Alyson Hannigan

NOMINATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR "THE 32ND ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS," TO BE BROADCAST JANUARY 10 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Will Smith, David Letterman, Jamie Foxx, Charlie Sheen, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Criminal Minds," "Everybody Hates Chris," "How I Met Your Mother," "Everybody Loves Raymond," and "Survivor" Are Among the Nominees

The nominees for THE 32ND ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS were announced today by the show’s host, Craig Ferguson ("The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"), Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Ghost Whisperer") and Dominic Monaghan ("Lost") at a press conference at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The winners will be revealed Tuesday, Jan. 10 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Potential nominees for "The 32nd Annual People’s Choice Awards" were compiled with the help of Knowledge Networks, a leading market research company. Knowledge Networks used its panel, which is the only web-based market research panel that is representative of the entire U.S. population, to identify a pop-culture-involved sample of men and women aged 18-54. For each category, the respondents were provided with a set of candidates determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses and album sales. The respondents then chose their favorites in Television, Movies and Music. They also had the option to write-in their favorites when not included among the provided candidates. Their top three selections in each category became the final nominees.

A website gives dedicated fans the opportunity to vote for their choices in each category. Votes can be placed at www.pcavote.com starting today. Winners will be announced on the Jan. 10 broadcast. Media can also apply for credentials starting today at www.pcavote.com.

The list of nominees follows:

MOVIES

FAVORITE FEMALE MOVIE STAR
Sandra Bullock
Angelina Jolie
Nicole Kidman

FAVORITE MALE MOVIE STAR
Nicolas Cage
Johnny Depp
Samuel L. Jackson

FAVORITE LEADING LADY
Cameron Diaz
Reese Witherspoon
Reneé Zellweger

FAVORITE LEADING MAN
Jamie Foxx
Brad Pitt
Adam Sandler

FAVORITE FEMALE ACTION STAR
Jennifer Garner
Angelina Jolie
Catherine Zeta-Jones

FAVORITE MALE ACTION STAR
Matthew McConaughey
Brad Pitt
The Rock

FAVORITE ON-SCREEN MATCH-UP
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
Chris Rock & Adam Sandler in "The Longest Yard"
Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson in "Wedding Crashers"

MUSIC

FAVORITE FEMALE PERFORMER
Kelly Clarkson
Faith Hill
Gwen Stefani

FAVORITE MALE PERFORMER
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Usher

FAVORITE GROUP
The Black Eyed Peas
Destiny’s Child
Green Day

TELEVISION

FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
"Everybody Hates Chris"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"My Name is Earl"

FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
"Commander In Chief"
"Criminal Minds"
"Prison Break"

FAVORITE TV COMEDY
"Everybody Loves Raymond"
"That ’70s Show"
"The Simpsons"

FAVORITE TV DRAMA
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
"Desperate Housewives"
"Law & Order: SVU"

FAVORITE REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
"American Idol"
"Fear Factor"
"Survivor"

FAVORITE REALITY SHOW OTHER
"Extreme Makeover"
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
"Supernanny"

FAVORITE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST
Jay Leno
David Letterman
Conan O’Brien

FAVORITE DAYTIME TALK SHOW HOST
Ellen DeGeneres
Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa
Oprah Winfrey

FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR
Jennifer Garner
Teri Hatcher
Jennifer Love Hewitt

FAVORITE MALE TV STAR
Ray Romano
Charlie Sheen
Kiefer Sutherland

MISCELLANEOUS

FAVORITE FUNNY FEMALE STAR
Drew Barrymore
Ellen DeGeneres
Queen Latifah

FAVORITE FUNNY MALE STAR
Chris Rock
Adam Sandler
Will Smith

THE 32ND ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS is being produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. The People’s Choice Awards is fully sponsored by products of Procter and Gamble, which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production. Carol Donovan ("GQ Men of the Year Awards") is the Executive Producer for the second year in a row. Central Talent Booking is the talent consultant. Bruce Gowers ("The American Music Awards") is directing the special.

RATING: To Be Announced