'Dark Knight' sweeps People's Choice Awards

Wed Jan 7, 2009 6:42 PM EST
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LOS ANGELES — Holy, People's Choice Awards, Batman! "The Dark Knight" soared away with every trophy it was nominated for Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony. The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and the late Heath Ledger's Joker.

"On behalf of all of the cast from the movie, thank you very much to the fans," said Bale. "Here's to Heath."

The CBS ceremony was hosted by Queen Latifah and returned to the Shrine Auditorium for its typical star-studded live show format, following last year's writer's strike-friendly, pre-taped program. Stars such as Adam Sandler, Kate Hudson, Robin Williams, Hugh Laurie and Reese Witherspoon showed up to accept their awards at the slightly subdued ceremony.

"It's such a great way to start the new year," Witherspoon, the "Four Christmases" star who won an Oscar in 2005 for portaying June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line," said as she accepted her award for favorite female movie star. "A couple years ago, I won a great award for singing in a movie. This year, I won an award for having a baby throw up on me."

Other recipients selected by Internet voters in categories spanning movies, television and music included "Dancing With the Stars" as favorite reality show, Carrie Underwood as favorite female singer, "House" as favorite TV drama, Brad Pitt as favorite leading man, Angelina Jolie as favorite female action star and Ellen DeGeneres as favorite talk show host.

"I wish I could share this with you," DeGeneres told the audience while clutching her trophy on stage. "I could throw it on the ground and smash it into a million pieces, and give each one of you a little piece of it, but that's violent, and that's probably why you voted for me, because I'm not violent."

Queen Latifah accepted the favorite drama and independent movie awards alongside her "The Secret Life of Bees" co-star Dakota Fanning. The overly enthusiastic host opened the show by wading through the audience and asking celebrities if they could keep entertaining the masses in 2009. All mimicked President-elect Barack Obama and by answering: "Yes we can."

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Field Marshall

Get ready to vote you fat lazy stay at home moms that ignore your husbands and sit on your azz and do nothing all day and then have the nerve to ask there husbands to cook there own dinner.  Award Viewers=Fat homly house wives.

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    Reply#1 - Wed Jan 7, 2009 6:58 PM EST
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    Field Marshall

    Oh, I forgot, you know this article was for house wives because they wouldnt dare put a hot chick hosting it, because all the fat sows cant handle seeing what they wish they could be. TAKE THE SPOON OUT OF YOUR MOUTH>+

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      Reply#2 - Wed Jan 7, 2009 7:01 PM EST
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      Wow there's certainly some hostility there. If you don't like it, don't vote.

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        #2.1 - Wed Jan 7, 2009 8:25 PM EST
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        I don't generally watch the People's Choice Awards, but for those that do, please refrain from announcing winners in your article titles until AFTER the show has aired on the West Coast. Those wanting to be surprised are now screwed because this AP article showed up on the front page of Newsvine...None of the awards mentioned in the article have aired yet on the West Coast.

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