Dark Knight Sweeps People’s Choice Awards

We don’t know yet whether The Dark Knight will be nominated for Oscars, but it certainly wasn’t hurting for accolades at Wednesday night’s People’s Choice Awards.

The acclaimed follow-up to Batman Begins swept all five categories it was nominated for, including favourite cast, superhero, action movie, and on-screen match-up for Batman, played by Christian Bale, and The Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger.

“On behalf of all of the cast from the movie, thank you very much to the fans,” Bale said in accepting the award. “Here’s to Heath.”

Hosted by Queen Latifah, other winners at the ceremony included Adam Sandler, Kate Hudson, Robin Williams, Hugh Laurie and Reese Witherspoon.

“It’s such a great way to start the new year,” Witherspoon, who jokingly compared her comedic performance in this year’s Four Christmases to the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line, which won her an Oscar in 2005.

“A couple years ago, I won a great award for singing in a movie. This year, I won an award for having a baby throw up on me.”

Winners are determined by the fans via Internet voting. Both members of Brangelina won statues – Brad Pitt was dubbed favourite leading man, while Angelina Jolie won as favourite female action star.

Ellen DeGeneres received the nod for favourite talk show host.

“I wish I could share this with you,” DeGeneres told the audience while clutching her trophy on stage.
“I could throw it on the ground and smash it into a million pieces, and give each one of you a little piece of it, but that’s violent, and that’s probably why you voted for me, because I’m not violent.”

Canadian stars help dish out awards at gala

A complete list of winners at the 35th annual People’s Choice Awards:

• Movie: “The Dark Knight”
• Family movie: “WALL-E”
• Action movie: “The Dark Knight”
• Comedy movie: “27 Dresses”
• Drama movie: “The Secret Life of Bees”
• Independent movie: “The Secret Life of Bees”
• Favourite cast: “The Dark Knight”
• Male movie star: Will Smith
• Leading man: Brad Pitt
• Male action star: Will Smith
• Female movie star: Reese Witherspoon
• Leading lady: Kate Hudson
• Female action star: Angelina Jolie
• On-screen matchup: Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
• Superhero: Christian Bale as Batman, “The Dark Knight”
• TV drama: “House”
• TV comedy: “Two and a Half Men”
• TV animated comedy: “The Simpsons”
• Sci-fi/fantasy show: “Heroes”
• Reality show: “Dancing With the Stars”
• Game show: “Deal or No Deal”
• Male TV star: Hugh Laurie
• Female TV star: Christina Applegate
• Talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres
• Scene-stealing guest star: Robin Williams, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
• TV drama diva: Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Johnson, “The Closer”
• New TV comedy: “Gary Unmarried”
• New TV drama: “The Mentalist”
• Male singer: Chris Brown
• Female singer: Carrie Underwood
• Group: Rascal Flatts
• R&B song: Alicia Keys, “No One”
• Pop song: Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”
• Rock song: Kid Rock, “All Summer Long”
• Country song: Carrie Underwood, “Last Name”
• Hip-hop song: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, “Low”
• Combined forces: Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown, “No Air”
• Song from a soundtrack: “Mamma Mia” from “Mamma Mia!”
• Funny male star: Adam Sandler
• Funny female star: Tina Fey
• Star under 35: Carrie Underwood
• Online sensation: “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”
• User-generated video: “Barack Roll”