"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" cast members Marg Helgenberger, Ted Danson and George Eads
Nominations Announced for 'The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards'
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "House" and "Law and Order: SVU" to battle it out for favorite drama while "The King of Queens," "My Name is Earl" and "Two and a Half Men" are up for favorite comedy.
November 9, 2007
LOS ANGELES, CA — Nominees include Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, Beyonce, "The Bourne Ultimatum," "CSI," Matt Damon, Ellen DeGeneres, Johnny Depp, "Evan Almighty," Fergie, Jamie Foxx, "House," "The King of Queens," "Law and Order: SVU," Queen Latifah, Jay Leno, John Mayer, Tim McGraw, "My Name is Earl," Oprah Winfrey, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Rascal Flatts," "Ratatouille," "Shrek the Third," Gwen Stefani, "Transformers," "Two and a Half Men," Justin Timberlake, Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, and More
The nominations for "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" were announced at a star-studded event in Los Angeles hosted by Ryan Seacrest, with Paula Abdul ("American Idol"), A.J. Cook ("Criminal Minds"), Scott Foley ("The Unit") and Kal Penn ("House").
Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast hosted by Queen Latifah of "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 8 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. As the first award show of 2008, "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" honors fan favorites in television, movies and music.
This year, for the first time ever, the nominees were celebrated with an official Crest + Scope People's Choice Nomination Announcement Party, benefiting Operation Smile. After the nomination announcements were made, a private party welcoming past, present and future People's Choice Awards nominees took place to celebrate the award that gives fans the chance to choose who will smile in the spotlight.
Potential nominees for "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" were compiled with the help of Knowledge Networks, a leading market research company along with members of the People's Choice Community. Knowledge Networks used its consumer research resources, which include the only projectable, web-based, nationally representative panel to identify a pop culture-involved sample of men and women ages 18-49. For each category, the respondents were provided with a set of candidates determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses and music sales. The respondents then chose their favorites in Television, Movies and Music. They also had the option to write in their favorites where not included among the provided candidates. Their top three selections in each category became the final nominees.
A complete list of nominees follows:
MOVIES
FAVORITE MOVIE
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
"Transformers"
FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE
"Evan Almighty"
"Ratatouille"
"Shrek the Third"
FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE
"300"
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"Transformers"
FAVORITE MOVIE COMEDY
"Knocked Up"
"The Simpsons Movie"
"Wild Hogs"
FAVORITE MOVIE DRAMA
"Disturbia"
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
"Premonition"
FAVORITE THREEQUEL
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
"Spider-Man 3"
FAVORITE INDEPENDENT MOVIE
"Becoming Jane"
"A Mighty Heart"
"Sicko"
FAVORITE FEMALE MOVIE STAR
Halle Berry
Sandra Bullock
Reese Witherspoon
FAVORITE LEADING LADY
Jessica Alba
Drew Barrymore
Queen Latifah
FAVORITE FEMALE ACTION STAR
Jessica Alba
Jodie Foster
Keira Knightley
FAVORITE MALE MOVIE STAR
Johnny Depp
Denzel Washington
Bruce Willis
FAVORITE LEADING MAN
Jamie Foxx
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Joaquin Phoenix
FAVORITE MALE ACTION STAR
Matt Damon
Johnny Depp
Bruce Willis
FAVORITE ON SCREEN MATCH UP
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in "Rush Hour 3"
George Clooney and Brad Pitt in "Ocean's Thirteen"
Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man 3"
TELEVISION
FAVORITE TV DRAMA
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
"House"
"Law and Order: SVU"
FAVORITE TV COMEDY
"The King of Queens"
"My Name is Earl"
"Two and a Half Men"
FAVORITE ANIMATED TV COMEDY
"Family Guy"
"King of the Hill"
"The Simpsons"
FAVORITE SCI-FI SHOW
"Battlestar Galactica"
"Doctor Who"
"Stargate Atlantis"
FAVORITE COMPETITION/REALITY SHOW
"American Idol"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
FAVORITE GAME SHOW
"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
"Deal or No Deal"
"Jeopardy"
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR
Sally Field
Katherine Heigl
Jennifer Love Hewitt
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR
Patrick Dempsey
Charlie Sheen
Kiefer Sutherland
FAVORITE SCENE STEALING STAR
Richard Belzer from "Law & Order: SVU"
Neil Patrick Harris from "How I Met Your Mother"
Chandra Wilson from "Grey's Anatomy"
FAVORITE FUNNY FEMALE STAR
Ellen DeGeneres
Whoopi Goldberg
Wanda Sykes
FAVORITE FUNNY MALE STAR
Will Ferrell
Adam Sandler
Robin Williams
FAVORITE TALK SHOW HOST
Ellen DeGeneres
Jay Leno
Oprah Winfrey
FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
"Aliens in America"
"Back to You"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Carpoolers"
"Cavemen"
"Chuck"
"Reaper"
"Samantha Who?"
FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
"Big Shots"
"Bionic Woman"
"Cane"
"Dirty Sexy Money"
"Gossip Girl"
"Journeyman"
"K-Ville"
"Life"
"Life Is Wild"
"Moonlight"
"Private Practice"
"Pushing Daisies"
"Women's Murder Club"
MUSIC
FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER
Beyonce
Fergie
Gwen Stefani
FAVORITE MALE SINGER
John Mayer
Tim McGraw
Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE GROUP
Daughtry
Maroon 5
Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE ROCK SONG
"Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's
"Home" by Daughtry
"Makes Me Wonder" by Maroon 5
FAVORITE R&B SONG
"Beautiful Liar" by Beyonce with Shakira
"Because of You" by Ne-Yo
"Shut up and Drive" by Rihanna
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
"I Need You" by Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
"Never Wanted Nothing More" by Kenny Chesney
"Stand" by Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
"Give It to Me" by Timbaland, featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado
"Party Like a Rock Star" by Shop Boyz
"Stronger" by Kanye West
FAVORITE POP SONG
"Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie
"Irreplaceable" by Beyonce
"What Goes Around...Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE SONG FROM A SOUNDTRACK
"Read My Mind" by The Killers from "Friday Night Lights"
"What I've Done" by Linkin Park from "Transformers"
"You Can't Stop the Beat" by the Cast of "Hairspray" from "Hairspray"
FAVORITE REUNION TOUR
Genesis
The Police
Van Halen
"The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" is being produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. The People's Choice Awards is fully sponsored by products of Procter and Gamble, which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production. Carol Donovan ("GQ Men of the Year Awards") is the executive producer for the third year. Central Talent Booking is the talent consultant. Bruce Gowers ("The American Music Awards") is directing the special.
The nominations for "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" were announced at a star-studded event in Los Angeles hosted by Ryan Seacrest, with Paula Abdul ("American Idol"), A.J. Cook ("Criminal Minds"), Scott Foley ("The Unit") and Kal Penn ("House").
Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast hosted by Queen Latifah of "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 8 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. As the first award show of 2008, "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" honors fan favorites in television, movies and music.
This year, for the first time ever, the nominees were celebrated with an official Crest + Scope People's Choice Nomination Announcement Party, benefiting Operation Smile. After the nomination announcements were made, a private party welcoming past, present and future People's Choice Awards nominees took place to celebrate the award that gives fans the chance to choose who will smile in the spotlight.
Potential nominees for "The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" were compiled with the help of Knowledge Networks, a leading market research company along with members of the People's Choice Community. Knowledge Networks used its consumer research resources, which include the only projectable, web-based, nationally representative panel to identify a pop culture-involved sample of men and women ages 18-49. For each category, the respondents were provided with a set of candidates determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses and music sales. The respondents then chose their favorites in Television, Movies and Music. They also had the option to write in their favorites where not included among the provided candidates. Their top three selections in each category became the final nominees.
A complete list of nominees follows:
MOVIES
FAVORITE MOVIE
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
"Transformers"
FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE
"Evan Almighty"
"Ratatouille"
"Shrek the Third"
FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE
"300"
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"Transformers"
FAVORITE MOVIE COMEDY
"Knocked Up"
"The Simpsons Movie"
"Wild Hogs"
FAVORITE MOVIE DRAMA
"Disturbia"
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
"Premonition"
FAVORITE THREEQUEL
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
"Spider-Man 3"
FAVORITE INDEPENDENT MOVIE
"Becoming Jane"
"A Mighty Heart"
"Sicko"
FAVORITE FEMALE MOVIE STAR
Halle Berry
Sandra Bullock
Reese Witherspoon
FAVORITE LEADING LADY
Jessica Alba
Drew Barrymore
Queen Latifah
FAVORITE FEMALE ACTION STAR
Jessica Alba
Jodie Foster
Keira Knightley
FAVORITE MALE MOVIE STAR
Johnny Depp
Denzel Washington
Bruce Willis
FAVORITE LEADING MAN
Jamie Foxx
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Joaquin Phoenix
FAVORITE MALE ACTION STAR
Matt Damon
Johnny Depp
Bruce Willis
FAVORITE ON SCREEN MATCH UP
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in "Rush Hour 3"
George Clooney and Brad Pitt in "Ocean's Thirteen"
Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man 3"
TELEVISION
FAVORITE TV DRAMA
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
"House"
"Law and Order: SVU"
FAVORITE TV COMEDY
"The King of Queens"
"My Name is Earl"
"Two and a Half Men"
FAVORITE ANIMATED TV COMEDY
"Family Guy"
"King of the Hill"
"The Simpsons"
FAVORITE SCI-FI SHOW
"Battlestar Galactica"
"Doctor Who"
"Stargate Atlantis"
FAVORITE COMPETITION/REALITY SHOW
"American Idol"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
FAVORITE GAME SHOW
"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
"Deal or No Deal"
"Jeopardy"
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR
Sally Field
Katherine Heigl
Jennifer Love Hewitt
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR
Patrick Dempsey
Charlie Sheen
Kiefer Sutherland
FAVORITE SCENE STEALING STAR
Richard Belzer from "Law & Order: SVU"
Neil Patrick Harris from "How I Met Your Mother"
Chandra Wilson from "Grey's Anatomy"
FAVORITE FUNNY FEMALE STAR
Ellen DeGeneres
Whoopi Goldberg
Wanda Sykes
FAVORITE FUNNY MALE STAR
Will Ferrell
Adam Sandler
Robin Williams
FAVORITE TALK SHOW HOST
Ellen DeGeneres
Jay Leno
Oprah Winfrey
FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
"Aliens in America"
"Back to You"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Carpoolers"
"Cavemen"
"Chuck"
"Reaper"
"Samantha Who?"
FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
"Big Shots"
"Bionic Woman"
"Cane"
"Dirty Sexy Money"
"Gossip Girl"
"Journeyman"
"K-Ville"
"Life"
"Life Is Wild"
"Moonlight"
"Private Practice"
"Pushing Daisies"
"Women's Murder Club"
MUSIC
FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER
Beyonce
Fergie
Gwen Stefani
FAVORITE MALE SINGER
John Mayer
Tim McGraw
Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE GROUP
Daughtry
Maroon 5
Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE ROCK SONG
"Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's
"Home" by Daughtry
"Makes Me Wonder" by Maroon 5
FAVORITE R&B SONG
"Beautiful Liar" by Beyonce with Shakira
"Because of You" by Ne-Yo
"Shut up and Drive" by Rihanna
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
"I Need You" by Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
"Never Wanted Nothing More" by Kenny Chesney
"Stand" by Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
"Give It to Me" by Timbaland, featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado
"Party Like a Rock Star" by Shop Boyz
"Stronger" by Kanye West
FAVORITE POP SONG
"Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie
"Irreplaceable" by Beyonce
"What Goes Around...Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE SONG FROM A SOUNDTRACK
"Read My Mind" by The Killers from "Friday Night Lights"
"What I've Done" by Linkin Park from "Transformers"
"You Can't Stop the Beat" by the Cast of "Hairspray" from "Hairspray"
FAVORITE REUNION TOUR
Genesis
The Police
Van Halen
"The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards" is being produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. The People's Choice Awards is fully sponsored by products of Procter and Gamble, which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production. Carol Donovan ("GQ Men of the Year Awards") is the executive producer for the third year. Central Talent Booking is the talent consultant. Bruce Gowers ("The American Music Awards") is directing the special.