34th People's Choice Awards

34th People's Choice Awards
Date	January 8, 2008
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Queen Latifah
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
Runtime	2 hours
Directed by	Bruce Gowers

The 34th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2007, were held on January 8, 2008 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Queen Latifah and broadcast on CBS. Unlike previous years, the ceremony was taped and winners were shown accepting their awards in pre-taped segments due to actors not wanting to cross the picket lines of the striking Writers Guild of America.^[1]

Nominations and winners

Nominees and winners were chosen by those who registered with the awards shows official website.^[2][3]

Awards

Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.

Favorite New TV Comedy	Favorite Song From A Soundtrack
Samantha Who? Aliens in America Back to You The Big Bang Theory Carpoolers Cavemen Chuck Reaper Pushing Daisies	"You Can't Stop the Beat" by Cast of Hairspray, Hairspray "Read My Mind" by The Killers, Friday Night Lights "What I've Done" by Linkin Park, Transformers
Favorite Movie Drama	Favorite Funny Male Star
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Disturbia Premonition	Robin Williams Will Ferrell Adam Sandler
Favorite Male Action Star	Favorite Movie
Matt Damon Johnny Depp Bruce Willis	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End The Bourne Ultimatum Transformers
Favorite Threequel	Favorite Sci-Fi Show
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End The Bourne Ultimatum Spider-Man 3	Stargate Atlantis Battlestar Galactica Doctor Who
Favorite Independent Movie	Favorite Pop Song
Becoming Jane A Mighty Heart Sicko	"What Goes Around...Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
Favorite Rock Song	Favorite Female Singer
"Home" by Daughtry "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's "Makes Me Wonder" by Maroon 5	Gwen Stefani Beyoncé Fergie
Favorite Male Movie Star	Favorite Male Singer
Johnny Depp Denzel Washington Bruce Willis	Justin Timberlake John Mayer Tim McGraw
Favorite TV Comedy	Favorite Funny Female Star
Two and a Half Men The King of Queens My Name Is Earl	Ellen DeGeneres Whoopi Goldberg Wanda Sykes
Favorite Family Movie	Favorite Female Movie Star
Shrek the Third Evan Almighty Ratatouille	Reese Witherspoon Halle Berry Sandra Bullock
Favorite Movie Comedy	Favorite TV Drama
Knocked Up The Simpsons Movie Wild Hogs	House CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Favorite Group	Favorite Leading Lady
Rascal Flatts Daughtry Maroon 5	Drew Barrymore Jessica Alba Queen Latifah
Favorite Action Movie	Favorite Reunion Tour
The Bourne Ultimatum 300 Transformers	The Police Genesis Van Halen
Favorite Female TV Star	Favorite Hip-Hop Song
Katherine Heigl Sally Field Jennifer Love Hewitt	"Give It to Me" by Timbaland w/Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado "Party Like a Rockstar" by Shop Boyz "Stronger" by Kanye West
Favorite Animated Comedy	Favorite Leading Man
The Simpsons Family Guy King of the Hill	Joaquin Phoenix Jamie Foxx Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Favorite Country Song	Favorite Talk Show Host
"Stand" by Rascal Flatts "I Need You" by Tim McGraw w/Faith Hill "Never Wanted Nothing More" by Kenny Chesney	Ellen DeGeneres Jay Leno Oprah Winfrey
Favorite On Screen Match-Up	Favorite R&B Song
George Clooney & Brad Pitt, Ocean's Thirteen Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker, Rush Hour 3 Kirsten Dunst & Tobey Maguire, Spider-Man 3	"Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna "Beautiful Liar" by Beyoncé and Shakira "Because of You" by Ne-Yo
Favorite Competition/Reality Show	Favorite Female Action Star
Dancing with the Stars American Idol Extreme Makeover: Home Edition	Keira Knightley Jessica Alba Jodie Foster
Favorite New TV Drama	Favorite Male TV Star
Moonlight Big Shots Bionic Woman Cane Dirty Sexy Money Gossip Girl Journeyman K-Ville Life Life Is Wild Private Practice Women's Murder Club	Patrick Dempsey Charlie Sheen Kiefer Sutherland
Favorite Scene Stealing Star	Favorite Game Show
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy Richard Belzer, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother	Deal or No Deal Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Jeopardy!

Other awards

• Crest & Scope's Spotlight Shining Smile
• Yomarie T. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Karla D. Atlanta, Georgia
• Anisa I. Seattle, Washington
  • The winner was supposed to be "Miss People's Choice" and present the awards to the winners, but this was scrapped due to the writers strike (see top of the page).
• Favorite User-Generated Video
• "Shoes"
• "Beatboxing Flute "Inspector Gadget" Remix"
• "Chocolate Rain"
• "Daft Hands -- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
• "Leave Britney Alone!"

References

1. Faber, Judy (8 January 2008). "People's Choice Awards Given Sans Ceremony". The Showbuzz. CBS News. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
2. "Influence Hollywood. Become a People's Choice Member". PCAvote.com. Sycamore Productions. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
3. "People's Choice Awards Past Winners: 2008". PCAvote.com. Sycamore Productions. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.