The 42nd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2015, were held January 6, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, and were broadcast live on CBS. The ceremony was hosted by Jane Lynch. Nominations were announced on November 3, 2015.
Performances Shawn Mendes — "Stitches" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello — "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Jason Derulo — "Get Ugly", "Want to Want Me" Jordan Smith, accompanied by David Foster — "You Are So Beautiful"
Presenters
Melissa Benoist Mayim Bialik Jack Black Betsy Brandt Priyanka Chopra Chris D'Elia Adam DeVine Vin Diesel Natalie Dormer Mike Epps Meagan Good Clark Gregg Colin Hanks Marcia Gay Harden Josh Holloway Kate Hudson Cheyenne Jackson Raza Jaffrey Dakota Johnson Taylor Kinney Nia Long Lea Michele Christina Milian Kunal Nayyar The Pink Ladies of Grease: Live (Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, Keke Palmer, Kether Donohue and Carly Rae Jepsen) Melissa Rauch Gina Rodriguez Abigail Spencer John Stamos Meghan Trainor Amber Valletta Ming-Na Wen Ed Westwick Alison Brie Shemar Moore
Winners and nominees The full list of nominees was announced on November 3, 2015. Winners are listed first and in boldface.
Movies Favorite MovieFavorite Action MovieFurious 7 Avengers: Age of Ultron Inside Out Jurassic World Pitch Perfect 2Furious 7 Avengers: Age of Ultron The Divergent Series: Insurgent Jurassic World Maze Runner: The Scorch TrialsFavorite Comedic MovieFavorite Dramatic MoviePitch Perfect 2 The DUFF Spy Ted 2 TrainwreckThe Martian The Age of Adaline Fifty Shades of Grey The Longest Ride Straight Outta ComptonFavorite Movie ActorFavorite Movie ActressChanning Tatum Johnny Depp Robert Downey Jr. Chris Pratt Will SmithSandra Bullock Anne Hathaway Scarlett Johansson Melissa McCarthy Meryl StreepFavorite Action Movie ActorFavorite Action Movie ActressChris Hemsworth Vin Diesel Robert Downey Jr. Dwayne Johnson Chris PrattShailene Woodley Emily Blunt Scarlett Johansson Michelle Rodriguez Charlize TheronFavorite Comedic Movie ActorFavorite Comedic Movie ActressKevin Hart Jack Black Robert De Niro Will Ferrell Mark WahlbergMelissa McCarthy Anna Kendrick Amy Schumer Sofía Vergara Rebel WilsonFavorite Dramatic Movie ActorFavorite Dramatic Movie ActressJohnny Depp George Clooney Matt Damon Will Smith Channing TatumDakota Johnson Blake Lively Jennifer Lopez Rachel McAdams Kate WinsletFavorite Animated Movie VoiceFavorite Family MovieSelena Gomez – Hotel Transylvania 2 as Mavis Sandra Bullock – Minions as Scarlet Overkill Amy Poehler – Inside Out as Joy Rihanna – Home as Tip Tucci Adam Sandler – Hotel Transylvania 2 as DraculaMinions Cinderella Home Hotel Transylvania 2 Inside OutFavorite Thriller MovieTaken 3 The Boy Next Door Insidious: Chapter 3 Poltergeist Unfriended
Television Favorite TV ShowFavorite Network TV ComedyThe Big Bang Theory Game of Thrones Grey's Anatomy The Voice The Walking DeadThe Big Bang Theory 2 Broke Girls Mike & Molly Modern Family New GirlFavorite Network TV DramaFavorite Network TV Sci-Fi/FantasyGrey's Anatomy Empire Gotham How to Get Away with Murder ScandalBeauty & the Beast Arrow Once Upon a Time Supernatural The Vampire DiariesFavorite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy ShowFavorite TV Crime DramaOutlander American Horror Story: Hotel Game of Thrones Teen Wolf The Walking DeadPerson of Interest Bones Castle Criminal Minds NCISFavorite Comedic TV ActorFavorite Comedic TV ActressJim Parsons Johnny Galecki Matthew Perry Andy Samberg Jesse Tyler FergusonMelissa McCarthy Kaley Cuoco Zooey Deschanel Anna Faris Sofía VergaraFavorite Dramatic TV ActorFavorite Dramatic TV ActressTaylor Kinney Justin Chambers Scott Foley Terrence Howard Jesse WilliamsEllen Pompeo Viola Davis Taraji P. Henson Sara Ramirez Kerry WashingtonFavorite TV Crime Drama ActorFavorite TV Crime Drama ActressNathan Fillion Jim Caviezel Mark Harmon LL Cool J Shemar MooreStana Katic Emily Deschanel Mariska Hargitay Lucy Liu Pauley PerretteFavorite Cable TV ComedyFavorite Cable TV DramaIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Baby Daddy Faking It Real Husbands of Hollywood Young & HungryPretty Little Liars Bates Motel The Fosters Rizzoli & Isles SuitsFavorite Competition TV ShowFavorite Cable TV ActorThe Voice America's Got Talent American Ninja Warrior Dancing with the Stars MasterChefKevin Hart Eric Dane Adam DeVine Taye Diggs Christian SlaterFavorite Cable TV ActressFavorite Premium Cable TV ShowSasha Alexander Ashley Benson Hilary Duff Lucy Hale Shay MitchellHomeland Girls Masters of Sex Shameless VeepFavorite Premium Cable TV ActorFavorite Premium Cable TV ActressDwayne Johnson Joshua Jackson Nick Jonas Matt LeBlanc Justin TherouxKristen Bell Claire Danes Julia Louis-Dreyfus Lisa Kudrow Emmy RossumFavorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV ActorFavorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV ActressJensen Ackles Misha Collins Sam Heughan Ian Somerhalder David TennantCaitriona Balfe Emilia Clarke Ginnifer Goodwin Lady Gaga Jennifer MorrisonFavorite Daytime TV HostFavorite Daytime Talk Show Hosting TeamEllen DeGeneres Steve Harvey Dr. Oz Rachael Ray Wendy WilliamsThe Talk Good Morning America Live! with Kelly and Michael Today The ViewFavorite Late Night Talk Show HostFavorite Streaming SeriesJimmy Fallon Stephen Colbert James Corden Jimmy Kimmel Conan O'BrienOrange Is the New Black House of Cards The Mindy Project Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtFavorite Actor In A New TV SeriesFavorite Actress In A New TV SeriesJohn Stamos Chace Crawford Zachary Levi Rob Lowe Josh PeckPriyanka Chopra Jamie Lee Curtis Marcia Gay Harden Lea Michele Emma RobertsFavorite Animated TV ShowFavorite New TV Comedy The Simpsons American Dad! Bob's Burgers Family Guy South ParkScream Queens Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Grandfathered Life in Pieces The MuppetsFavorite New TV DramaSupergirl Blindspot Code Black Heroes Reborn Quantico
Music Favorite Male SingerFavorite Female SingerEd Sheeran Justin Bieber Luke Bryan Nick Jonas The WeekndTaylor Swift Lana Del Rey Selena Gomez Demi Lovato MadonnaFavorite GroupFavorite Breakout ArtistFifth Harmony Fall Out Boy Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 One DirectionShawn Mendes Fetty Wap Halsey Tori Kelly The WeekndFavorite Male Country ArtistFavorite Female Country ArtistBlake Shelton Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Brad Paisley Keith UrbanCarrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire Kacey Musgraves Cassadee PopeFavorite Country GroupFavorite Pop ArtistLady Antebellum The Band Perry Florida Georgia Line Little Big Town Zac Brown BandTaylor Swift Kelly Clarkson Selena Gomez Demi Lovato Ed SheeranFavorite Hip-Hop ArtistFavorite R&B ArtistNicki Minaj Big Sean Drake Kendrick Lamar Wiz KhalifaThe Weeknd Chris Brown Ciara Janet Jackson Ne-YoFavorite SongFavorite Album"What Do You Mean?", Justin Bieber "Bad Blood", Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar "Can't Feel My Face", The Weeknd "Love Me like You Do", Ellie Goulding "See You Again", Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie PuthTitle, Meghan Trainor American Beauty/American Psycho, Fall Out Boy Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine DragonsFavorite Music IconMadonna Paul McCartney Prince Steven Tyler Stevie Wonder
Digital Favorite Social Media CelebrityFavorite Social Media StarBritney Spears Beyoncé Dwayne Johnson Anna Kendrick Taylor SwiftMatt Bellassai Cameron Dallas Frankie Grande Nash Grier Lele PonsFavorite Mobile GameFavorite Video GameCandy Crush Saga Despicable Me: Minion Rush Fruit Ninja Plants vs. Zombies Temple RunSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Batman: Arkham Knight Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Grand Theft Auto V MinecraftFavorite YouTube StarThe DailyMail.com Seriously Popular AwardConnor Franta Grace Helbig Jenna Marbles Miranda Sings Tyler OakleyMaddie Ziegler Cara Delevingne Kylie Jenner Bella Thorne Ruby Rose
Controversy When The Talk won Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team, host and creator Sara Gilbert was interrupted by 20-year-old aspiring rapper Zacari Nicasio. Nicasio grabbed the mic and said "My name is Zacari Nicasio. Shout out to Kevin Gates he has an album; Yeezy jumped over the jumpman yes sir..." Shortly after Nicasio grabbed the mic, Sharon Osbourne kicked him twice, and then Sheryl Underwood told Niciasio "You ain't gonna pull no Steve Harvey up in here [no] no sir, no sir. Security!" After Gilbert continued her speech, Aisha Tyler joked about the incident when Gilbert said they are the "Mötley Crüe of misfits" which Tyler replied "But that guy is not in our club." Osbourne added to the joke saying "Get the **** off my stage!" Osbourne also flipped off Nicasio twice as he was taken away by security during Gilbert's speech. Julie Moonves told Entertainment Tonight moments after the incident "[Osbourne] always said you mess with one of us you mess with all of us." The incident was heavily talked about on their show following the awards. After ranting about his behavior, Osbourne warned him on The Talk, "If I see him again, I'd kick him again!" Tyler told him to "practice yo speech in the bathroom dude" if he was going interrupt an award show and also mocked his speech on the show as well saying "Imma give a shout out to Spooky and them and I like cheese sandwiches." Gilbert said about being interrupted "When he first came up I just thought oh somebody's trying to steal the spotlight and it's kinda funny even though it's not right because we wanna speak to our fans and you know all of that. But there was something amusing about it. When it was unintelligible I got scared there was something wrong with him." Underwood also mentioned on The Talk that Harvey gave Underwood permission to use that joke because she had been saying it a lot and didn't want to hurt his feelings as he is a personal friend of Underwood. Underwood also stated she almost pushed Nicasio off the stage but she didn't as she feared of a lawsuit saying "When our boy was coming up to the stage I was like 'Oh hell no' and then I thought if I got on this dude and knocked him down the stairs then maybe its a lawsuit and we all get sued and network close down. For then I thought if I strong-armed the dude and kinda push him off and get him out of here."
Niciasio had no remorse over the incident but asked Osbourne to apologize and take him to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory.
On March 3, 2016, Gilbert, Underwood, and Osbourne brought up the incident again on The Talk during their conversation of a woman defending herself at gunpoint in a convenience store. Glibert said "I was thinking about [the woman defending herself] when I was watching how I would react and then I realized how I would react because we had it not a criminal situation but the guy [Niciasio] that came up during the People's Choice Awards. You two [Osbourne and Underwood] were kicking [Niciasio] off the stage and I was scared and just went quiet. You know I would just shut down and hand him the money." Osbourne joked "We were just scared that [Niciasio] was gonna sing. That would have been much scarier."
On June 13, 2016, Sara Gilbert brought up the incident again with Mike Epps who was a guest on The Talk.
Ironically, six months prior to the awards, Tyler was asked by Jason Derulo at the 2015 Ubisoft E3 press conference to dance with him after Tyler remarked that she was glad to not dance up there with him as she pointed out she is not a good dancer. Derulo jokingly was disappointed that Tyler didn't crash his performance.
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