Shailene Woodley and Sam Smith Are Clear Frontrunners Among 2015 People's Choice Nominees

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After weeks of voting on which celebs should make the cut to be nominees in the 2015 People's Choice Awards, the ballot has been crafted and the nominees have been announced.

Anna Faris and Allison Janney, stars of the CBS sitcom Mom, hosted the grand announcement, held at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles. The duo were joined by other TV stars, including Katharine McPhee and Dylan McDermott, to present the long list of categories and nominees.


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In movies, 22-year-old Shailene Woodley is the clear front-runner with four nominations, while Sam Smith is leading the music pack with four nominations of his own. Not to be outdone, Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale has secured nominations in both TV and music categories.

Now, it's time to vote again, this time for the winners. Voting ends December 4, and the winners will be announced at the People's Choice Awards ceremony on January 17, 2015. Faris and Janney will also host the awards ceremony.


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Check out the full list of People's Choice Awards categories and nominees, below.


MOVIES


Favorite Movie


22 Jump Street
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
Maleficent
X-Men: Days of Future Past


Favorite Movie Actor

Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Mark Wahlberg
Robert Downey Jr.


Favorite Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie
Emma Stone
Jennifer Lawrence
Melissa McCarthy
Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Duo

Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum (22 Jump Street)
Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars)
Shailene Woodley & Theo James (Divergent)


Favorite Action Movie


The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Divergent
Guardians of the Galaxy
X-Men: Days of Future Past


Favorite Action Movie Actor

Chris Evans
Denzel Washington
Hugh Jackman
Liam Neeson
Mark Wahlberg


Favorite Action Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie
Jennifer Lawrence
Scarlett Johansson
Shailene Woodley
Zoe Saldana


Favorite Comedic Movie


22 Jump Street
Blended
Let’s Be Cops
Neighbors
The Other Woman


Favorite Comedic Movie Actor

Adam Sandler
Channing Tatum
Jonah Hill
Seth Rogen
Zac Efron


Favorite Comedic Movie Actress

Cameron Diaz
Charlize Theron
Drew Barrymore
Melissa McCarthy
Tina Fey


Favorite Dramatic Movie


The Fault in Our Stars
The Giver
Heaven Is for Real
If I Stay
Noah


Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor

Ben Affleck
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Robert Downey Jr.


Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress

Chloë Grace Moretz
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
Reese Witherspoon
Shailene Woodley


Favorite Family Movie


Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Maleficent
Rio 2


Favorite Thriller Movie


Annabelle
Dracula Untold
The Equalizer
Gone Girl
The Purge: Anarchy


TV


Favorite TV Show


The Big Bang Theory
Game Of Thrones
NCIS
Once Upon a Time
The Walking Dead


Favorite Network TV Comedy


2 Broke Girls
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Mom
New Girl


Favorite Comedic TV Actor

Ashton Kutcher
Chris Colfer
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jim Parsons
Ty Burrell


Favorite Comedic TV Actress

Amy Poehler
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting
Melissa McCarthy
Sofia Vergara
Zooey Deschanel


Favorite Network TV Drama


Chicago Fire
Downton Abbey
Grey’s Anatomy
Revenge
Scandal


Favorite Dramatic TV Actor

Dax Shepard
Jesse Williams
Justin Chambers
Patrick Dempsey
Taylor Kinney


Favorite Dramatic TV Actress

Alyssa Milano
Ellen Pompeo
Emily VanCamp
Hayden Panettiere
Kerry Washington


Favorite Cable TV Comedy


Baby Daddy
Cougar Town
Faking It
Melissa & Joey
Young & Hungry


Favorite Cable TV Drama


Bates Motel
Pretty Little Liars
Rizzoli & Isles
Sons of Anarchy
True Detective


Favorite Cable TV Actor

Charlie Hunnam
Eric Dane
Matt Bomer
Sean Bean
William H. Macy


Favorite Cable TV Actress

Angie Harmon
Ashley Benson
Courteney Cox
Kristen Bell
Lucy Hale


Favorite TV Crime Drama


Bones
Castle
Criminal Minds
The Mentalist
NCIS


Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor

David Boreanaz
Kevin Bacon
Nathan Fillion
Shemar Moore
Simon Baker


Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress

Emily Deschanel
Lucy Liu
Mariska Hargitay
Robin Tunney
Stana Katic


Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show


Beauty and the Beast
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Once Upon a Time
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries


Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show


American Horror Story
Doctor Who
Game of Thrones
Outlander
The Walking Dead


Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor

Ian Somerhalder
Jared Padalecki
Jensen Ackles
Misha Collins
Paul Wesley


Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress

Ginnifer Goodwin
Jennifer Morrison
Jessica Lange
Kristin Kreuk
Nina Dobrev


Favorite Competition TV Show


America’s Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
Hell’s Kitchen
MasterChef
The Voice


Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)

Ellen DeGeneres
Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan
Queen Latifah
Rachael Ray
Steve Harvey


Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host

Conan O’Brien
Craig Ferguson
David Letterman
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel


Favorite Dramedy


Awkward.
Orange Is the New Black
Shameless
Suits
White Collar


Favorite TV Icon

Betty White
Katey Sagal
Mark Harmon
Tim Allen
Tom Selleck


Favorite TV Duo

David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel (Bones)
Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time)
Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles (Supernatural)
Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic (Castle)
Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries)


Favorite TV Character We Miss Most

Dr. Cristina Yang played by Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Dr. Lance Sweets played by John Francis Daley (Bones)
Hershel Greene played by Scott Wilson (The Walking Dead)
Leslie Shay played by Lauren German (Chicago Fire)
Neal Cassidy played by Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time)


Favorite Actor In A New TV Series

Ben McKenzie
David Tennant
Dylan McDermott
Laurence Fishburne
Scott Bakula


Favorite Actress In A New TV Series

Debra Messing
Jada Pinkett Smith
Octavia Spencer
Téa Leoni
Viola Davis


Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show


Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Kroll Show
Saturday Night Live


Favorite Animated TV Show


American Dad
Bob’s Burgers
Family Guy
The Simpsons
South Park


Favorite New TV Comedy


A to Z
Bad Judge
black-ish
Cristela
Jane the Virgin
Marry Me
The McCarthys
Mulaney
Selfie


Favorite New TV Drama


Constantine
The Flash
Forever
Gotham
Gracepoint
How to Get Away with Murder
Madam Secretary
The Mysteries of Laura
NCIS: New Orleans
Red Band Society
Scorpion
Stalker


MUSIC


Favorite Male Artist

Blake Shelton
Ed Sheeran
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Sam Smith


Favorite Female Artist

Beyoncé
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Sia
Taylor Swift


Favorite Group

Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic


Favorite Breakout Artist

5 Seconds of Summer
Charli XCX
Fifth Harmony
Meghan Trainor
Sam Smith


Favorite Male Country Artist

Blake Shelton
Brad Paisley
Hunter Hayes
Luke Bryan
Tim McGraw


Favorite Female Country Artist

Carrie Underwood
Dolly Parton
Faith Hill
Lucy Hale
Miranda Lambert


Favorite Country Group

The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band


Favorite Pop Artist

Beyoncé
Jennifer Lopez
Jessie J
Sia
Taylor Swift


Favorite Hip-Hop Artist

Drake
Iggy Azalea
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
T.I.


Favorite R&B Artist

Chris Brown
Jennifer Hudson
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Usher


Favorite Album


G I R L
by Pharrell Williams

Ghost Stories
by Coldplay

In the Lonely Hour
by Sam Smith

My Everything
by Ariana Grande

X
by Ed Sheeran


Favorite Song

"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor
"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
"Maps" by Maroon 5
"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift
"Stay with Me" by Sam Smith

One of the movies that snagged Shailene Woodley lots of love this year was her performance in the romantic drama The Fault In Our Stars. Check out the video below to hear more from Woodley about the nature of her relationship with her Fault and Divergent co-star Ansel Elgort.

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