Am gestrigen Sonntag wurden in den USA zum mittlerweile 31. Mal die begehrten «People’s Choice Awards» verliehen. Bei den Filmen dominierten dieses Jahr skandalträchtige Werke wie Michel Moore’s «Fahrenheit 9/11» (Bester Film) und Mel Gibson’s «Die Passion Christi» (Bestes Drama).
Bunt gemischt hingegen die Gewinner in der TV-Rubrik: Neben den Dauerbrennern «CSI: Crime Scene Investigation» (Beste Dramaserie) und «Will & Grace» (Beste Comedy) konnten auch die Neulinge «Desperate Housewives» (Beste neue Dramaserie) und das «Friends»-SpinOff «Joey» (Beste neue Comedy) jeweils einen Award einsacken. Als beste Darsteller wurden Marg Helgenberger («CSI») und Matt LeBlanc («Joey») gekürt.
Ermittelt wurden die Gewinner via Internet-Voting.
Die komplette Liste:
Motion picture: "Fahrenheit 9/11"
Drama motion picture: "The Passion of the Christ"
Comedy motion picture: "Shrek 2"
Animated motion picture: "Shrek 2"
Favorite sequel: "Shrek 2"
Animated movie star: Donkey in "Shrek 2" (voiced by Eddie Murphy)
Movie villain: The Fairy Godmother in "Shrek 2" (voiced by Jennifer Saunders)
Favorite on-screen chemistry: Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in "50 First Dates"
Female movie star: Julia Roberts
Male movie star: Johnny Depp
Female action movie star: Angelina Jolie
Male action movie star: Will Smith
Leading lady: Renee Zellweger
Leading man: Brad Pitt
Funny female star: Ellen DeGeneres
Funny male star: Jim Carrey
Television drama series: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
Television comedy series: "Will & Grace"
New television comedy series: "Joey"
New television drama series: "Desperate Housewives"
Female television star: Marg Helgenberger
Male television star: Matt LeBlanc
Late night talk show host: David Letterman
Daytime talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres
Reality show competition: "American Idol"
Reality show makeover: "Extreme Makeover Home Edition"
Reality show 24/7: "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica"
Crest fans favorite smile: Julia Roberts
Pantene fans favorite hair: Jennifer Garner
Cover Girl fans favorite look: Kate Hudson
Favorite group: U2
Female singer: Alicia Keys
Male singer: Usher
Favorite remake: "The First Cut is the Deepest" by Sheryl Crow
Favorite combined forces: "Yeah" by Usher/Lil Jon/Ludacris
Country group: Brooks & Dunn
Country female singer: Shania Twain
Country male singer: Tim McGraw