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NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010 TO BE HOSTED BY QUEEN LATIFAH JAN. 6 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
Press Conference Debuts New Trophy, New Mobile Voting Categories and New Official Charity
Voting Begins Today at peopleschoice.com
The nominations for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010 were announced this morning at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA by Kris Allen (American Idol), Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Jeff Probst (Survivor) and Sofia Vergara (Modern Family). For the first time, fans voted at http://www.peopleschoice.com/ and cast more than 16 million votes to determine the nominees in categories such as "Favorite Movie," "Favorite Breakout Artist" and "Favorite TV Obsession."
Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast of PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010 from its new home, the Nokia Theater, L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 6, (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Tickets to the awards show are now available for fans to purchase for the first time through Ticketmaster. Mark Burnett will serve as Executive Producer and Queen Latifah will host PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010, the only major awards show that honors fan favorites in movies, music and television. Voting begins today at http://www.peopleschoice.com/ and www.myspace.com/peopleschoiceawards for all 35 categories and will end on December 8, 2009, except for "Favorite New TV Drama" and "Favorite New TV Comedy," which will remain open for voting until night of show.
New to PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010:
•· Trophy - Designed by Waterford and voted on by the fans, the new trophy design is the first modification to the award since the inception of the People's Choice Awards.
•· Mobile Voting - "Favorite Talk Show" and "Favorite Franchise" will be among five exclusive mobile voting categories, sponsored by PuR. An additional new category, "Favorite Web Celeb" will be presented by MSN's Wonderwall. To begin, text VOTE to 24475 and choose your favorites.
•· Official Charity - Children's Safe Drinking Water is the first official charity of the People's Choice Awards. Information about the charity and opportunities for donations can be found at http://www.peopleschoice.com/.
The list of potential nominees for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010 was determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses, music sales, input from our media partners TV Guide magazine and Playlist.com, and vetted through Visible Measures, the independent third-party measurement firm for Internet video. This process generated the top 12 candidates per category. Fans were then asked to visit http://www.peopleschoice.com/ to pick their favorites and generate the final list of nominees for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010. Fans had the option to write in their favorites not included among the provided candidates. All new shows currently on air are eligible in the categories of Favorite New TV Drama and Favorite New TV Comedy.
A complete list of the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010 nominees follows:
FAVORITE TV DRAMA
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grey's Anatomy
House
Lost
NCIS
FAVORITE TV COMEDY
Desperate Housewives
How I Met Your Mother
The Big Bang Theory
The Office
Two and a Half Men
FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTOR
Hugh Laurie
Kiefer Sutherland
Mark Harmon
Matthew Fox
Patrick Dempsey
FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Anna Paquin
Blake Lively
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Katherine Heigl
Mariska Hargitay
FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin
Charlie Sheen
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris
Steve Carell
FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTRESS
Alyson Hannigan
America Ferrera
Amy Poehler
Eva Longoria Parker
Tina Fey
FAVORITE TV OBSESSION
Dexter
Gossip Girl
The Hills
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
True Blood
FAVORITE TALK SHOW (Mobile Voting Category)
Chelsea Lately
Live with Regis & Kelly
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Tyra Banks Show
FAVORITE SCI FI/FANTASY TV SHOW (Mobile Voting Category)
Heroes
Lost
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
True Blood
FAVORITE COMPETITION SHOW
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Survivor: Samoa
FAVORITE ANIMAL SHOW
Animal Cops
Dog Town
Dog Whisperer
It's Me or the Dog
Rescue Ink Unleashed
FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
Eastwick
FlashForward
Melrose Place
Mercy
The Forgotten
The Good Wife
The Vampire Diaries
Three Rivers
NCIS: Los Angeles
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FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
Accidentally on Purpose
Brothers
Community
Cougar Town
Glee
Hank
The Cleveland Show
The Middle
Modern Family
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
Brad Pitt
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Robert Pattinson
Ryan Reynolds
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway
Drew Barrymore
Jennifer Aniston
Kristen Stewart
Sandra Bullock
FAVORITE ACTION STAR
Christian Bale
Gerard Butler
Hugh Jackman
Shia LaBeouf
Vin Diesel
FAVORITE COMEDIC STAR
Adam Sandler
Ben Stiller
Jim Carrey
Ryan Reynolds
Vince Vaughn
FAVORITE BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTRESS
Anna Kendrick
Emily Osment
Ginnifer Goodwin
Miley Cyrus
Zoe Saldana
FAVORITE BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTOR
Chris Pine
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sam Worthington
Taylor Lautner
Zachary Quinto
FAVORITE ON-SCREEN TEAM
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint & Emma Watson
The Proposal - Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds
The Twilight Saga - Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Shia LeBeouf & Megan Fox
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Hugh Jackman, Liev Shreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.am, Dominic Monaghan & Daniel Henney
FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE (Mobile Voting Category)
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Up
Where the Wild Things Are
FAVORITE INDEPENDENT MOVIE
(500) Days of Summer
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Paranormal Activity
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
FAVORITE FRANCHISE (Mobile Voting Category)
Harry Potter
Star Trek
The Twilight Saga
Transformers
X-Men
FAVORITE COMEDY MOVIE
17 Again
Bride Wars
He's Just Not That Into You
The Hangover
The Proposal
FAVORITE MOVIE
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
The Hangover
The Proposal
Twilight
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
Eminem
Jason Mraz
John Mayer
Keith Urban
Tim McGraw
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
Beyoncé
Britney Spears
Carrie Underwood
P!nk
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST
Brad Paisley
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE BREAKOUT MUSIC ARTIST
Adam Lambert
Demi Lovato
Kris Allen
Lady Gaga
Susan Boyle
FAVORITE HIP HOP ARTIST (Mobile Voting Category)
Eminem
Flo Rida
Jay-Z
Lil' Wayne
T.I.
FAVORITE ROCK BAND
Daughtry
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Muse
Paramore
FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship & Leighton Meester
Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Run This Town - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Life Your Live - T.I. & Rihanna
I'm On a Boat - The Lonely Island & T-Pain
FAVORITE R&B ARTIST
Alicia Keys
Beyoncé
Jennifer Hudson
Mariah Carey
Usher
FAVORITE POP ARTIST
Britney Spears
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
The Black Eyed Peas
FAVORITE WEB CELEB
Andy Samberg
Ashton Kutcher
Miley Cyrus
P. Diddy
Will Ferrell
ABOUT PEOPLE'S CHOICE:
Now in its 36th year, the People's Choice Awards celebrate fan favorites in music, movies and television. The People's Choice website at http://www.peopleschoice.com/ serves as a year-round destination for entertainment enthusiasts to voice their opinions on pop culture, influence entertainment and determine the nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Fred Nelson is the President of People's Choice, and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc., which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production. Queen Latifah is the host of PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2010 and Mark Burnett is the Executive Producer.
RATING: To Be Announced
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