The 36th People's Choice Awards (2010)
Welcome to DigitalHit's coverage of the 36th People's Choice Awards. The nominations were announced on November 10th, 2009, while the ceremony, hosted again by Queen Latifah, took place on January 6th, 2010.
9:00 PM ET
The People's Choice Awards begin with Queen Latifah singing about hosting the ceremony.
9:03 PM ET
Biggest party of the year? Really, Latifah?
9:04 PM ET
Ellen DeGeneres accepts her best talk show award. Shen then presents Favorite Comedy Movie. And the People's Choice Award goes to The Proposal. Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock say co-star Betty White couldn't be there "because she crunking somewhere."
9:09 PM ET
Tim Gunn and Nicole of the Pussycat Dolls pimp the upcoming Russell Crowe Robin Hood flick.
9:14 PM ET
Latifah spoofs Paranormal Activity. Cloris Leachman appears as a dominatrix.
9:16 PM ET
Rascal Flatts present Favorite R&B Artist. And the People's Choice Award goes to Mariah Carey. Let's hope she's not wasted like she was at the Palm Springs Film festival last night.
9:21 PM ET
Kate Walsh, looking leggy tonight, is onstage to present the Favorite TV Comedy Actor to Steve Carell. His entire acceptance speech was full of setups for "That's what she said" jokes. I can guarantee this will be the best part of the night.
9:24 PM ET
Sofia Vergara and James Denton are here to present Favorite TV Comedy Actress. And the People's Choice Award goes to Alyson Hannigan.
9:27 PM ET
Jeff Probst shows a trailer for the upcoming Survivor: Hereos vs. Villians. Really?
9:32 PM ET
The presenters for Favorite TV Comedy are Jenna Elfman and Chevy Chase. One's a comedy legend and the other's Jenna Elfman. And the People's Choice Award goes to The Big Bang Theory.
9:36 PM ET
Christian Slater, star of The Forgotten, intros a performance by Mary J. Blige.
9:45 PM ET
Katie Cassidy and Kellan Lutz stroll out to the screams of the fans in the audience. They're task? To present Favorite Country Artist. And the People's Choice Award goes to Carrie Underwood. The former Idol winner slips on her way up to the stage.
9:47 PM ET
Paula Patton presents Favorite TV Drama Actor. And the People's Choice Award goes to Hugh Laurie. The voiceover announcer tells us that House has won TV Drama as well.
9:51 PM ET
Will.i.am shills for the upcoming Clash of the Titans remake.
9:57 PM ET
George Lopez is here to present Favorite Movie Actress. I'm assuming he was chosen because Sandra Bullock will win and she exec-produced his sitcom. And the People's Choice Award goes to Sandra Bullock of course. She gets a little emotional in her speech as she thanks her family.
10:02 PM ET
Jackie Chan and Tariji P. Henson are presenting Favorite Action Star. And the People's Choice Award goes to Hugh Jackman.
10:09 PM ET
Latifah now spoofs Twilight.
10:11 PM ET
Diane Kruger, Eli Roth and BJ Novak come out to accept Independent Movie. They then presnt Favorite Breakout Movie Actor. And the People's Choice Award goes to Taylor Lautner.
10:21 PM ET
Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Holloway stroll out to present Favorite Male Artist to Keith Urban. Which was a given since he and Nicole are in the audience.
10:24 PM ET
Colbie Caillat and Demi Lovato present a performance by Cobra Starship. I've never heard of them.
10:33 PM ET
Jessica Alba, a vision in silver, presents Favorite Web Celeb. And the People's Choice Award goes to Ashton Kutcher, who of course is Jessica's upcoming co-star in Valentine's Day.
10:38 PM ET
Kathryn Morris and Heroes's Greg Grunberg present Favorite New TV Drama. And the People's Choice Award goes to Vampire Diaries. They also present Favorite New TV Comedy. And the People's Choice Award goes to Glee. The Glee team take to the stage to thanks their energetic fans. They thank the audience with another lame product placement for DiGiorno pizza.
10:46 PM ET
Queen Latifah introduces LL Cool J. He's presenting Favorite Female Artist to Taylor Swift, which is a given as she's in the audience sitting close to the stage. Swift says it's a great way to start a new decade.
10:54 PM ET
Sacha Baron Cohen (a.k.a. Borat and Bruno) presents Favorite Movie Actor. And the People's Choice Award goes to Johnny Depp. They also announce he's Actor of the Decade. Cohen says Depp's performance as Will Wonka made it acceptable for middle-aged men to offer children candy again. Depp accepts the dual awards to a standing ovation.
And the nominees (and * winners) are:
TV drama
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Grey’s Anatomy
- * House
- Lost
- NCIS
TV comedy
- Desperate Housewives
- How I Met Your Mother
- * The Big Bang Theory
- The Office
- Two and a Half Men
TV drama actor
- * Hugh Laurie
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Mark Harmon
- Matthew Fox
- Patrick Dempsey
TV drama actress
- Anna Paquin
- Blake Lively
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- * Katherine Heigl
- Mariska Hargitay
TV comedy actor
- Alec Baldwin
- Charlie Sheen
- Jim Parsons
- Neil Patrick Harris
- * Steve Carell
TV comedy actress
- * Alyson Hannigan
- America Ferrera
- Amy Poehler
- Eva Longoria Parker
- Tina Fey
TV obsession
- Dexter
- Gossip Girl
- The Hills
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- * True Blood
TV talk show
- Chelsea Lately
- Live with Regis & Kelly
- * The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- The Tyra Banks Show
TV sci-fi/fantasy
- Heroes
- Lost
- * Supernatural
- The Vampire Diaries
- True Blood
TV competition show
- * American Idol
- Dancing With the Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Survivor: Samoa
Animal show
- Animal Cops
- DogTown
- * Dog Whisperer
- It’s Me or the Dog
- Rescue Ink
New TV drama
- Eastwick
- FlashForward
- Melrose Place
- Mercy
- The Forgotten
- The Good Wife
- * The Vampire Diaries
- Three Rivers
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- V
New TV comedy
- Accidentally on Purpose
- Brothers
- Community
- Cougar Town
- * Glee
- Hank
- The Cleveland Show
- The Middle
- Modern Family
Movie actor
- Brad Pitt
- Hugh Jackman
- * Johnny Depp
- Robert Pattinson
- Ryan Reynolds
Movie actress
Action star
- Christian Bale
- Gerard Butler
- * Hugh Jackman
- Shia LaBeouf
- Vin Diesel
Comedic star
- Adam Sandler
- Ben Stiller
- * Jim Carrey
- Ryan Reynolds
- Vince Vaughn
Breakout movie actress
- Anna Kendrick
- Emily Osment
- Ginnifer Goodwin
- * Miley Cyrus
- Zoe Saldana
Breakout movie actor
- Chris Pine
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Sam Worthington
- * Taylor Lautner
- Zachary Quinto
On-screen team
- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds: The Proposal
- * Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner: The Twilight Saga
- Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, will.i.am, Dominic Monaghan and Daniel Henney: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Family movie
- Hannah Montana: The Movie
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
- * Up
- Where the Wild Things Are
Independent movie
- (500) Days of Summer
- District 9
- * Inglourious Basterds
- Paranormal Activity
- Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail
Franchise
- Harry Potter
- Star Trek
- * The Twilight Saga
- Transformers
- X-Men
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
Male artist
- Eminem
- Jason Mraz
- John Mayer
- * Keith Urban
- Tim McGraw
Female artist
- Beyonce
- Britney Spears
- Carrie Underwood
- Pink
- * Taylor Swift
Country artist
- Brad Paisley
- * Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
- Rascal Flatts
- Taylor Swift
Breakout Music Artist
- Adam Lambert
- Demi Lovato
- Kris Allen
- * Lady Gaga
- Susan Boyle
Hip-hop artist
- * Eminem
- Flo Rida
- Jay-Z
- Lil’ Wayne
- T.I
Rock band
- Daughtry
- Green Day
- Kings of Leon
- Muse
- * Paramore
Music collaboration
- Cobra Starship & Leighton Meester “Good Girls Go Bad”
- Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat “Lucky”
- * Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West “Run This Town”
- T.I. & Rihanna “Live Your Life”
- The Lonely Island & T-Pain “I’m on a Boat”
R&B artist
- Alicia Keys
- Beyonce
- Jennifer Hudson
- * Mariah Carey
- Usher
Pop artist
- Britney Spears
- Katy Perry
- * Lady Gaga
- Taylor Swift
- the Black Eyed Peas
Web celeb
- Andy Samberg
- * Ashton Kutcher
- Miley Cyrus
- P. Diddy
- Will Ferrell
