SHOWBIZZThe People’s Choice Awards took place for the 48th time on Tuesdayevening in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Each year, 40 awards are presented inthe categories of “film,” “TV,” “music,” and “pop culture,” which are voted onby the American people. Singer Taylor Swift and the Kardashians wereespecially popular again. Remarkable: Olivia Wilde’s much-discussed film’Don’t Worry Darling’ also won prizes.
The big winner of the evening was undoubtedly Taylor Swift. The singer becamethe ‘female artist of 2022′ and was also allowed to take home the prize for’best album of the year’. She owes this to her tenth studio album ‘Midnights’,which has already broken several records. ‘Anti-Hero’ received the award for’best music video of the year’. The South Korean band BTS was named ‘band ofthe year’. They also received the award for best concert series of 2022. Inaddition, band member Jung Kook won the award for best collaboration of theyear for the song ‘Left and Right’, which he made together with Charlie Puth.
Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’ was voted ‘best song of the year’. The American popsinger also won the ‘People’s Champion award’. The honorary award waspresented by her own mother, Shari Johnson-Jefferson, who gave an emotionalspeech. “Lizzo showed us all that we don’t have to conform to someone’sstandards to be happy, to be creative and to feel worthy. I know she savedlives. I am so proud of her.” In her own speech, Lizzo took the time to putseventeen activists on the map, taking them on stage. “Since the beginning ofmy career, I have used my platform to amplify marginalized voices. Tonight Ishare this honor,” she said before introducing each activist.
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Shania Twain received the award for ‘Music Icon’. The Canadian star provedherself worthy of the title with a medley of her hits that wowed the entireaudience. She performed ‘Any Man of Mine’, ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’, ‘Man!I Feel Like a Woman!’ and her latest single ‘Waking Up Dreaming’. Whilesinging her pop-country hit “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” she changed thesong’s iconic “Brad Pitt” lyric to the name Ryan Reynolds. With her signatureglamor — and pink hair for the occasion — Shania turned to the camera andsaid, “Okay, so you think you’re Ryan Reynolds.” Ryan was in the audience andshouted, “ Oh my gosh I?!”
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TV and miscellaneous
The Kardashians won in the Best Reality Show category. Khloe Kardashian wasawarded the “reality star” award, which she has won every year since 2018.Kris Jenner took the stage to accept the award, after which she was joined byher daughter Khloe. The blonde joked that she was a bit late because her hairwasn’t right. “I’m so sorry I’m out of breath,” she told the crowd. “I wastrying to straighten my hair.” Jenner and Kardashian each wore matching blackoutfits, making for the perfect mother-daughter moment. Kris also lifted acorner of the veil for next season of ‘The Kardashians’ during her speech: “Weare currently working on season three and it couldn’t be better.”
That the wildly popular series ‘Stranger Things’ received the award for ‘bestshow in 2022’ is no surprise. What stood out was the award for ‘best dramafilm’. It went, despite the bad reviews and drama, to Olivia Wilde’s much-discussed ‘Don’t Worry Darling’. The director sparkled in a see-through dressby Christian Dior just three weeks after she and Harry Styles reportedlysplit. In her emotional speech, she thanked the cast, including Chris Pine,Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. She also expressed her gratitude to the entireproduction team and all the people behind the scenes.
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Selena Gomez won double prizes. The American took home the prize for ‘best TVactress’ in the comedy category for her performance in ‘Only Murders in theBuilding’. She was also voted ‘social celebrity of the year’. ActressElizabeth Olsen was named ‘best female movie star’ and ‘best action moviestar’ of 2022.
The biggest honor went to actor Ryan Reynolds, who received the ‘Icon Award’.“I think I finally tested positive for icon. I’ve avoided it for years, buthere we are,” he joked during his speech. He then thanked the people in hislife. Reynolds gave a shout-out to his mother Tammy, his three brothers andhis late father James. “If he could see how my life is going, he would becompletely blown away. Especially because of his three little granddaughters,”the actor added. He later thanked his wife Blake Lively and the childrendirectly: “You are literally my heart, my hope, my happiness. I joke that myfamily wears me out, but in reality you give me more strength than any mancould possibly deserve.”