CALIFORNIA, United States, Friday November 22, 2013 – It comes as no surprise that Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna has once again bagged a nomination for the People’s Choice Awards in the Favourite R&B Artist category.
The big question is whether or not the Diamonds girl can snag the award and secure an enviable hat trick, having already taken the title for two consecutive years.
Last year’s glitzy event at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre saw the Talk That Talk star walking the walk as she swept ahead of Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Usher to take the Favourite R&B Artist accolade for the second time.
This year, the Bajan songbird will again face-off with Alicia Keys, along with Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke, both of whom have earned nominations in multiple categories. Adding spice to the mix is Ciara, who will double as a presenter at the 40th staging of the annual awards.
If there’s safety in numbers, Katy Perry should roar triumphantly with five music nominations, as should Justin Timberlake who leads the guys with five nods of his own.
Noticeably absent from this year’s nominations is Trinidad-born rapper Nicki Minaj, who beat out all the boys last year to secure the Favourite Hip-Hop Artist title.
In movies, America’s sweetheart Sandra Bullock has five nominations, including two for Favourite Duo (one with Gravity co-star George Clooney and the other with The Heat’s Melissa McCarthy).
Oprah Winfrey is up for an award for her work in Lee Daniels’ The Butler; Dancing With the Stars is nominated, and so are Ross Matthews, Britney Spears and Game of Thrones.
Robin Williams is an especially notable nominee. He won his first People’s Choice Award in 1979 for Favourite Actor in a New TV Series for Mork & Mindy — and now he’s competing in the same category again 34 years later for his role on The Crazy Ones.
The 40th Annual People’s Choice Awards will air live on CBS on January 8, 2014 at 9 p.m. ET.
The 2014 People’s Choice Awards category nominees list follows:
Favourite movie
Despicable Me 2
Fast & Furious 6
Iron Man 3
Monsters University
Star Trek Into Darkness
Favourite movie actor
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Downey Jr.
Favourite movie actress
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson
Favourite 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)
Favourite action movie
Fast & Furious 6
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Wolverine
World War Z
Favourite action movie star
Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Robert Downey Jr.
Vin Diesel
Favourite comedic movie
Grown Ups 2
The Hangover Part III
The Heat
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We’re the Millers
Favourite comedic movie actor
Adam Sandler
Bradley Cooper
Chris Rock
James Franco
Zach Galifianakis
Favourite comedic movie actress
Emma Watson
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson
Favourite dramatic movie
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Prisoners
Favourite dramatic movie actor
Channing Tatum
Chris Hemsworth
Hugh Jackman
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ryan Gosling
Favourite dramatic movie actress
Amy Adams
Emma Stone
Halle Berry
Oprah Winfrey
Sandra Bullock
Favourite network TV comedy
2 Broke Girls
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family
Favourite comedic TV actor
Chris Colfer
Darren Criss
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris
Favourite comedic TV actress
Jane Lynch
Kaley Cuoco
Lea Michele
Melissa McCarthy
Zooey Deschanel
Favourite network TV drama
Chicago Fire
The Good Wife
Grey’s Anatomy
Nashville
Parenthood
Favourite dramatic TV actor
Jim Caviezel
Josh Charles
Kevin Bacon
Mark Harmon
Patrick Dempsey
Favourite dramatic TV actress
Julianna Margulies
Mariska Hargitay
Pauley Perrette
Sandra Oh
Stana Katic
Favourite actor in a new TV series
Andy Samberg
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joseph Morgan
Michael J. Fox
Robin Williams
Favourite actress in a new TV series
Allison Janney
Anna Faris
Ming-Na Wen
Rebel Wilson
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Favourite TV crime drama
Bones
Castle
Criminal Minds
The Mentalist
NCIS
Favourite competition TV show
America’s Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
MasterChef
The Voice
The X Factor
Favourite cable TV comedy
Awkward.
Cougar Town
Hot in Cleveland
Melissa & Joey
Psych
Favourite cable TV drama
Downton Abbey
Pretty Little Liars
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead
White Collar
Favourite premium cable TV show
Californication
Game of Thrones
Girls
Homeland
True Blood
Favourite on-screen chemistry
Castle & Beckett (Castle)
Damon & Elena (The Vampire Diaries)
Derek & Meredith (Grey’s Anatomy)
Emma & Hook (Once Upon A Time)
Kurt & Blaine (Glee)
Favourite daytime TV host(s)
Ellen DeGeneres
Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan
Dr. Phil McGraw
Rachael Ray
Steve Harvey
Favourite new talk show host
Arsenio Hall
Bethenny Frankel
Jenny McCarthy
Queen Latifah
Ross Mathews
Favourite series we miss most
30 Rock
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Fringe
The Office
Favourite male artist
Avicii
Blake Shelton
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Michael Bublé
Favourite female artist
Britney Spears
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
P!nk
Selena Gomez
Favourite pop artist
Britney Spears
Bruno Mars
Demi Lovato
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry
Favourite country artist
The Band Perry
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift
Favourite hip-hop Artist
Drake
Jay Z
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favourite R&B artist
Alicia Keys
Ciara
Justin Timberlake
Rihanna
Robin Thicke
Favourite band
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic
Paramore
Favourite 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)