Nominees Announced For the 2009 People's Choice Awards; Set to Air January 7th on CBS!

The nominees for the 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards were announced on Monday (11-10-08), providing their usual populist contrast to the Emmys, Oscars and Grammys.

This year’s ceremony will air on CBS on Wednesday, Jan. 7 and will, once again, be hosted by Queen Latifah.

In addition to the regular assortment of categories, this year’s show will include new categories including Favorite TV Drama Diva, Favorite Movie Cast and Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star. The show is also partnering with People to present an award for Favorite Star Under 35.

The nominees were culled from a study conducted by E-Poll Market Research. The winners will be determined by you, the people. Voting is now open at www.pcaVOTE.com.

The list of TV and Movie nominees follows:

MOVIES:

FAVORITE MOVIE
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man

FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man

FAVORITE MOVIE COMEDY
27 Dresses
Get Smart
Mamma Mia!

FAVORITE MOVIE DRAMA
21
Eagle Eye
The Secret Life of Bees

FAVORITE INDEPENDENT MOVIE
The Duchess
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
The Secret Life of Bees

FAVORITE CAST
The Dark Knight (Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal)
Mamma Mia! (Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth)
Sex and the City (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth)

FAVORITE MALE MOVIE STAR
Robert Downey Jr.
Harrison Ford
Will Smith

FAVORITE LEADING MAN
Christian Bale
Brad Pitt
Mark Wahlberg

FAVORITE MALE ACTION STAR
Christian Bale
Robert Downey Jr.
Will Smith

FAVORITE FEMALE MOVIE STAR
Angelina Jolie
Keira Knightley
Reese Witherspoon

FAVORITE LEADING LADY
Anne Hathaway
Kate Hudson
Queen Latifah

FAVORITE FEMALE ACTION STAR
Cate Blanchett
Anne Hathaway
Angelina Jolie

FAVORITE ON-SCREEN MATCH-UP
Christian Bale & Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Baby Mama)
Harrison Ford & Shia LaBeouf (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

FAVORITE SUPERHERO
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Will Smith as John Hancock

TELEVISION:

FAVORITE TV DRAMA
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grey’s Anatomy
House

FAVORITE TV COMEDY
Samantha Who?
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

FAVORITE ANIMATED COMEDY
Family Guy
The Simpsons
South Park

FAVORITE SCI-FI / FANTASY SHOW
Heroes
Supernatural
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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 MALE TV STAR
Patrick Dempsey
Hugh Laurie
Charlie Sheen

FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR
Christina Applegate
Sally Field
Mariska Hargitay

FAVORITE TALK SHOW HOST
Ellen DeGeneres
David Letterman
Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

FAVORITE SCENE-STEALING GUEST STAR
Luke Perry on Law & Order: SVU
Britney Spears on How I Met Your Mother
Robin Williams on Law & Order: SVU

FAVORITE TV DRAMA DIVA
Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko on Saving Grace
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin on Weeds
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson on The Closer

FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
90210
Crusoe
Easy Money
Eleventh Hour
Fringe
Knight Rider
Life on Mars
The Mentalist
My Own Worst Enemy
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