People’s Choice Award
| People's Choice Awards | |
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 43rd People's Choice Awards
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| Sponsored by | Procter & Gamble (former, 1975–2017) |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | March 3, 1975 |
| Website |
http://peopleschoice.com 
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CBS (1975–2017) E! (2018) |
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing the people and the work of popular culture, voted on by the general public. The show has been held annually since 1975.
They were created by Bob Stivers, who produced the first show in 1975. 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. Ratings for the annual event peaked in 1977, when the third People's Choice Awards attracted 35.3 million viewers who witnessed Farrah Fawcett win the award for Favorite Female TV Star, Star Wars win as the Favorite Picture, and Streisand and Wayne win again in the Film Actress and Actor categories. So far, Ellen DeGeneres is the most awarded person with a total of 20 awards.
From its establishment through 2018, the People's Choice Awards were broadcast by CBS, and most recently produced by Mark Burnett and Procter & Gamble Entertainment (outside of local advertising and CBS promotional spots, all of the advertising in the ceremony was for Procter & Gamble brands). In April 2017, after facing eroding viewership, it was announced that NBCUniversal property E! had acquired the People's Choice Awards, and would be responsible for all aspects of its production and digital platforms. In December 2017, it was announced that the presentation would also move to November (with the 44th edition scheduled for November 11, 2018), so that it will no longer be part of the crowded January month of the traditional awards season. The ceremony will be televised by E! and its international affiliates.
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. More recently, 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.
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