Last Night was 44th annual Peoples' Choice Awards and the people chose some unexpected winners. Unlike awards shows like the Oscars or the Golden Globes, the People's Choice Awards are quite literally a popularity contest. While The Oscars are a decided by the oft-thanked "Academy" and the Golden Globes are judged by the shady-sounding "Hollywood Foreign Press Association," the PCAs are judged by the general public. Although, before the public gets to vote a third party company hired by E! conducts polls similar to those used in elections, as well as surveys of album/movie/etc sales, streams and video views to determine what is the most popular. After the 2016 elections, we're all aware of the imperfect nature of polls, but the results seem to line up with the inescapable things of 2018. Also, the public spoke in support of Nicki Minaj's Queen, which won album of the year after a sometimes tough year for the rapper. Here, from CNN, is the full list of winners:
MOVIE OF 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
COMEDY MOVIE OF 2018
The Spy Who Dumped Me
ACTION MOVIE OF 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
DRAMA MOVIE OF 2018
Fifty Shades Freed
FAMILY MOVIE OF 2018
Incredibles 2
MALE MOVIE STAR OF 2018
Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
FEMALE MOVIE STAR OF 2018
Scarlett Johansson, Avengers: Infinity War
DRAMA MOVIE STAR OF 2018
Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades Freed
COMEDY MOVIE STAR OF 2018
Melissa McCarthy, Life of the Party
ACTION MOVIE STAR OF 2018
Danai Gurira, Black Panther
TV SHOW OF 2018
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
DRAMA SHOW OF 2018
Riverdale
COMEDY SHOW OF 2018
Orange Is the New Black
REVIVAL SHOW OF 2018
Dynasty
REALITY SHOW OF 2018
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
COMPETITION SHOW OF 2018
The Voice
MALE TV STAR OF 2018
Harry Shum Jr., Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
FEMALE TV STAR OF 2018
Katherine McNamara, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
DRAMA TV STAR OF 2018
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
COMEDY TV STAR OF 2018
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2018
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW OF 2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF 2018
Maddie Poppe, American Idol
REALITY TV STAR OF 2018
Khloe Kardashian, Keeping Up With the Kardashians
BINGEWORTHY SHOW OF 2018
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW OF 2018
Wynonna Earp
MALE ARTIST OF 2018
Shawn Mendes
FEMALE ARTIST OF 2018
Nicki Minaj
GROUP OF 2018
BTS
ALBUM OF 2018
Nicki Minaj, Queen
SONG OF 2018
BTS, "Idol"
COUNTRY ARTIST OF 2018
Blake Shelton
LATIN ARTIST OF 2018
CNCO
MUSIC VIDEO OF 2018
BTS, "Idol"
CONCERT TOUR OF 2018
Taylor Swift, Reputation Tour
BEAUTY INFLUENCER OF 2018
James Charles
SOCIAL STAR OF 2018
Shane Dawson
ANIMAL STAR OF 2018
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund
SOCIAL CELEBRITY OF 2018
BTS
COMEDY ACT OF 2018
Kevin Hart
STYLE STAR OF 2018
Harry Styles
GAME CHANGER OF 2018
Serena Williams
POP PODCAST OF 2018
Scrubbing in With Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad