The People Have Spoken

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Beyonce, and America Ferrera Scoop up Honors at the People’s Choice Awards

Jennifer Aniston, Sydney Sweeney, Tom Hiddleston, and Laverne Cox made a splash on the red carpet, while host Simu Liu kept the evening going.
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Simu Liu onstage as host of the 2024 People's Choice Awards, held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.Rich Polk/NBC/Getty Images

An awards show at which Jenna Ortega's performance in Scream VI triumphs over Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer turn? At which “bingeworthy” is an entertainment category? And which one nominee characterized as “fucking nonsense”? 

We're talking about the People’s Choice Awards, my friends, the user-generated honors in film, TV, music, and pop culture that for decades was a product of Procter & Gamble, the folks behind Charmin, Febreeze, and Metamucil.

P&G unloaded the awards to E! in 2018 for an estimated $8 million, and the network promptly moved the event from its usual January to November, an effort to avoid competition with other awards ceremonies. That changed this year, but though Sunday’s ceremony might have been overshadowed by that day's BAFTAs, plenty of stars still managed to come out.

Jeremy Renner and Jon Hamm attend the 2024 People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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Laverne Cox arrives at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. 

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That said, many announcements of winners were followed by an “I’ll accept this award on their behalf.” One conspicuous absence was athlete of the year winner Travis Kelce, who opted to remain in Kansas City as opposed to making the trip to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar for the Simu Liu-hosted event. “What did I do to get Athlete of the Year?" the tight end for the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs asked on his podcast last month. “It’s fucking nonsense. How am I on this?”

Lenny Kravitz (r) accepts the Music Icon Award from Victoria Monet onstage during the 2024 People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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Halle Bailey and Gigi Gorgeous attend the 2024 People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, also took home four awards, including “social celebrity of the year.” She, too, was absent, but she had a more notable excuse: She was in Australia for her Eras Tour, which the people deemed the concert tour of the year. The full list of People's Choice Awards winners for 2024 are listed below.

Film awards

Movie of the year

Winner: Barbie 

Fast X
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The Little Mermaid
The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Action movie of the year

Winner: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Fast X
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Marvels
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Comedy movie of the year

Winner: Barbie 

80 for Brady
Anyone but You
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Asteroid City
Cocaine Bear
No Hard Feelings
Wonka

Drama movie of the year

Winner: Oppenheimer

Creed III
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Killers of the Flower Moon
Leave the World Behind
M3GAN
Scream VI
The Color Purple

Male movie star of the year

Winner: Ryan Gosling, Barbie 

Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Creed III
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Female movie star of the year

Winner: Margot Robbie, Barbie

Florence Pugh, Oppenheimer
Halle Bailey, The Little Mermaid
Jenna Ortega, Scream VI
Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
Julia Roberts, Leave the World Behind
Rachel Zegler, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Viola Davis, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Rachel Zegler accepts The Action Movie Star of the Year award for "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" from Jake Lacy and Georgia Flood onstage during the 2024 People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. 

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Action movie star of the year

Winner: Rachel Zegler, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Brie Larson, The Marvels
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Gal Gadot, Heart of Stone
Jason Momoa, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4
Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Viola Davis, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Comedy movie star of the year

Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings

Adam Sandler, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Glen Powell, Anyone but You
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Scarlett Johansson, Asteroid City
Sydney Sweeney, Anyone but You
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka

Drama movie star of the year

Winner: Jenna Ortega, Scream VI 

Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Julia Roberts, Leave the World Behind
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Florence Pugh, Oppenheimer
Jacob Elordi, Priscilla
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Creed III

America Ferrera accepts The Movie Performance of the Year award for "Barbie" onstage during the 2024 People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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Movie performance of the year

Winner: America Ferrera, Barbie 

Charles Melton, May December
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Jacob Elordi, Saltburn
Melissa McCarthy, The Little Mermaid
Natalie Portman, May December
Simu Liu, Barbie
Viola Davis, Air

TV Awards

Show of the year

Winner: Grey’s Anatomy

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Only Murders in the Building
Saturday Night Live
Ted Lasso
The Bear
The Last of Us
Vanderpump Rules

Comedy show of the year 

Winner: Only Murders in the Building

Abbott Elementary
And Just Like That…
Never Have I Ever
Saturday Night Live
Ted Lasso
The Bear
Young Sheldon

Drama show of the year

Winner: The Last of Us

Chicago Fire
Ginny & Georgia
Grey’s Anatomy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Outer Banks
Succession
The Morning Show

Tom Hiddleston accepts The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of the Year award for “Loki” from Megan Fox and Joe Manganiello onstage during the 2024 People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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Sci-fi/Fantasy show of the year

Winner: Loki 

Ahsoka
American Horror Story: Delicate
Black Mirror
Ghosts
Secret Invasion
The Mandalorian
The Witcher

Reality show of the year

Winner: The Kardashians 

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
Below Deck
Jersey Shore Family Vacation
Selling Sunset
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Vanderpump Rules

Competition show of the year

Winner: The Voice 

America’s Got Talent
American Idol
Big Brother
Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Squid Game: The Challenge

Bingeworthy show of the year

Winner: The Summer I Turned Pretty

Beef
Citadel
Jury Duty
Love Is Blind
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
The Crown
The Night Agent

Male TV star of the year

Winner: Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

Chase Stokes, Outer Banks
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Samuel L. Jackson, Secret Invasion
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Tom Hiddleston, Loki

Female TV star of the year

Winner: Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building 

Ali Wong, Beef
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Rosario Dawson, Ahsoka

Comedy TV star of the year

Winner: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Ali Wong, Beef
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Jennifer Aniston presents Adam Sandler with the People’s Icon Award onstage during the 2024 People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. 

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Drama TV star of the year

Winner: Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Chase Stokes, Outer Banks
Ice-T, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Billie Eilish speaks onstage during the 2024 People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. 

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TV performance of the year

Winner: Billie Eilish, Swarm 

Adjoa Andoh, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Steven Yuen, Beef
Storm Reid, The Last of Us

Reality TV star of the year

Winner: Khloé Kardashian, The Kardashians

Ariana Madix, Vanderpump Rules
Chrishell Stause, Selling Sunset
Garcelle Beauvais, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Kandi Burruss, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Kim Kardashian, The Kardashians
Kyle Richards, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey Shore Family Vacation

Competition contestant of the year

Winner: Ariana Madix, Dancing with the Stars

Anetra, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Charity Lawson, The Bachelorette
Theresa Nist, The Golden Bachelor
Iam Tongi, American Idol
Keke Palmer, That’s My Jam
Sasha Colby, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Xochitl Gomez, Dancing with the Stars

Daytime talk show of the year

Winner: The Kelly Clarkson Show

Good Morning America
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sherri
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The View
Today

Nighttime talk show of the year

Winner: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Hart to Heart
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Host of the year

Winner: Jimmy Fallon, That’s My Jam

Gordon Ramsay, Hell’s Kitchen
Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer
Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Terry Crews, America’s Got Talent

Music awards

Male artist of the year

Winner: Jung Kook 

Bad Bunny
Drake
Jack Harlow
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
The Weeknd

Female artist of the year

Winner: Taylor Swift

Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Lainey Wilson
Miley Cyrus
Nicki Minaj
Olivia Rodrigo

Male country artist of the year

Winner: Jelly Roll

Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
HARDY
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan

Glen Powell, Lainey Wilson and Sydney Sweeney attend the 2024 People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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Female country artist of the year

Winner: Lainey Wilson

Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Carrie Underwood
Gabby Barrett
Kelsea Ballerini
Megan Moroney
Shania Twain

Male Latin artist of the year

Winner: Bad Bunny

Bizarrap
Feid
Manuel Turizo
Maluma
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Ozuna

Female Latin artist of the year

Winner: Shakira

Ángela Aguilar
Anitta
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
Young Miko

Pop artist of the year

Winner: Taylor Swift

Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Jung Kook
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Tate McRae\

Hip-Hop artist of the year

Winner: Nicki Minaj

Cardi B
Drake
Future
Jack Harlow
Latto
Post Malone
Travis Scott

R&B artist of the year

Winner: Beyoncé 

Brent Faiyaz
Janelle Monáe
SZA
Tems
The Weeknd
Usher
Victoria Monét

Simu Liu and Ice Spice attend the 2024 People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

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New artist of the year

Winner: Ice Spice

Coi Leray
Jelly Roll
Jung Kook
Noah Kahan
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Stephen Sanchez

Group/duo of the year

Winner: Stray Kids

Dan + Shay
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Jonas Brothers
Old Dominion
Paramore
TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Song of the year

Winner: “Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo

“Dance The Night,” Dua Lipa
“Fast Car,” Luke Combs
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
“Fukumean,” Gunna
“greedy,” Tate McRae
“Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
“Paint The Town Red,” Doja Cat\

Album of the year

Winner: Guts, Olivia Rodrigo

Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus
For All The Dogs, Drake
Gettin’ Old, Luke Combs
Mañana Será Bonito, Karol G
Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana, Bad Bunny
One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen
Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj

Collaboration song of the year

Winner: “Barbie World,” Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice With Aqua

“All My Life,” Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole
“Ella Baila Sola,” Eslabon Armado X Peso Pluma
“First Person Shooter,” Drake Feat. J. Cole
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan Feat. Kasey Musgraves
“Seven,” Jung Kook Feat. Latto
“TQG,” Karol G, Shakira
“Un x100to,” Grupo Frontera X Bad Bunny

Concert tour of the year

Winner: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour

+–=÷× Tour, Ed Sheeran
COLDPLAY MUSIC of the SPHERES WORLD TOUR
Love On Tour, Harry Styles
Luke Combs World Tour
Morgan Wallen One Night At A Time World Tour
P!nk Summer Carnival Tour
Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé

POP CULTURE

Social Celebrity of the year

Winner: Taylor Swift 

Britney Spears
Dwayne Johnson
Kim Kardashian
Kylie Jenner
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez\

Comedy act of the year

Winner: Selective Outrage, Chris Rock

Baby J, John Mulaney
Emergency Contact, Amy Schumer
God Loves Me, Marlon Wayans
I’m An Entertainer, Wanda Sykes
Off The Record, Trevor Noah
Reality Check, Kevin Hart
Someone You Love, Sarah Silverman

Athlete of the year

Winner: Travis Kelce

Coco Gauff
Giannis Antetokounmpo
LeBron James
Lionel Messi
Sabrina Ionescu
Simone Biles
Stephen Curry


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