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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. Research the winners and nominees here:

MOVIE CATEGORIES 1. Favorite Movie Winner: Furious 7 Nominees: Avengers: Age of Ultron Inside Out Jurassic World Pitch Perfect 2

2. Favorite Movie Actor Winner: Channing Tatum Nominees: Chris Pratt Johnny Depp Robert Downey Jr. Will Smith

3. Favorite Movie Actress Winner: Sandra Bullock Nominees: Anne Hathaway Melissa McCarthy Meryl Streep Scarlett Johansson

4. Favorite Action Movie Winner: Furious 7 Nominees: Avengers: Age of Ultron The Divergent Series: Insurgent Jurassic World Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

5. Favorite Action Movie Actor Winner: Chris Hemsworth Nominees: Chris Pratt Dwayne Johnson Robert Downey Jr. Vin Diesel

6. Favorite Action Movie Actress Winner: Shailene Woodley Nominees: Charlize Theron Emily Blunt Michelle Rodriguez Scarlett Johansson

7. Favorite Animated Movie Voice Winner: Selena Gomez Nominees: Adam Sandler Amy Poehler Rihanna Sandra Bullock

8. Favorite Comedic Movie Winner: Pitch Perfect 2 Nominees: The DUFF Spy Ted 2 Trainwreck

9. Favorite Comedic Movie Actor Winner: Kevin Hart Nominees: Jack Black Mark Wahlberg Robert De Niro Will Ferrell

10. Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Winner: Melissa McCarthy Nominees: Amy Schumer Anna Kendrick Rebel Wilson Sofia Vergara

11. Favorite Dramatic Movie Winner: The Martian Nominees: The Age of Adaline Fifty Shades of Grey The Longest Ride Straight Outta Compton

12. Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor Winner: Johnny Depp Nominees: Channing Tatum George Clooney Matt Damon Will Smith

13. Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress Winner: Dakota Johnson Nominees: Blake Lively Jennifer Lopez Kate Winslet Rachel McAdams

14. Favorite Family Movie Winner: Minions Nominees: Cinderella Home Hotel Transylvania 2 Inside Out

15. Favorite Thriller Movie Winner: Taken 3 Nominees: The Boy Next Door Insidious: Chapter 3 Poltergeist Unfriended

TV CATEGORIES 1. Favorite TV Show Winner: The Big Bang Theory Nominees: Game of Thrones Grey’s Anatomy The Voice The Walking Dead

2. Favorite Network TV Comedy Winner: The Big Bang Theory Nominees: 2 Broke Girls Mike & Molly Modern Family New Girl

3. Favorite Comedic TV Actor Winner: Jim Parsons Nominees: Andy Samberg Jesse Tyler Ferguson Johnny Galecki Matthew Perry

4. Favorite Comedic TV Actress Winner: Melissa McCarthy Nominees: Anna Faris Kaley Cuoco Sofía Vergara Zooey Deschanel

5. Favorite Network TV Drama Winner: Grey’s Anatomy Nominees: Empire Gotham How To Get Away With Murder Scandal

6. Favorite Dramatic TV Actor Winner: Taylor Kinney Nominees: Jesse Williams Justin Chambers Scott Foley Terrence Howard

7. Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Winner: Ellen Pompeo Nominees: Kerry Washington Sara Ramirez Taraji P. Henson Viola Davis

8. Favorite Cable TV Comedy Winner: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Nominees: Baby Daddy Faking It Real Husbands of Hollywood Young & Hungry

9. Favorite Cable TV Drama Winner: Pretty Little Liars Nominees: Bates Motel The Fosters Rizzoli & Isles Suits

10. Favorite Cable TV Actor Winner: Kevin Hart Nominees: Adam DeVine Christian Slater Eric Dane Taye Diggs

11. Favorite Cable TV Actress Winner: Sasha Alexander Nominees: Ashley Benson Hilary Duff Lucy Hale Shay Mitchell

12. Favorite Premium Cable TV Show Winner: Homeland Nominees: Girls Masters of Sex Shameless Veep

13. Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor Winner: Dwayne Johnson Nominees: Joshua Jackson Justin Theroux Matt LeBlanc Nick Jonas

14. Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress Winner: Kristen Bell Nominees: Claire Danes Emmy Rossum Julia Louis-Dreyfus Lisa Kudrow

15. Favorite TV Crime Drama Winner: Person of Interest Nominees: Bones Castle Criminal Minds NCIS

16. Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor Winner: Nathan Fillion Nominees: Jim Caviezel LL Cool J Mark Harmon Shemar Moore

17. Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress Winner: Stana Katic Nominees: Emily Deschanel Lucy Liu Mariska Hargitay Pauley Perrette

18. Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show Winner: Beauty and the Beast Nominees: Arrow Once Upon a Time Supernatural The Vampire Diaries

19. Favorite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show Winner: Outlander Nominees: American Horror Story Game of Thrones Teen Wolf The Walking Dead

20. Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Winner: Jensen Ackles Nominees: David Tennant Ian Somerhalder Misha Collins Sam Heughan

21. Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Winner: Caitriona Balfe Nominees: Emilia Clarke Ginnifer Goodwin Jennifer Morrison Lady Gaga

22. Favorite Competition TV Show Winner: The Voice Nominees: America’s Got Talent American Ninja Warrior Dancing with the Stars MasterChef

23. Favorite Daytime TV Host Winner: Ellen DeGeneres Nominees: Dr. Oz Rachael Ray Steve Harvey Wendy Williams

24. Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team Winner: The Talk Nominees: Good Morning America Live with Kelly and Michael Today The View

25. Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host Winner: Jimmy Fallon Nominees: Conan O’Brien James Corden Jimmy Kimmel Stephen Colbert

26. Favorite Streaming Series Winner: Orange is the New Black Nominees: House of Cards The Mindy Project Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

27. Favorite Actor In A New TV Series Winner: John Stamos Nominees: Chace Crawford Josh Peck Rob Lowe Zachary Levi

28. Favorite Actress In A New TV Series Winner: Priyanka Chopra Nominees: Emma Roberts Jamie Lee Curtis Lea Michele Marcia Gay Harden

29. Favorite Animated TV Show Winner: The Simpsons Nominees: American Dad! Bob’s Burger Family Guy South Park

30. Favorite New TV Comedy Winner: Scream Queens Nominees: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Grandfathered Life in Pieces The Muppets

31. Favorite New TV Drama Winner: Supergirl Nominees: Blindspot Code Black Heroes: Reborn Quantico

MUSIC CATEGORIES 1. Favorite Male Artist Winner: Ed Sheeran Nominees: Justin Bieber Luke Bryan Nick Jonas The Weeknd

2. Favorite Female Artist Winner: Taylor Swift Nominees: Demi Lovato Lana Del Rey Madonna Selena Gomez

3. Favorite Group Winner: Fifth Harmony Nominees: Fall Out Boy Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 One Direction

4. Favorite Breakout Artist Winner: Shawn Mendes Nominees: Fetty Wap Halsey Tori Kelly The Weeknd

5. Favorite Male Country Artist Winner: Blake Shelton Nominees: Brad Paisley Dierks Bentley Keith Urban Luke Bryan

6. Favorite Female Country Artist Winner: Carrie Underwood Nominees: Cassadee Pope Kacey Musgraves Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire

7. Favorite Country Group Winner: Lady Antebellum Nominees: The Band Perry Florida Georgia Line Little Big Town Zac Brown Band

8. Favorite Pop Artist Winner: Taylor Swift Nominees: Demi Lovato Ed Sheeran Kelly Clarkson Selena Gomez

9. Favorite Hip-Hop Artist Winner: Nicki Minaj Nominees: Big Sean Drake Kendrick Lamar Wiz Khalifa

10. Favorite R&B Artist Winner: The Weeknd Nominees: Chris Brown Ciara Janet Jackson Ne-Yo

11. Favorite Album Winner: Title Meghan Trainor Nominees: 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 Dragons

12. Favorite Song Winner: What Do You Mean? Justin Bieber

Nominees: 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 Puth

13. Favorite Music Icon Winner: Madonna Nominees: Paul McCartney Prince Steven Tyler Stevie Wonder

DIGITAL CATEGORIES 1. Favorite Social Media Celebrity Winner: Britney Spears Nominees: Anna Kendrick Beyoncé Dwayne Johnson Taylor Swift

2. Favorite Social Media Star Winner: Matt Bellassai Nominees: Cameron Dallas Frankie Grande Lele Pons Nash Grier

3. Favorite Mobile Game Winner: Candy Crush Saga Nominees: Despicable Me: Minion Rush Fruit Ninja Plants vs. Zombies Temple Run 4. Favorite Video Game Winner: Super Smash Bros. Nominees: Batman: Arkham Knight Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Grand Theft Auto V Minecraft

5. Favorite YouTube Star Winner: Connor Franta Nominees: Grace Helbig Jenna Marbles Miranda Sings Tyler Oakley