As of last night, the 2016 People’s Choice Awards have come and gone, in a proud and patriotic display of the value of democracy as represented by the ability to go to a website and click on things you recognize.
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Once the show began, wardrobe malfunctions, stage crashers, emotional speeches and, yes, a couple jokes referencing Steve Harvey’s big Miss Universe speech ruled the tube. There are a ton of categories and the live show won’t get through all of them, but we will have the big winners that are announced on the live show, including Ellen DeGeneres winning the 2016 Humanitarian Award. Walker was killed in a bad auto accident in November 2013 before the movie finished filming.
Other top choices this year were Kevin Hart and Taylor Swift.
The actor and producer remembered Walker as he accepted two awards for the movie Furious 7.
Sharon Osbourne lashed out at someone who invaded the stage while she was accepting an award on stage in Los Angeles.
While People’s Choice may recognise her online prowess, rapper Iggy Azalea recently complained she didn’t do enough to promote their collaboration Pretty Girls.
Comedian Melissa McCarthy presented Ellen with the award, saying “Ellen has dedicated her entire life to putting love and putting kindness into this world, and she doesn’t take that task lightly”. Dakota Johnson won Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress for Fifty Shades of Grey. “Jamie Dornan I couldn’t have done it without you”. She binge watches Korean dramas and anime series. Thank you so much for voting for me for Favorite Social Media Celebrity!
He then launched into the opening lines of Wiz Khalifa’s See You Again – the theme song for the movie.
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And lo and behold, an awkward situation livened up a tiresome People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday night when a man jumped on stage and grabbed the microphone just as the women of CBS’ “The Talk” were accepting the trophy for Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team.
