January 6th saw big wins of the 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards going to the vampires. Four trophies went to Twilight, including “favorite movie, franchise, and on-screen team for the dreamy trio of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, who also picked up the breakout male actor award,” reports Associated Press.
True Blood (HBO) and The Vampire Diaries (CW) won Favorite TV Obsession and Fave New TV Drama.
Lady Gaga is a vamp and not a vampire, but she won Favorite Pop and Breakout Music Artist anyway.
Along with her fourth stint of hosting, Queen Latifah spoofed Twilight and Paranormal Activity.
Other TV awards went to American Idol, Glee, Steve Carell, Alyson Hannigan, The Big Bang Theory, House, Hugh Laurie, and Supernatural. Movie winners were Sandra Bullock, Hugh Jackman, The Proposal, and Up.
Johnny Depp got a special award for Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade, telling the audience, “The only reason that any of us are up here is because of you.”
Internet voters gave their award nods to Taylor Swift, Ellen DeGeneres, Ashton Kutcher, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, and Carrie Underwood. This was Ellen DeGeneres’s 11th win, making her the People’s Choice Awards champion.
For a full list of the winners, including those not revealed on the telecast, visit the People’s Choice Awards website.
