People's Choice Awards Explained

People's Choices
Current Awards:49th People's Choice Awards
Sponsor:Procter & Gamble (1982–2017)
E! (2018–present)
Country:United States
Network:CBS (1975–2017)
E! (2018–present)
NBC (2021–present)
Peacock (2024–present)

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. The show has been held annually since 1975,[1] [2] 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.[3] [4] 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.[5] So far, Ellen DeGeneres and Taylor Swift are the most awarded people, with a total of 20 awards each.[6]

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.[7] [8] The ceremony was shifted from its previous January scheduling to November, to reduce its proximity to the busier months of awards season.[9] [10] [11] Since 2021, the ceremony has aired on E!'s sister broadcast network NBC.[12] In March 2023, NBC announced that it would premiere a country music awards show—the People's Choice Country Awards—as a spin-off event; it will be held in September at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.[13] In June 2023, it was announced that the People's Choice Awards would move to February, beginning with the 49th ceremony in 2024. In addition, the ceremony will stream live on Peacock in addition to the NBC and E! broadcasts.[14]

Categories

The award categories have varied over the years. For example, the 16th People's Choice Awards 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. 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 was the first recipient of the award.

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 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."[15]

Former categories

These are some of the past categories for the People's Choice Awards:[16] [17]

Movies

Digital

Television

Current categories

The first ceremony in 1975 had 14 categories. In 2016, 74 categories were established.[19]

As of 2018, these are the current categories:[20] [21]

Movies

Pop Culture

Television

Music

Special awards

People's Voice

People's Icon

People's Music Icon

Ceremonies

Date Host Date Host Date Host
1stMarch 3, 1975Army Archerd & Richard Crenna21stMarch 5, 1995Tim Daly & Annie Potts41stJanuary 7, 2015Anna Faris & Allison Janney
2ndFebruary 19, 1976Jack Albertson22ndMarch 10, 1996Brett Butler42ndJanuary 6, 2016Jane Lynch
3rdFebruary 10, 1977Dick Van Dyke23rdJanuary 12, 1997Don Johnson & Roma Downey43rdJanuary 18, 2017Joel McHale
4thFebruary 20, 197824thJanuary 11, 1998Reba McEntire & Ray Romano44thNovember 11, 2018rowspan="2"
5thMarch 7, 1979Army Archerd & Dick Van Dyke25thJanuary 13, 1999Ray Romano45thNovember 10, 2019
6thJanuary 24, 1980Mariette Hartley & Bert Parks26thJanuary 9, 2000Don Johnson & Cheech Marin46thNovember 15, 2020Demi Lovato
7thMarch 8, 1981Army Archerd & Lee Remick27thJanuary 7, 2001Kevin James47thDecember 7, 2021Kenan Thompson
8thMarch 18, 1982Army Archerd & John Forsythe28thJanuary 13, 200248thDecember 6, 2022
9thMarch 17, 1983Dick Van Dyke29thJanuary 12, 2003Tony Danza49thFebruary 18, 2024Simu Liu
10thMarch 15, 1984Andy Williams30thJanuary 11, 2004Charlie Sheen & Jon Cryerrowspan="11" colspan="3"
11thMarch 12, 1985John Forsythe31stJanuary 9, 2005Jason Alexander & Malcolm-Jamal Warner
12thMarch 13, 1986John Denver32ndJanuary 10, 2006Craig Ferguson
13thMarch 14, 1987Dick Van Dyke33rdJanuary 9, 2007Queen Latifah
14thMarch 13, 1988Carl Reiner34thJanuary 8, 2008
15thAugust 23, 1989Michael Landon & Michele Lee35thJanuary 7, 2009
16thMarch 11, 1990Valerie Harper, Fred Savage, Army Archerd & Barbara Mandrell36thJanuary 6, 2010
17thMarch 11, 1991Burt Reynolds37thJanuary 5, 2011
18thMarch 17, 1992Kenny Rogers38thJanuary 11, 2012Kaley Cuoco
19thMarch 17, 1993John Ritter & Jane Seymour39thJanuary 9, 2013
20thMarch 8, 1994Paul Reiser40thJanuary 8, 2014Beth Behrs & Kat Dennings

People's Choice Country Awards

On March 9, 2023, NBCUniversal announced that they would be premiering a spin-off of the long-running People's Choice Awards, honoring country music's most popular artists through the year.[22] Thw 1st award show was held on September 28, 2023 at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by country music group Little Big Town.[23] [24] It was broadcast live on NBC and was made available to stream on Peacock.[25] As of 2024 Zach Bryan is the most nominated act of the ceremony with twentyfour nominations, while Beyoncé is the most nominated female act of the award show with seventeen.

Ceremonies

DateHost
1stSeptember 28, 2023Little Big Town
2ndSeptember 26, 2024[26] Shania Twain[27]

Special awards

Country Icon Award

Country Champion Award

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stillman . Josh . October 9, 2012 . Kaley Cuoco to host People's Choice Awards . September 22, 2014 . CNN.
  2. Web site: Lee . Chris . December 19, 2007 . People's Choice Awards: Strike Leaves Little Choice . September 22, 2014 . Los Angeles Times.
  3. Web site: February 20, 1988 . Bob Stivers; Producer of Celebrity Specials for TV . September 22, 2014 . Los Angeles Times.
  4. Web site: February 20, 1988 . Bob Stivers, 66, Dies; Produced TV Specials . September 22, 2014 . The New York Times.
  5. Web site: Past Nominees & Winners: 1975 . September 22, 2014 . People's Choice.
  6. News: People's Choice Awards 2017: Complete Winners List . Us Weekly . August 10, 2017.
  7. News: Horgan . Richard . April 8, 2017 . Procter & Gamble Says Goodbye to the People's Choice Awards . . January 17, 2018.
  8. News: Brunsman . Barrett J. . April 6, 2017 . Here's why P&G just sold the People's Choice Awards program . Cincinnati Business Courier . live . February 26, 2018 . 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 . April 10, 2017.
  9. News: Ramos . Dino-Ray . December 14, 2017 . People's Choice Awards Sets Premiere Date For Inaugural Telecast On E! . en-US . Deadline . December 14, 2017.
  10. News: Andreeva . Nellie . April 6, 2017 . People's Choice Awards Moves From CBS To E! . en-US . Deadline . December 14, 2017.
  11. News: Haring . Bruce . September 24, 2018 . E! People's Choice Awards Finalists Set – Voting Open Through Oct. 19 . en-US . Deadline . September 24, 2018.
  12. Web site: White . Peter . July 28, 2021 . 'People's Choice Awards' To Air On NBC In December . July 28, 2021 . Deadline Hollywood.
  13. Web site: Campione . Katie . 2023-03-09 . NBC & Peacock Launch Country Music Spinoff Of People's Choice Awards . 2023-03-10 . Deadline . en-US.
  14. Web site: People's Choice Awards Sets 2024 Date; Will Air Live On NBC, E!, & For The First Time, On Peacock. Deadline Hollywood. Denise Petski. June 14, 2023. June 14, 2023.
  15. Web site: October 29, 2009 . Visible Measures Selected as Internet Video Measurement Partner for People's Choice Awards 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022934/http://www.shootonline.com/go/index.php?name=Release&op=view&id=rs-web2-886141-1256849398-2 . October 5, 2013 . September 22, 2014 . Shoot.
  16. Web site: Motaski . Lauren . November 3, 2015 . People's Choice Awards 2016 Nominees Are Out . November 10, 2015 . CBS.
  17. Web site: November 15, 2016 . People's Choice Awards Nominees 2017 — Full List . November 15, 2016 . Deadline.
  18. Web site: People's Choice Awards Past Nominees & Winners: 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091228132111/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2009 . December 28, 2009 . January 18, 2020 . People's Choice Awards . Sycamore Productions Inc..
  19. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . November 15, 2016 . People's Choice Awards: 'Captain America: Civil War,' Kevin Hart Lead Nominations . September 5, 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. Web site: Ramos . Dino-Ray . September 5, 2018 . FILM BREAKING NEWS E! People's Choice Awards Unveils New Categories; Opens Nomination Voting . September 5, 2018 . Deadline.
  21. Web site: Macke . Johnni . 2018 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominations . September 5, 2018 . September 5, 2018 . E! Online.
  22. Grein . Paul . March 9, 2023 . First-Ever People's Choice Country Awards Coming to NBC & Peacock This Year . February 18, 2024 . Billabard.
  23. Web site: Campione . Katie . July 30, 2023 . Little Big Town To Host Inaugural People's Choice Country Awards . February 18, 2024 . Deadline Hollywood.
  24. Web site: Porter . Rick . March 9, 2023 . People's Choice Adds Country Music Awards Show . February 18, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  25. Web site: Willman . Chris . March 9, 2023 . NBC, 'People's Choice Awards' Create Separate Country Music Show . February 18, 2024 . Variety.
  26. "People's Choice Country Awards" Set for Sept. 26 Across NBC and Peacock. NBC. The Futon Critic. December 20, 2023. July 22, 2024.
  27. Global Icon Shania Twain to Host the 2024 "People's Choice Country Awards". NBC. The Futon Critic. July 12, 2024. July 22, 2024.