‘Glee’ tops the 2014 People’s Choice Awards nominations.
The musical comedy series received eight nods, including Favorite Network TV Comedy, and star Darren Criss was overjoyed to receive a Favorite Comedic TV Actor nomination.
The 26-year-old actor tweeted: ”First off THANK YOU to all the @GLEEonFOX fans for the @peopleschoice nominations. #klaine #glee #blam
”I’m very proud to be part of the groundbreaking relationship that is #Klaine Thank u to @MrRPMurphy, the #Glee writers, and @chriscolfer (sic).”
He faces stiff competition from his co-star Chris Colfer, while Lea Michele and Jane Lynch will battle it out with a number of other actresses in the Favorite Comedic TV Actress category.
Katy Perry and Sandra Bullock were recognized in five categories each.
The ‘Roar’ hitmaker, 29, is up for Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Pop Artist, Favorite Song, Favorite Music Video and Favorite Fan Following.
‘Gravity’ star Sandra is up for Favorite Actress and features twice in the Favorite Duo category for her performance alongside George Clooney in the space drama and Melissa McCarthy in ‘Heat’.
The annual U.S. event rewards the past year’s films, TV shows and music artists in a huge number of categories, with the winners all voted for by members of the public.
The nominations were announced at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills on Tuesday (11.05.13) by stars including Rachel Bilson, Darren Criss, Allison Janney and Ciara, as well as awards hosts and ‘2 Broke Girls’ stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs.
Voting has opened on peopleschoice.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter until December 5.
The 40th Annual People’s Choice Awards will air live on CBS on January 8 at 9 p.m.
Partial list of nominations for the People’s Choice Awards 2014:
Favorite Movie
‘Despicable Me 2’
‘Fast & Furious 6’
‘Iron Man 3’
‘Monsters University’
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
Favorite Movie Actor
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite Movie Actress
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson
Favorite Movie Duo
Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (‘Star Trek Into Darkness’)
Jennifer Aniston & Jason Sudeikis (‘We’re the Millers’)
Robert Downey Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow (‘Iron Man 3’)
Sandra Bullock & George Clooney (‘Gravity’)
Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy (‘The Heat’)
Favorite Action Movie
‘Fast & Furious 6’
‘Iron Man 3’
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
‘The Wolverine’
‘World War Z’
Favorite Action Movie Star
Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Robert Downey Jr.
Vin Diesel
Favorite Comedic Movie
‘Grown Ups 2’
‘The Hangover Part III’
‘The Heat’
‘Instructions Not Included’
‘We’re the Millers’
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Adam Sandler
Bradley Cooper
Chris Rock
James Franco
Zach Galifianakis
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Emma Watson
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson
Favorite Dramatic Movie
‘Captain Phillips’
‘Gravity’
‘The Great Gatsby’
‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’
‘Prisoners’
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Channing Tatum
Chris Hemsworth
Hugh Jackman
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ryan Gosling
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
Amy Adams
Emma Stone
Halle Berry
Oprah Winfrey
Sandra Bullock
Favorite Family Movie
‘Despicable Me 2’
‘Monsters University’
‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’
‘The Smurfs 2’
Favorite Horror Movie
‘Carrie’
‘The Conjuring’
‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’
‘Insidious: Chapter 2’
‘Mama’
Favorite Thriller Movie
‘A Good Day to Die Hard’
‘The Call’
‘Now You See Me’
‘Red 2’
‘White House Down’
Favorite Network TV Comedy
‘2 Broke Girls’
‘The Big Bang Theory’
‘Glee’
‘How I Met Your Mother’
‘Modern Family’
Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Chris Colfer
Darren Criss
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris
Favorite Comedic TV Actress
Jane Lynch
Kaley Cuoco
Lea Michele
Melissa McCarthy
Zooey Deschanel
Favorite Network TV Drama
‘Chicago Fire’
‘The Good Wife’
‘Grey’s Anatomy’
‘Nashville’
‘Parenthood’
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
Jim Caviezel
Josh Charles
Kevin Bacon
Mark Harmon
Patrick Dempsey
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
Julianna Margulies
Mariska Hargitay
Pauley Perrette
Sandra Oh
Stana Katic
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
Andy Samberg
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joseph Morgan
Michael J. Fox
Robin Williams
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Allison Janney
Anna Faris
Ming-Na Wen
Rebel Wilson
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Favorite TV Crime Drama
‘Bones’
‘Castle’
‘Criminal Minds’
‘The Mentalist’
‘NCIS’
Favorite Competition TV Show
‘America’s Got Talent’
‘Dancing with the Stars’
‘MasterChef’
‘The Voice’
‘The X Factor’
Favorite TV Anti-Hero
Dexter Morgan (‘Dexter’)
Jaime Lannister (‘Game of Thrones’)
Norman Bates (‘Bates Motel’)
Rick Grimes (‘The Walking Dead’)
Walter White (‘Breaking Bad’)
Favorite Female Artist
Britney Spears
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
P!nk
Selena Gomez
Favorite Breakout Artist
Ariana Grande
Austin Mahone
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Favorite Pop Artist
Britney Spears
Bruno Mars
Demi Lovato
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry
Favorite Country Artist
The Band Perry
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Jay Z
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favorite R&B Artist
Alicia Keys
Ciara
Justin Timberlake
Rihanna
Robin Thicke
Favorite Band
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic
Paramore
Favorite Alternative Band
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Paramore
Favorite Song
‘Just Give Me A Reason’ (P!nk feat. Nate Ruess)
‘Mirrors’ (Justin Timberlake)
‘Radioactive’ (Imagine Dragons)
‘Roar’ (Katy Perry)
‘When I Was Your Man’ (Bruno Mars)