Voting Begins Today At PeoplesChoice.com and via Social Media Platforms

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Nominees for PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 were announced this morning at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills by country superstar Jason Aldean, Anthony Anderson (“Guys with Kids”), Sophia Bush (PARTNERS), Jason O’Mara (VEGAS), Monica Potter (“Parenthood”) and Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings”), along with PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 host Kaley Cuoco (THE BIG BANG THEORY) and Executive Producer Mark Burnett. Prior to this morning's announcement, fans cast more than 93 million votes to pick new categories and determine the nominees for the annual awards show that celebrates fan favorites in movies, music and television. See below for a complete list of nominees.  

Justin Bieber is the top individual PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 nominee with five music nods, including Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Pop Artist, Favorite Album, Favorite Music Video and Favorite Music Fan Following.  Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine also comes out on top with a combined six nods in both music and television categories, for his work with Maroon 5 (Favorite Band, Favorite Song, Favorite Album, Favorite Music Video) and “The Voice” (Favorite Celebrity Judge, Favorite Competition TV Show). Channing Tatum leads the men in acting nominations with four individual nods (Favorite Male Actor, Favorite Comedic Actor, Favorite Dramatic Actor and Favorite On-Screen Chemistry), and Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence will go head-to-head in each of their three categories (Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite Face of Heroism and Favorite On-Screen Chemistry).

Voting begins today for all 48 categories and will end on Dec. 14, 2012.  Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast of PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 (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 through Ticketmaster. Media outlets can apply for credentials to cover PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 at http://credentials.peopleschoice.com.

 

How to Vote for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013:

•  Website – PeoplesChoice.com houses the main voting platform for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013.

•  Facebook – Facebook.com/PeoplesChoice features a custom application where fans can personalize their voting experience and share their votes with friends.

•  Twitter – Fans can cast official votes for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 by tweeting a specific series of hashtags based on the nominee's name and category. To see a complete list of hashtags created for each nominee, please visit PeoplesChoice.com/pca/vote.

•  Mobile – Fans can vote in all categories on the People’s Choice Awards mobile site, and via the official voting application for Android and iOS devices. The free app is available for download from the Android Market and the Mac App Store.

As the official retail partner of PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013, Walgreens will present two categories, “Favorite New TV Comedy” and “Favorite New TV Drama,” which will remain open for voting through the night of the show on PeoplesChoice.com.  All new network shows are eligible. The top five vote-getters in each category will be named official nominees on December 14, 2012.

Additional categories that will remain open for voting through the night of the show are “Favorite Movie Fan Following,” “Favorite Music Fan Following” and “Favorite TV Fan Following,” three brand-new categories that celebrate pop culture mega-fans and their devotion to certain films, musicians and TV shows.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 will also see the addition of “Favorite Face of Heroism,” presented by Puffs, and the return of “Favorite Movie Icon.” The winner of the People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Movie Icon” will receive a one-of-a-kind custom award created by Waterford, the official designer and house of crystal that produces the People’s Choice Awards trophies.

 

About People’s Choice

Now in its 39th year, the People’s Choice Awards continues to be the only major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in movies, music and television.  The People’s Choice official website at www.PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show.  Every year, potential nominees are determined by national ratings averages, box office grosses, music sales and PeoplesChoice.com data, then vetted through E-Poll® MediaSYNC – E-Score Celebrity. Fred Nelson is the President of People’s Choice, and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. [NYSE:PG], which is represented by Liquid Thread, a division of Starcom MediaVest Group, Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production.

 

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 Nominees:

Favorite Movie:

•  “The Amazing Spider-Man”
•  “The Avengers”
•  “The Dark Knight Rises”
•  “The Hunger Games”
•  “Snow White and the Huntsman”

Favorite Movie Actor:

•  Channing Tatum
•  Johnny Depp
•  Joseph Gordon-Levitt
•  Robert Downey, Jr.
•  Will Smith

Favorite Movie Actress:

•  Anne Hathaway
•  Emma Stone
•  Jennifer Lawrence
•  Mila Kunis
•  Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Icon:

•  Emma Thompson
•  Maggie Smith
•  Meryl Streep
•  Michelle Pfeiffer
•  Susan Sarandon

Favorite Action Movie:

•  “The Amazing Spider-Man”
•  “The Avengers”
•  “The Dark Knight Rises”
•  “The Hunger Games”
•  “Men in Black 3”

Favorite Action Movie Star:

•  Chris Evans
•  Chris Hemsworth
•  Christian Bale
•  Robert Downey, Jr.
•  Will Smith

Favorite Face of Heroism:

•  Anne Hathaway, “The Dark Knight Rises”
•  Emma Stone, “The Amazing Spider-Man”
•  Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”
•  Kristen Stewart, “Snow White and the Huntsman”
•  Scarlett Johansson, “The Avengers”

Favorite Comedic Movie:

•  “21 Jump Street”
•  “Dark Shadows”
•  “Pitch Perfect”
•  “Ted”
•  “What to Expect When You're Expecting”

Favorite Comedic Actor:

•  Adam Sandler
•  Ben Stiller
•  Channing Tatum
•  Will Ferrell
•  Zach Galifianakis

Favorite Comedic Actress:

•  Cameron Diaz
•  Emily Blunt
•  Jennifer Aniston
•  Mila Kunis
•  Reese Witherspoon

Favorite Dramatic Movie:

•  “Argo”
•  “The Lucky One”
•  “Magic Mike”
•  “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
•  “The Vow”

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor:

•  Bradley Cooper
•  Channing Tatum
•  Jake Gyllenhaal
•  Liam Neeson
•  Zac Efron

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress:

•  Charlize Theron
•  Emma Watson
•  Keira Knightley
•  Meryl Streep
•  Rachel McAdams

Favorite Movie Franchise:

•  “The Avengers”
•  “The Dark Knight”
•  “The Hunger Games”
•  “Madagascar”
•  “Spider-Man”

Favorite Movie Superhero:

•  Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man
•  Chris Evans as Captain America
•  Chris Hemsworth as Thor
•  Christian Bale as Batman
•  Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man

Favorite On-Screen Chemistry:

•  Emma Stone / Andrew Garfield, “The Amazing Spider-Man”
•  Jennifer Lawrence / Josh Hutcherson / Liam Hemsworth, “The Hunger Games”
•  Kristen Stewart / Chris Hemsworth, “Snow White and the Huntsman”
•  Rachel McAdams / Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
•  Scarlett Johansson / Jeremy Renner, “The Avengers”

Favorite Movie Fan Following:

•  Potterheads, “Harry Potter”
•  Ringers, “The Lord of the Rings”  
•  Rum Runners, “Pirates of the Caribbean”
•  Tributes, “The Hunger Games”
•  Twihards, “Twilight”

Favorite Network TV Comedy:

•  “The Big Bang Theory”
•  “Glee”
•  “How I Met Your Mother”
•  “Modern Family”
•  “New Girl”

Favorite Network TV Drama:

•  “Gossip Girl”
•  “Grey's Anatomy”
•  “Grimm”
•  “Once Upon a Time”
•  “Revenge”

Favorite Cable TV Comedy:

•  “Awkward”
•  “Hot in Cleveland”
•  “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
•  “Melissa & Joey”
•  “Psych”

Favorite Cable TV Drama:

•  “Burn Notice”
•  “Leverage”
•  “Pretty Little Liars”
•  “The Walking Dead”
•  “White Collar”

Favorite Premium Cable TV Show:

•  “Dexter”
•  “Game of Thrones”
•  “Homeland”
•  “Spartacus”
•  “True Blood”

Favorite TV Crime Drama

•  “Bones”
•  “Castle”
•  “Criminal Minds”
•  “CSI”
•  “NCIS”

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show:

•  “Doctor Who”
•  “Once Upon a Time”
•  “Supernatural”
•  “The Vampire Diaries”
•  “The Walking Dead”

Favorite Comedic TV Actor:

•  Chris Colfer
•  Jesse Tyler Ferguson
•  Jim Parsons
•  Neil Patrick Harris
•  Ty Burrell

Favorite Comedic TV Actress:

•  Jane Lynch
•  Kaley Cuoco
•  Lea Michele
•  Sofia Vergara
•  Zooey Deschanel

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor:

•  Ian Somerhalder
•  Jared Padalecki
•  Jensen Ackles
•  Nathan Fillion
•  Paul Wesley

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress:

•  Ellen Pompeo
•  Emily Deschanel
•  Ginnifer Goodwin
•  Nina Dobrev
•  Stana Katic

Favorite Daytime TV Host:

•  George Stephanopoulos, Josh Elliott, Lara Spencer, Robin Roberts, Sam Champion, “Good Morning America”  
•  Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, “Live with Kelly & Michael”                                                                                     
•  Ellen DeGeneres, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
•  Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales, “The Today Show”
•  Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, Whoopi Goldberg, “The View”

 

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host:

•  Chelsea Handler
•  Conan O'Brien
•  David Letterman
•  Jimmy Fallon
•  Jimmy Kimmel

Favorite New Talk Show Host:

•  Jeff Probst
•  Katie Couric
•  Michael Strahan
•  Ricki Lake
•  Steve Harvey

Favorite Competition TV Show:

•  “American Idol”
•  “America's Got Talent”
•  “Dancing with the Stars”
•  “The Voice”
•  “The X Factor”

Favorite Celebrity Judge:

•  Adam Levine
•  Britney Spears
•  Christina Aguilera
•  Demi Lovato
•  Jennifer Lopez

Favorite TV Fan Following:

•  Gleeks, “Glee”
•  Little Liars, “Pretty Little Liars” 
•  Oncers, “Once Upon A Time”
•  SPNFamily, “Supernatural”
•  TVDFamily, “The Vampire Diaries”

Favorite New TV Comedy:

•  “Ben & Kate”
•  “Go On”
•  “Guys with Kids”
•  “The Mindy Project”
•  “The Neighbors”
•   “The New Normal”
•  “Partners”

Favorite New TV Drama:

•  “666 Park Avenue”
•  “Arrow”
•  “Beauty & The Beast”
•  “Chicago Fire”
•  “Elementary”
•  “Emily Owens, M.D.”
•  “Last Resort”
•  “The Mob Doctor”
•  “Nashville”
•  “Revolution”
•  “Vegas”

Favorite Male Artist:

•  Blake Shelton
•  Chris Brown
•  Jason Mraz
•  Justin Bieber
•  Usher

Favorite Female Artist:

•  Adele
•  Carrie Underwood
•  Katy Perry
•  P!nk
•  Taylor Swift

Favorite Pop Artist:

•  Adele
•  Demi Lovato
•  Justin Bieber
•  Katy Perry
•  P!nk

Favorite Hip Hop Artist:

•  Drake
•  Flo Rida
•  Jay-Z
•  Nicki Minaj
•  Pitbull

Favorite R&B Artist:

•  Alicia Keys
•  Beyoncé
•  Bruno Mars
•  Rihanna
•  Usher

Favorite Band:

•  Green Day
•  Linkin Park
•  Maroon 5
•  No Doubt
•  Train

Favorite Country Artist:

•  Blake Shelton
•  Carrie Underwood
•  Jason Aldean
•  Taylor Swift
•  Tim McGraw

Favorite Breakout Artist:

•  Carly Rae Jepsen
•  Fun.
•  Gotye
•  One Direction
•  The Wanted

Favorite Song:

•  “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen 
•  “One More Night,” Maroon 5 
•  “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” Taylor Swift 
•  “We Are Young,” Fun. ft. Janelle Monae
•  “What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction 

Favorite Album:

•  Believe, Justin Bieber  
•  Blown Away, Carrie Underwood  
•  Overexposed, Maroon 5
•  Some Nights, Fun.
•  Up All Night, One Direction 

Favorite Music Video:

•  Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 
•  Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 
•  Gangnam Style, Psy
•  Part of Me, Katy Perry 
•  Payphone, Maroon 5

Favorite Music Fan Following:

•  Beliebers, Justin Bieber
•  Directioners, One Direction
•  KatyCats, Katy Perry
•  Lovatics, Demi Lovato
•  Selenators, Selena Gomez

 

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