People's Choice Awards
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The People's Choice Awards is an American
awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture
. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS
and are produced by Procter & Gamble
and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett
. Global promotion provided by Kroszover Entertainment.
The award show's creator, Bob Stivers produced the first show in 1975. The first awards recognized The Sting
as 1974's Favorite Picture, Barbra Streisand
as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and John Wayne
as its Favorite Film Actor. Ratings for the annual event peaked in 1977, when the 3rd People's Choice Awards attracted 35.3 million viewers who witnessed Farrah Fawcett-Majors
win for Favorite Female TV Star, Star Wars
win as the Favorite Picture, and Streisand and Wayne win again in the Film Actress and Actor categories.
Procter & Gamble
, the show's first and only sponsor, bought the show from Stivers in 1982.
had categories including Favorite All-Around Movie (Batman
), and both a Favorite Movie Actor (Tom Cruise
) and a World Favorite Movie Actor (Dustin Hoffman
). At the 23rd People's Choice Awards
, Rob Reiner
was named the People's Choice Awards Honoree. More recently, the 32nd People's Choice Awards
(broadcast in January 2006) included categories such as Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (Vince Vaughn
and Owen Wilson
in Wedding Crashers
), Favorite Leading Lady (Reese Witherspoon
), Favorite Tour (U2
), and an award named after a Procter & Gamble brand: Nice 'n Easy
Fans Favorite Hair (Faith Hill
). In 2008, the People's Choice Awards introduced a new category: Favorite Sci-Fi Show. The nominees were Stargate Atlantis
, Battlestar Galactica
, and Doctor Who
. Stargate Atlantis ultimately became the first recipient of the award.
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.
, the show's production team, and a panel of pop culture fans.
The nominees for the 32nd People's Choice Awards were determined by web research company Knowledge Networks, which took what it described as a "pop culture-involved using 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, and 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 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."
The awards have received a fair amount of criticism for this selection process as essentially rewarding any celebrity who will show up.
created the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
, a childrens' version of the People's Choice Awards; beyond the similar names however, the two entities are entirely unrelated. Also similar but unrelated is the Teen Choice Awards
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and are produced by Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett is a British television producer and executive producer, based in the United States. He currently is the executive producer of five network television series with seven hours of network programming. Works with which Burnett is associated have won multiple awards and recognition...
. Global promotion provided by Kroszover Entertainment.
The award show's creator, Bob Stivers produced the first show in 1975. The first awards recognized The Sting
The Sting
The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936 that involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters to con a mob boss . The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who previously directed Newman and Redford in the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.Created by...
as 1974's Favorite Picture, Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
as its Favorite Film Actor. Ratings for the annual event peaked in 1977, when the 3rd People's Choice Awards attracted 35.3 million viewers who witnessed Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett was an American actress and artist. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels, in 1976...
win for Favorite Female TV Star, Star Wars
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...
win as the Favorite Picture, and Streisand and Wayne win again in the Film Actress and Actor categories.
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
, the show's first and only sponsor, bought the show from Stivers in 1982.
Categories
The award categories have varied over the years. For example, the 16th People's Choice Awards16th People's Choice Awards
The 16th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1989, were held on March 11, 1990 at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by various hosts including Barbara Mandrell and Valerie Harper. It was broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
had categories including Favorite All-Around Movie (Batman
Batman (1989 film)
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance...
), and both a Favorite Movie Actor (Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
) and a World Favorite Movie Actor (Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
). At the 23rd People's Choice Awards
23rd People's Choice Awards
The 23rd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1996, were held on January 12, 1997 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. They were hosted by Don Johnson and Roma Downey, and broadcast on CBS....
, Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
Robert "Rob" Reiner is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and political activist.As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Archie and Edith Bunker's son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, on All in the Family. That role earned him two Emmy Awards during the 1970s...
was named the People's Choice Awards Honoree. More recently, the 32nd People's Choice Awards
32nd People's Choice Awards
The 32nd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2005, were held on January 10, 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Craig Ferguson and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
(broadcast in January 2006) included categories such as Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn is an American film actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 movie Swingers...
and Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Haunting, The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, Bottle Rocket, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris, Shanghai Noon,...
in Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Dobkin. It stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper, Diora Baird, Jane Seymour, and an uncredited Will Ferrell....
), Favorite Leading Lady (Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower...
), Favorite Tour (U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
), and an award named after a Procter & Gamble brand: Nice 'n Easy
Nice 'n Easy
Nice ’n Easy is a shampoo-in permanent hair-coloring product for home use. It was introduced in 1965 with the advertising tagline, “The closer she gets, the better you look.”...
Fans Favorite Hair (Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
). In 2008, the People's Choice Awards introduced a new category: Favorite Sci-Fi Show. The nominees were Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...
, Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
, and Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. Stargate Atlantis ultimately became the first recipient of the award.
Poll-based awards
Throughout the 20th century, the awards were based upon 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
Margin of error
The margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the "true" figures; that is, the figures for the whole population...
, 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
Spider-Man (film)
Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film, the first in the Spider-Man film series based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp...
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 (aired 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 WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, the show's production team, and a panel of pop culture fans.
The nominees for the 32nd People's Choice Awards were determined by web research company Knowledge Networks, which took what it described as a "pop culture-involved using 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, and 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 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."
The awards have received a fair amount of criticism for this selection process as essentially rewarding any celebrity who will show up.
Kids' Choice Awards
In 1988, NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
created the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, which airs live and is usually held and telecast live on a...
, a childrens' version of the People's Choice Awards; beyond the similar names however, the two entities are entirely unrelated. Also similar but unrelated is the Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
.
See also
- 17th People's Choice Awards17th People's Choice AwardsThe 17th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1990, were held on March 11, 1991 at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by Burt Reynolds, and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
- 18th People's Choice Awards18th People's Choice AwardsThe 18th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1991, were held on March 17, 1992 at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by Kenny Rogers, and broadcast on CBS....
- 19th People's Choice Awards19th People's Choice AwardsThe 19th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1992, were held on March 17, 1993 at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by John Ritter and Jane Seymour, and broadcast on CBS....
- 20th People's Choice Awards20th People's Choice AwardsThe 20th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1993, were held on March 8, 1994 at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by Paul Reiser, and broadcast on CBS....
- 21st People's Choice Awards21st People's Choice AwardsThe 21st People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1994, were held on March 5, 1995 at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by Tim Daly and Annie Potts, and broadcast on CBS....
- 22nd People's Choice Awards22nd People's Choice AwardsThe 22nd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1995, were held on March 10, 1996 at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by Brett Butler, and broadcast on CBS....
- 23rd People's Choice Awards23rd People's Choice AwardsThe 23rd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1996, were held on January 12, 1997 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. They were hosted by Don Johnson and Roma Downey, and broadcast on CBS....
- 24th People's Choice Awards24th People's Choice AwardsThe 24th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1997, were held on January 11, 1998 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. They were hosted by Reba McEntire and Ray Romano, and broadcast on CBS....
- 25th People's Choice Awards25th People's Choice AwardsThe 25th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1998, were held on January 13, 1999 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. They were hosted by Ray Romano, and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
- 26th People's Choice Awards26th People's Choice AwardsThe 26th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1999, were held on January 9, 2000 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. They were hosted by Don Johnson and Cheech Marin, and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:...
- 27th People's Choice Awards27th People's Choice AwardsThe 27th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2000, were held on January 7, 2001 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Kevin James, and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
- 28th People's Choice Awards28th People's Choice AwardsThe 28th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in American popular culture for 2001, were held on January 13, 2002 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Kevin James, and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
- 29th People's Choice Awards29th People's Choice AwardsThe 29th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2002, were held on January 12, 2003 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Tony Danza, and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
- 30th People's Choice Awards30th People's Choice AwardsThe 30th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2003, were held on January 11, 2004 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer, and broadcast on CBS....
- 31st People's Choice Awards31st People's Choice AwardsThe 31st People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2004, were held on January 9, 2005 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California...
- 32nd People's Choice Awards32nd People's Choice AwardsThe 32nd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2005, were held on January 10, 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Craig Ferguson and broadcast on CBS.-Awards:-External links:*...
- 33rd People's Choice Awards33rd People's Choice AwardsThe 33rd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2006, were held on January 9, 2007 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California...
- 34th People's Choice Awards34th People's Choice AwardsThe 34th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2007, were held on January 8, 2008 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Queen Latifah and broadcast on CBS...
- 35th People's Choice Awards35th People's Choice AwardsThe 35th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2008, was held on January 7, 2009 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Queen Latifah in her third straight year as host, and was broadcast on CBS...
- 36th People's Choice Awards36th People's Choice AwardsThe 36th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2009, was held on January 6, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and was broadcasted on CBS. Not all of the awards were presented on air during the show, as many including Favorite Movie were left out...
- 37th People's Choice Awards37th People's Choice AwardsThe 37th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2010, were held on January 5, 2011 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and were broadcast live on CBS at 9:00 pm ET...
- 38th People's Choice Awards38th People's Choice AwardsThe 38th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2011, will be held on January 11, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and were broadcast live on CBS at 9:00 pm ET.On November 8, the nominees were announced...
External links
- People's Choice Awards website
- People's Choice blog
- Information and results at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- a 35th Anniversary article from "The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterFormerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
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