Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, The Walking Dead, This Is Us, and even Fifty Shades Freed are among the films and television shows fans can vote for in the first round of 2018 People’s Choice Awards nominations. The potential nominees have been announced in 43 – yes, 43! – categories by E!, the new home of the awards show following its move from CBS.
13 categories have been added to this year’s awards:
“The Game Changer of 2018”– Recognizing an athlete who’s had a social/professional impact this year.
“The Style Star of 2018”
“The Beauty Influencer of 2018”
“The Animal Star of 2018”
“The Music Video of 2018”
“The Concert Tour of 2018”
“The Comedy Act of 2018”
“The Pop Podcast of 2018”
“The Revival Show of 2018”
“The Reality Show of 2018”
“The Bingeworthy Show of 2018”
“The Competition Contestant of 2018”
“The Reality TV Star of 2018”
The People’s Choice Awards will air on Sunday, November 11th. Voting is now open at pca.eonline.com and via Facebook and Twitter using the category hashtag and nominee hashtag. Voting will end on Friday, September 14 at 11:59pm ET.
Each of the 43 categories lists 12 potential nominees, however fans are allowed to submit write-in votes. After the voting window closes, the top five finalists in each category will compete for awards. Voting will reopen on September 24th to vote on the finalists.
People’s Choice Awards Sampling of the First Round of Nominees:
Movie of 2018
Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Incredibles 2
Deadpool 2
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Fifty Shades Freed
Ready Player One
A Quiet Place
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
A Wrinkle in Time
Ocean’s 8
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Comedy Movie of 2018
Love, Simon
Tag
Game Night
Blockers
I Feel Pretty
Book Club
Life of the Party
Uncle Drew
Overboard
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Crazy Rich Asians
Action Movie of 2018
Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Deadpool 2
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Ready Player One
Ant-Man and the Wasp
The Equalizer 2
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Rampage
Ocean’s 8
The Meg
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Drama Movie of 2018
Fifty Shades Freed
12 Strong
Annihilation
Red Sparrow
Breaking In
The 15:17 to Paris
Tyler Perry’s Acrimony
Adrift
Midnight Sun
The First Purge
BlacKkKlansman
A Quiet Place
Family Movie of 2018
Incredibles 2
A Wrinkle in Time
Paddington 2
Peter Rabbit
Hotel Transylvania 3
Sherlock Gnomes
I Can Only Imagine
Show Dogs
Early Man
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Christopher Robin
A.X.L.
Male Movie Star of 2018
Paul Rudd, Ant-Man and the Wasp
Chris Hemsworth, Avengers: Infinity War
Robert Downey Jr., Avengers: Infinity War
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool 2
Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
Dwayne Johnson, Skyscraper
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
Chris Pratt, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
John Boyega, Pacific Rim: Uprising
Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible: Fallout
Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Nick Robinson, Love, Simon
Female Movie Star of 2018
Evangeline Lilly, Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scarlett Johansson, Avengers: Infinity War
Oprah Winfrey, A Wrinkle in Time
Sandra Bullock, Ocean’s 8
Reese Witherspoon, A Wrinkle in Time
Leslie Mann, Blockers
Anne Hathaway, Ocean’s 8
Lily James, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Melissa McCarthy, Life of the Party
Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place
Jennifer Lawrence, Red Sparrow
Drama Movie Star of 2018
Reese Witherspoon, A Wrinkle in Time
Oprah Winfrey, A Wrinkle in Time
John Krasinski, A Quiet Place
Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place
Natalie Portman, Annihilation
Jennifer Lawrence, Red Sparrow
Chris Hemsworth, 12 Strong
Gina Rodriguez, Annihilation
Ewan McGregor, Christopher Robin
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Shailene Woodley, Adrift
Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades Freed
Comedy Movie Star of 2018
Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians
Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians
Amy Schumer, I Feel Pretty
Melissa McCarthy, Life of the Party
John Cena, Blockers
Leslie Mann, Blockers
Nick Robinson, Love, Simon
Amanda Seyfried, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Anna Faris, Overboard
Jon Hamm, Tag
Tiffany Haddish, Uncle Drew
Mila Kunis, The Spy Who Dumped Me
Action Movie Star of 2018
Chris Hemsworth, Avengers: Infinity Wars
Evangeline Lilly, Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool 2
Donald Glover, Solo: A Star Wars Story
Alicia Vikander, Tomb Raider
Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
Danai Gurira, Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
Dwayne Johnson, Rampage
Chris Pratt, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Scarlett Johansson, Avengers: Infinity War
Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible: Fallout
TV Show of 2018
The Walking Dead
This Is Us
Grey’s Anatomy
The Big Bang Theory
Will & Grace
WWE Raw
The Good Doctor
13 Reasons Why
9-1-1
America’s Got Talent
Modern Family
Saturday Night Live
Drama Show of 2018
The Walking Dead
This Is Us
Grey’s Anatomy
13 Reasons Why
The Good Doctor
Scandal
Lost in Space
9-1-1
Westworld
Riverdale
The Handmaid’s Tale
Castle Rock
Comedy Show of 2018
Saturday Night Live
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Will & Grace
Black-ish
Mom
Orange Is the New Black
The Good Place
Atlanta
Santa Clarita Diet
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Insecure
Revival Show of 2018
Will & Grace
American Idol
Trading Spaces
Arrested Development
One Day at a Time
Queer Eye
X-Files
Love Connection
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
Dynasty
Lost in Space
Fear Factor
Reality Show of 2018
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
Queer Eye
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of New York City
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Basketball Wives
Gold Rush
Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta
Love and Hip Hop: New York
Teen Mom
Chrisley Knows Best
Vanderpump Rules
Competition Show of 2018
Nailed It
The Voice
Survivor: Ghost Island
Ellen’s Game of Games
The Amazing Race
Big Brother
Top Chef
MasterChef
RuPaul’s Drag Race
America’s Got Talent
American Idol
The Bachelor
Male TV Star of 2018
Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead
Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Jesse Williams, Grey’s Anatomy
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Cole Sprouse, Riverdale
Tony Goldwyn, Scandal
Justin Chambers, Grey’s Anatomy
Scott Foley, Scandal
Ian Armitage, Young Sheldon
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Female TV Star of 2018
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Camila Mendes, Riverdale
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Issa Rae, Insecure
Kristen Bell, The Good Place
Lauren Cohan, The Walking Dead
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Drama TV Star of 2018
Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Justin Hartley, This Is Us
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
KJ Apa, Riverdale
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
Comedy TV Star of 2018
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Kristen Bell, The Good Place
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Yara Shahidi, Grown-ish
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Tiffany Haddish, The Last O.G.
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Drew Barrymore, Santa Clarita Diet
Check out the complete list at E! Online.
