People's Choice Awards | |
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Current: 49th People's Choice Awards | |
Sponsored by | Procter & Gamble (1982–2017) E! (2018–present) |
Country | United States |
First awarded | March 3, 1975 |
Website | https://www.votepca.com/ |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS (1975–2017) E! (2018–present) NBC (2021–present) Peacock (2024–present) |
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the fans and general public. The show has been held annually since 1975,[1][2] with the winners originally determined using Gallup Polls until a switch to online voting in 2005.
The awards were created by Bob Stivers, who produced the first show in 1975.[3][4] The first awards recognized The Sting as Favorite Picture of 1974, Barbra Streisand as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and John Wayne as its Favorite Film Actor.[5] So far, Ellen DeGeneres and Taylor Swift are the most awarded people, with a total of 20 awards each.[6]
In 1982, Stivers sold the People's Choice Awards to Procter & Gamble Productions (P&G); under P&G, the ceremony was broadcast by CBS, and Procter & Gamble's brands held exclusive national advertising time across the entire telecast.[7][8]
In April 2017, the E! network announced that they had acquired the People's Choice Awards.[7][8] The ceremony was initially shifted from a January scheduling to November to reduce its proximity to the busier months of awards season,[9][10][11] but this was reverted for 2024 with a move to February.[12] Since 2021, the ceremony has aired on E!'s sister broadcast network NBC.[13] In September 2023, NBC also began to host the People's Choice Country Awards as a spin-off.