TORONTO — The People’s Choice Awards brought stars out in Los Angeles on Wednesday night as fan favourites were named in dozens of film, TV and music categories.
Winners did their best to feign surprise at hearing their names called (they are notified in advance) and thanked fans for voting for them.
“I’ll say 30, 40 per cent of the votes were my mom, but the other 60 per cent, it really, really means a lot to me,” said Chris Evans, who accepted the award for Favourite Action Movie Actor.
Winners who showed up to collect their Waterford Crystal statuette included Melissa McCarthy, Adam Sandler, Robert Downey Jr., Hunter Hayes, Betty White, Ellen DeGeneres, Viola Davis and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting.
The cast of Big Bang Theory ended the evening by accepting the People’s Choice Award for Favourite TV Show.
Not surprisingly, show performers Lady Antebellum and Iggy Azalea won awards. Fall Out Boy also performed.
Multiple award-winning artists Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran were among the many stars who did not attend.
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No Canadians were featured on the live broadcast but non-televised category winners included Vancouver’s Kristin Kreuk, who was chosen Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress for the Beauty and the Beast.
The Toronto-shot series, which airs in Canada on Showcase, was named Favourite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show.
Edmonton’s Nathan Fillion and Hamilton, Ont. native Stana Katic, co-stars on Castle, won Crime Drama TV Actor and Crime Drama TV Actress respectively.
Fillion tweeted thanks to the crew who work on Castle. “You carry this show on your super sexy backs,” he wrote. “I love you all.”
The TV Duo honour went to Toronto-raised Nina Dobrev and her The Vampire Diaries co-star Ian Somerhalder.
Dr. Cristina Yang of Grey’s Anatomy — played by Ottawa-born Sandra Oh — was chosen TV Character We Miss Most.
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Scottish actor David Tennant won the Actor in a New TV Series category for his role on the B.C.-shot series Gracepoint and the made-in-Vancouver series The Flash was selected Favourite New TV Drama.
Global series The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live were picked as fan favourites.
Other Canadian nominees were not so lucky. Losers included Vancouver’s Seth Rogen (Comedic Movie Actor), Port Perry, Ont. native Emily VanCamp (Dramatic TV Actress) and Toronto’s Drake (Hip-Hop Artist).
The 41st People’s Choice Awards, hosted by Anna Faris and Allison Janney, were broadcast in Canada on Global.
To see the complete winners’ list, click here.
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