Power to the people! The people have voted and no, we’re not talking about the presidential election, but the E! People’s Choice Awards. The fan-driven awards show returned tonight to celebrate an unprecedented year in pop culture. The PCAs intended to “bring together the entertainment community, its fans and honor the everyday heroes who’ve inspired us throughout the year.”
From Tiger King to Schitt’s Creek and This Is Us, the PCAs honored the year’s best in TV, movies, music and pop culture—basically everything we love wrapped up in one awards show! Here is what you need to know about of the People’s Choice Awards 2020, including the winners!
Who are the People’s Choice Awards 2020 winners and nominees?
Dan Levy, Sterling K. Brown, Mariska Hargitay and Mandy Moore were among the Hollywood stars nominated in 44 categories across movies, television, music and pop culture. New categories, including “The New Artist of 2020,” “The Collaboration Song of 2020,” and “The Soundtrack Song of 2020,” have been added this year.
People’s Champion Award
Tyler Perry – WINNER
Fashion Icon Award
Tracee Ellis Ross – WINNER
People’s Icon of 2019
Jennifer Lopez – WINNER
The Movie of 2020
1. Bad Boys For Life – WINNER
2. Birds of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
3. Extraction
4. Hamilton
5. Project Power
6. The Invisible Man
7. The Old Guard
8. Trolls World Tour
The Comedy Movie of 2020
1. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2. Like A Boss
3. The King of Staten Island
4. The Kissing Booth 2 – WINNER
5. The Lovebirds
6. The Wrong Missy
7. To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
8. Bill & Ted Face The Music
The Action Movie of 2020
1. Bad Boys For Life
2. Birds of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
3. Bloodshot
4. Extraction
5. Mulan – WINNER
6. Project Power
7. Tenet
8. The Old Guard
The Drama Movie of 2020
1. Hamilton – WINNER
2. Dangerous Lies
3. Greyhound
4. I Still Believe
5. The Invisible Man
6. The High Note
7. The Photograph
8. The Way Back
The Family Movie of 2020
1. Dolittle
2. My Spy
3. Onward – WINNER
4. Scoob!
5. Sonic The Hedgehog
6. The Call of the Wild
7. The Willoughbys
8. Trolls World Tour
The Male Movie Star of 2020
1. Chris Hemsworth – Extraction
2. Jamie Foxx – Project Power
3. Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton
4. Mark Wahlberg – Spenser Confidential
5. Robert Downey Jr. – Dolittle
6. Tom Hanks – Greyhound
7. Vin Diesel – Bloodshot
8. Will Smith – Bad Boys For Life – WINNER
The Female Movie Star of 2020
1. Camila Mendes – Dangerous Lies
2. Charlize Theron – The Old Guard
3. Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
4. Issa Rae – The Lovebirds
5. Margot Robbie – Birds of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
6. Salma Hayek – Like A Boss
7. Tiffany Haddish – Like A Boss – WINNER
8. Vanessa Hudgens – Bad Boys For Life
The Drama Movie Star of 2020
1. Ben Affleck – The Way Back
2. Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
3. Issa Rae – The Photograph
4. KJ Apa – I Still Believe
5. Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton – WINNER
6. Russell Crowe – Unhinged
7. Tom Hanks – Greyhound
8. Tracee Ellis Ross – The High Note
The Comedy Movie Star of 2020
1. David Spade – The Wrong Missy
2. Issa Rae – The Lovebirds
3. Joey King – The Kissing Booth 2 – WINNER
4. Keanu Reeves – Bill & Ted Face the Music
5. Noah Centineo – To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
6. Pete Davidson – The King of Staten Island
7. Salma Hayek – Like A Boss
8. Will Ferrell – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Action Movie Star of 2020
1. Charlize Theron – The Old Guard
2. Chris Hemsworth – Extraction – WINNER
3. Jamie Foxx – Project Power
4. John David Washington – Tenet
5. Margot Robbie – Birds of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
6. Vanessa Hudgens – Bad Boys For Life
7. Vin Diesel – Bloodshot
8. Will Smith – Bad Boys For Life
The Show of 2020
1. Grey’s Anatomy – WINNER
2. Never Have I Ever
3. Outer Banks
4. The Bachelor
5. The Masked Singer
6. The Last Dance
7. This Is Us
8. Tiger King
The Drama Show of 2020
1. Grey’s Anatomy
2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
3. Outer Banks
4. Ozark
5. Power
6. Riverdale – WINNER
7. The Walking Dead
8. This Is Us
The Comedy Show of 2020
1. Dead To Me
2. Grown-Ish
3. Insecure
4. Modern Family
5. Never Have I Ever – WINNER
6. Saturday Night Live
7. Schitt’s Creek
8. The Good Place
The Reality Show of 2020
1. 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
2. Keeping Up with the Kardashians – WINNER
3. Love & Hip Hop: New York
4. Love is Blind
5. The Real Housewives of Atlanta
6. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
7. Below Deck Mediterranean
8. Queer Eye
The Competition Show of 2020
1. American Idol
2. America’s Got Talent
3. Top Chef
4. RuPaul’s Drag Race
5. The Bachelor
6. The Challenge: Total Madness
7. The Masked Singer
8. The Voice – WINNER
The Male Star of 2020
1. Chase Stokes – Outer Banks
2. Cole Sprouse – Riverdale – WINNER
3. Dan Levy – Schitt’s Creek
4. Jason Bateman – Ozark
5. Jesse Williams – Grey’s Anatomy
6. Norman Reedus – The Walking Dead
7. Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
8. Steve Carell – Space Force
The Female Star of 2020
1. Christina Applegate – Dead To Me
2. Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead
3. Ellen Pompeo – Grey’s Anatomy – WINNER
4. Lili Reinhart – Riverdale
5. Mandy Moore – This Is Us
6. Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7. Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
8. Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
The Drama Star of 2020
1. Cole Sprouse – Riverdale
2. Chase Stokes – Outer Banks
3. Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead
4. Ellen Pompeo – Grey’s Anatomy
5. Mandy Moore – This Is Us – WINNER
6. Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7. Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
8. Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
The Comedy TV Star of 2020
1. Christina Applegate – Dead To Me
2. Dan Levy – Schitt’s Creek
3. Issa Rae – Insecure
4. Jameela Jamil – The Good Place
5. Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
6. Kristen Bell – The Good Place
7. Sofia Vergara – Modern Family – WINNER
8. Yara Shahidi – Grown-ish
The Daytime Talk Show of 2020
1. Good Morning America
2. Live With Kelly & Ryan
3. Red Table Talk
4. The Ellen DeGeneres Show – WINNER
5. The Kelly Clarkson Show
6. The View
7. The Wendy Williams Show
8. Today
The Nighttime Talk Show of 2020
1. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
3. Jimmy Kimmel Live
4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
5. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
6. The Late Late Show with James Corden
7. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
8. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – WINNER
The Competition Contestant of 2020
1. Gigi Goode – RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER
2. Hannah Ann Sluss – The Bachelor
3. Jaida Essence Hall – RuPaul’s Drag Race
4. Samantha Diaz (Just Sam) – American Idol
5. Madison Prewett – The Bachelor
6. Kandi Burruss – The Masked Singer
7. Rob Gronkowski – The Masked Singer
8. Sammie Cimarelli – The Circle
The Reality Star of 2020
1. Antoni Porowski – Queer Eye
2. Darcey & Stacey Silva – Darcey & Stacey
3. Jonathan Van Ness – Queer Eye
4. Kandi Burruss – The Real Housewives of Atlanta
5. Kim Kardashian West – Keeping Up with the Kardashians
6. Khloe Kardashian – Keeping Up with the Kardashians – WINNER
7. Lisa Rinna – The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
8. Porsha Williams – The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Bingeworthy Show of 2020
1. Cheer
2. Love Is Blind
3. Never Have I Ever
4. Normal People
5. Outer Banks – WINNER
6. Ozark
7. Schitt’s Creek
8. Tiger King
The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2020
1. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
2. Legacies
3. Locke & Key
4. Supergirl
5. Supernatural
6. Wynonna Earp – WINNER
7. The Flash
8. The Umbrella Academy
The Male Artist of 2020
1. Bad Bunny
2. Blake Shelton
3. DaBaby
4. Drake
5. J Balvin
6. Justin Bieber – WINNER
7. Lil Baby
8. The Weeknd
The Female Artist of 2020
1. Ariana Grande – WINNER
2. Billie Eilish
3. Cardi B
4. Dua Lipa
5. Lady Gaga
6. Megan Thee Stallion
7. Miley Cyrus
8. Taylor Swift
The Group of 2020
1. 5 Seconds of Summer
2. BLACKPINK
3. BTS – WINNER
4. Chloe X Halle
5. CNCO
6. Dan + Shay
7. Jonas Brothers
8. twenty one pilots
The Song of 2020
1. Break My Heart – Dua Lipa
2. Dynamite – BTS – WINNER
3. Intentions – Justin Bieber
4. Rain On Me – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
5. Rockstar – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
6. Savage – Megan Thee Stallion
7. Stuck with U – Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber
8. WAP – Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
The Album of 2020
1. After Hours – The Weeknd
2. Changes – Justin Bieber
3. Chromatica – Lady Gaga
4. Folklore – Taylor Swift
5. Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
6. High Off Life – Future
7. Map of the Soul: 7 – BTS – WINNER
8. YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny
The Country Artist of 2020
1. Blake Shelton – WINNER
2. Kane Brown
3. Keith Urban
4. Kelsea Ballerini
5. Luke Bryan
6. Luke Combs
7. Miranda Lambert
8. Thomas Rhett
The Latin Artist of 2020
1. Bad Bunny
2. Becky G – WINNER
3. Daddy Yankee
4. J Balvin
5. Karol G
6. Maluma
7. Nicky Jam
8. Ozuna
The New Artist of 2020
1. Ava Max
2. BENEE
3. Conan Gray
4. Doja Cat – WINNER
5. Jack Harlow
6. Roddy Ricch
7. Saweetie
8. Trevor Daniel
The Music Video of 2020
1. Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
2. Dynamite – BTS – WINNER
3. Holy – Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper
4. Ice Cream – BLACKPINK with Selena Gomez
5. Life Is Good – Future feat. Drake
6. Rain On Me – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
7. UN DIA (ONE DAY) – J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny feat. Tainy
8. WAP – Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
The Collaboration Song of 2020
1. Be Kind – Marshmello, Halsey
2. Holy – Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper
3. Life Is Good – Future feat. Drake
4. Rain On Me – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
5. Rockstar – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
6. Savage Remix – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
7. WAP – Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – WINNER
8. Whats Poppin Remix – Jack Harlow feat. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne
The Soundtrack Song of 2020
1. About Love – Marina, To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
2. Alexander Hamilton – Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
3. Boss Bitch – Doja Cat, Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of Harley
Quinn
4. Loyal Brave True-From “Mulan” – Christina Aguilera, Mulan
5. On Me – Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, feat. Ava Max, Scoob!
6. Only the Young – Taylor Swift, Miss Americana – WINNER
7. Rare – Selena Gomez, Normal People
8. The Other Side – SZA feat. Justin Timberlake, Trolls World Tour
The Social Star of 2020
1. Addison Rae
2. Charli D’Amelio
3. David Dobrik
4. Dixie D’Amelio
5. Emma Chamberlain – WINNER
6. Jojo Siwa
7. Liza Koshy
8. Loren Gray
The Beauty Influencer of 2020
1. Antonio Garza
2. Bretman Rock
3. Desi Perkins
4. Jackie Aina
5. James Charles – WINNER
6. Nikita Dragun
7. NikkieTutorials
8. RCL Beauty
The Social Celebrity of 2020
1. Ariana Grande – WINNER
2. Britney Spears
3. Justin Bieber
4. Kim Kardashian West
5. Kylie Jenner
6. Lady Gaga
7. LeBron James
8. Selena Gomez
The Animal Star of 2020
1. Doug the Pug – WINNER
2. Esther the Wonder Pig
3. Hosico
4. Jiff Pom
5. Juniper the Fox
6. Nala Cat
7. Shinjiro Ono
8. Suki Cat
The Comedy Act of 2020
1. Dave Chapelle – 8:46
2. George Lopez – George Lopez: We’ll Do It for Half
3. Hannah Gadsby – Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
4. Jerry Seinfeld – Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
5. Leslie Jones – Leslie Jones: Time Machine – WINNER
6. Jo Koy – Jo Koy: In His Elements
7. Pete Davidson – Pete Davidson: Alive From NY
8. Jim Gaffigan – The Pale Tourist
The Style Star of 2020
1. Janelle Monáe
2. Kendall Jenner
3. Kim Kardashian West
4. Lady Gaga
5. Lil Nas X
6. Rihanna
7. Timothee Chalamet
8. Zendaya – WINNER
The Game Changer of 2020
1. Bubba Wallace
2. LeBron James – WINNER
3. Michael Jordan
4. Naomi Osaka
5. Russell Wilson
6. Sabrina Ionescu
7. Serena Williams
8. Simone Biles
The Pop Podcast of 2020
1. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain – WINNER
2. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
3. Call Her Daddy
4. Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness
5. I Weigh with Jameela Jamil
6. Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad
7. Staying In with Emily & Kumail
8. The Viall Files
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Was there an E! People’s Choice Awards red carpet?
Yes! E!’s Live from the Red Carpet: The 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards aired on E! starting at 7 p.m. See the best photos from the PCAs 2020 red carpet.
Who was the People’s Choice Awards 2020 host?
Demi Lovato hosted this year’s ceremony.
How does the E! People’s Choice Awards voting work?
The name pretty much says it all. The PCA winners are picked by the people. During the voting period, fans worldwide can choose from eight nominees representing movies, television, music and pop culture.
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Who performed at the E! People’s Choice Awards?
This year’s performers included Chloe x Halle and Justin Bieber.
Who presented at the E! People’s Choice Awards?
Addison Rae, Alison Brie, Armie Hammer, Bebe Rexha, Christina Hendricks, Jameela Jamil, Kathryn Hahn, Machine Gun Kelly, Sofia Carson, Tiffany Haddish and Tyler, the Creator served as presenters.
Who was honored at the E! People’s Choice Awards 2020?
PCA award winner Jennifer Lopez was honored with the People’s Icon Award for her iconic performances both on stage and on screen.
“Jennifer Lopez has an unmatched global appeal and for more than two decades, has given us some of the most iconic, unforgettable performances of all time,” Jen Neal, General Manager of E! News, Live Events & Lifestyle Digital, said in a previous statement. “For paving the way for artists around the world and single-handedly increasing Latinx representation in music, film, television, and fashion, we’re honoring Jennifer Lopez with The People’s Icon of 2020.”
Tyler Perry was also recognized at the awards show with the People’s Champion of 2020 Award, while Tracee Ellis Ross received the Fashion Icon Award.
Next, see who won big at the 2019 PCAs!
