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People’s Choice Awards 2022: ‘Sheer’ talent, winners and top performances
True to its name, this years’ People Choice Awards saw some of the crowd favourites taking the top honours home. Artistes such as Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Selena Gomez, Elizabeth Olsen and Korean boy band BTS won big in the top categories. The event was held on December 6, in Santa Monica, California (USA), reported ew.com.
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Multiverse of Madness bagged The Movie of 2022 with actor Elizabeth Olsen winning both Female Movie Star and Action Movie Star 2022 awards. Actor Adam Sandler was named Comedy Movie Star for Hustle, while Top Gun: Maverick was named as the Action Movie of 2022, and actor Olivia Wilde’s film Don’t Worry Darling won in The Drama Movie of 2022 category. Styles was given the Male Artist of 2022 award.
BFFs Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez grabbed the top honours in their nominated categories. Gomez received the Comedy TV Star award for her role in Only Murders in the Building, as well as the award for Social Celebrity of the year. Similarly, Swift bagged the Female Artist, the Album of 2022 for Midnights, and the Music Video of The Year for Anti-Hero, bringing her tally of awards to three. Meanwhile, BTS took home two honours: The Group of 2022 and The Concert Tour of 2022. Additionally, band’s vocalist Jung Kook won The Collaboration Song of 2022 honour for his featured role on Charlie Puth’s Left and Right.
Sarah Michelle Gellar presented Selma Blair the award for Competition Contestant of the year for her stint in Dancing With the Stars. “The last time I won an award was when I kissed you, Sarah. You’re a good luck charm, for sure,” said Blair during her acceptance speech, referring to the Best Kiss MTV Movie Award for Cruel Intentions, she shared with Gellar in 2000.
Other big winners of the night included the series Stranger Things as The Show of 2022 and The Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Show of 2022; The Kardashians as The Reality Show of 2022 and Khloé Kardashian as The Reality TV Star of 2022.