting to enter the contest. Membership is free and benefits include the opportunity to choose the nominees for the 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards.
Nominees for THE 35TH ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS were determined with the help of E-Poll Market Research, a leading provider of products and custom research solutions for entertainment and media companies, agencies and Fortune 1000 companies.
The study was conducted by E-Poll using the People’s Choice Online Community to achieve a nationally representative sample of respondents aged 13 or older. For each category, the respondents were provided with a set of candidates determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses and music sales. The respondents then chose their favorites in Television, Movies and Music. They also had the option to write in their favorites where not included among the provided candidates. The top three selections in each category became the final nominees.
A complete list of nominees follows:
FAVORITE MOVIE
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
FAVORITE MOVIE COMEDY
27 Dresses
Get Smart
Mamma Mia!
FAVORITE MOVIE DRAMA
21
Eagle Eye
The Secret Life of Bees
FAVORITE INDEPENDENT MOVIE
The Duchess
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
The Secret Life of Bees
FAVORITE CAST
The Dark Knight (Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal)
Mamma Mia! (Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth)
Sex and the City (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth)
FAVORITE MALE MOVIE STAR
Robert Downey Jr.
Harrison Ford
Will Smith
FAVORITE LEADING MAN
Christian Bale
Brad Pitt
Mark Wahlberg
FAVORITE MALE ACTION STAR
Christian Bale
Robert Downey Jr.
Will Smith
FAVORITE FEMALE MOVIE STAR
Angelina Jolie
Keira Knightley
Reese Witherspoon
FAVORITE LEADING LADY
Anne Hathaway
Kate Hudson
Queen Latifah
FAVORITE FEMALE ACTION STAR
Cate Blanchett
Anne Hathaway
Angelina Jolie
FAVORITE ON-SCREEN MATCH-UP
Christian Bale & Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Baby Mama)
Harrison Ford & Shia LaBeouf (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
FAVORITE SUPERHERO
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Will Smith as John Hancock
TELEVISION
FAVORITE TV DRAMA
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grey’s Anatomy
House
FAVORITE TV COMEDY
Samantha Who?
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
FAVORITE ANIMATED COMEDY
Family Guy
The Simpsons
South Park
FAVORITE SCI-FI / FANTASY SHOW
Heroes
Supernatural
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
FAVORITE COMPETITION / REALITY SHOW
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
FAVORITE GAME SHOW
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Deal Or No Deal
JEOPARDY
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR
Patrick Dempsey
Hugh Laurie
Charlie Sheen
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR
Christina Applegate
Sally Field
Mariska Hargitay
FAVORITE TALK SHOW HOST
Ellen DeGeneres
David Letterman
Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa
FAVORITE SCENE-STEALING GUEST STAR
Luke Perry on Law & Order: SVU
Britney Spears on How I Met Your Mother
Robin Williams on Law & Order: SVU
FAVORITE TV DRAMA DIVA
Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko on Saving Grace
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin on Weeds
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson on The Closer
FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
90210
Crusoe
Easy Money
Eleventh Hour
Fringe
Knight Rider
Life on Mars
The Mentalist
My Own Worst Enemy
Privileged
FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
Gary Unmarried
Kath & Kim
Valentine
Worst Week
MUSIC
FAVORITE MALE SINGER
Chris Brown
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE GROUP
Coldplay
Maroon 5
Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE R&B SONG
“No One” by Alicia Keys
“Take A Bow” by Rihanna
“With You” by Chris Brown
FAVORITE POP SONG
“Disturbia” by Rihanna
“I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry
“No Air” by Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown
FAVORITE ROCK SONG
“All Summer Long” by Kid Rock
“Apologize” by OneRepublic & Timbaland
“Viva La Vida” by Coldplay
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
“Last Name” by Carrie Underwood
“Love Story” by Taylor Swift
“Take Me There” by Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
“Good Life” by Kanye West
“Lollipop” by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
“Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
FAVORITE COMBINED FORCES
“4 Minutes” by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
“Love Like This” by Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston
“No Air” by Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown
FAVORITE SONG FROM A SOUNDTRACK
“Another Way to Die” by Jack White & Alicia Keys from Quantum of Solace
“Labels or Love” by Fergie from Sex and the City
“Mamma Mia” by Meryl Streep from Mamma Mia!
FAVORITE FUNNY MALE STAR
Steve Carell
Jim Carrey
Adam Sandler
FAVORITE FUNNY FEMALE STAR
Ellen DeGeneres
Tina Fey
Whoopi Goldberg
FAVORITE STAR 35 & UNDER
Amy Adams
Drew Barrymore
Beyonce
Orlando Bloom
Chris Brown
Chace Crawford
Miley Cyrus
Leonardo DiCaprio
Zac Efron
America Ferrara
Ryan Gosling
Jake Gyllenhaal
Anne Hathaway
Scarlett Johansson
Angelina Jolie
Alicia Keys
Keira Knightley
John Krasinski
Shia LaBeouf
Blake Lively
John Mayer
Eva Mendes
Daniel Radcliffe
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
Carrie Underwood
Usher
Milo Ventimiglia
Pete Wentz
Kanye West
Reese Witherspoon
THE 35th ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS is being produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc., which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide Inc., supervisors of the production. Carol Donovan (“GQ Men of the Year Awards”) is the executive producer for the fourth year. Central Talent Booking is the talent consultant. Bruce Gowers (“The American Music Awards”) is directing the special. The People’s Choice community at www.pcaVOTE.com serves as a year-round destination for entertainment enthusiasts to voice their opinions on pop culture.