2016 People’s Choice Award Winners

In what always signals the beginning of awards season, “The 2016 People’s Choice Awards” on CBS last night, hosted by Jane Lynch, resulted in “The Big Bang Theory” and “Grey’s Anatomy” being cited as Favorite Network TV Comedy and Drama. Jim Parsons, Melissa McCarthy, Taylor Kinney and Ellen Pompeo won in the network acting categories, while “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Pretty Little Liars” were honored on cable and “Homeland” as Favorite Premium Cable TV Show. John Stamos and Priyanka Chopra, meanwhile, were singled out as Favorite Actor and Actress in a New TV Series. And the Favorite New TV Series were “Scream Queens” and “Supergirl.”

“The People’s Choice Awards” also honors movies and music, and the compete listing of winners is as follows:

TELEVISION

Favorite Network TV Comedy: The Big Bang Theory
Favorite Comedic TV Actor: Jim Parsons
Favorite Comedic TV Actress: Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Network TV Drama: Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor: Taylor Kinney
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress: Ellen Pompeo
Favorite Cable TV Comedy: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite Cable TV Drama: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Cable TV Actor: Kevin Hart
Favorite Cable TV Actress: Sasha Alexander
Favorite Premium Cable TV Show: Homeland
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor: Dwayne Johnson
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress: Kristen Bell
Favorite TV Crime Drama: Person of Interest
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor: Nathan Fillion
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress: Stana Katic
Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: Beauty and the Beast
Favorite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: Outlander
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor: Jensen Ackles
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress: Caitriona Balfe
Favorite Competition TV Show: The Voice
Favorite Daytime TV Host: Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team: The Talk
Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host: Jimmy Fallon
Favorite Streaming Series: Orange is the New Black
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series: John Stamos
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series: Priyanka Chopra
Favorite Animated TV Show: The Simpsons
Favorite New TV Comedy: Scream Queens
Favorite New TV Drama: Supergirl

MOVIES

Favorite Movie: Furious 7
Favorite Movie Actor: Channing Tatum
Favorite Movie Actress: Sandra Bullock
Favorite Action Movie: Furious 7
Favorite Action Movie Actor: Chris Hemsworth
Favorite Action Movie Actress: Shailene Woodley
Favorite Animated Movie Voice: Selena Gomez, Hotel Transylvania
Favorite Comedic Movie: Pitch Perfect 2
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor: Kevin Hart
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress: Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Dramatic Movie: The Martian
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress: Dakota Johnson
Favorite Family Movie: Minons
Favorite Thriller movie: Taken 3

MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist: Ed Sheeran
Favorite Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Group: Fifth Harmony
Favorite Breakout Artist: Shawn Mendes
Favorite Male Country Artist: Blake Shelton
Favorite Female Country Artist: Carrie Underwood
Favorite Country Group: Lady Antebellum
Favorite Pop Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Favorite R&B Artist: The Weeknd
Favorite Album: Meghan Trainor
Favorite Song: “What Do You Mean?,” Justin Bieber
Favorite Music Icon: Madonna
Favorite Social Media Celebrity: Britney Spears
Favorite Social Media Star: Matt Bellassai
Favorite Mobile Game: Candy Crush Saga
Favorite Video Game: Super Smash Bros.
Favorite YouTube Star: Connor Franta
Seriously Popular Award: Maddie Ziegler
Favorite Humanitarian: Ellen DeGeneres