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E! PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2020, LA

  • The Barker Hanger 3021 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA, 90405 United States (map)
Photo: Getty Images for E! Entertainment

Photo: Getty Images for E! Entertainment

Deets: The people have spoken, and tonight E! celebrated the best in movies, television, music and pop culture chosen solely by the fans during the network’s third annual “E! People’s Choice Awards” telecast, which was hosted by vocal powerhouse Demi Lovato and broadcast live from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA across the cable networks of NBCUniversal, including Bravo, E!, SYFY, and USA.  

This year, E! honored entertainment powerhouse Jennifer Lopez with The People’s Icon Award; world-renowned entertainment mogul, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Tyler Perry with The People’s Champion Award; and award-winning actor, producer, and CEO Tracee Ellis Ross with The Fashion Icon Award. 

Performances of the night included Justin Bieber’s powerful performance ofchart-topping single “Holy” and newly released song “Lonely” along with an energetic performance of “Ungodly Hour” by duo Chloe x Halle.

Highlights from the show included:

  • Demi Lovato kicked off the night with a monologue to a virtual audience joining from home and was surprised by Jimmy Fallon who live tweeted in support of her hosting HERE. Select fans were also chosen to announce the winners for awards throughout the night.

  • Tracee Ellis Ross accepted The Fashion Icon Award, where she said "I do" to fashion and recognized the influence of her iconic mother, Diana Ross.

  • When accepting The People’s Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez was surprised with video messages from celebrity friends and family members, including Renée Zellweger, Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian, Matthew McConaughey, Jane Fonda and her kids Max and Emme, who watched her accept the award live.

  • The staff and crew from Tyler Perry Studios joined virtually to support Tyler Perry as he accepted The People’s Champion Award and delivered a heartfelt speech.

  • Justin Bieber gave a powerful performance of his chart-topping single “Holy” and newly released song “Lonely” and was followed by an energetic performance of “Ungodly Hour” by duo Chloe x Halle.

  • Ellen DeGeneres accepted her award for Daytime Talk Show on behalf of her cast and crew and thanked her fans for sticking by her over this past year.

  • Sofia Vergara dedicated the Comedy TV Star award to her Modern Family cast, crew and creators and stated that this is the last award that she will receive for Modern Family after wrapping the final season this year.

  • Mandy Moore showed off her baby bump while accepting the Drama TV Star of 2020.

  • Fans were treated to a Saved By The Bell reunion with Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley.

The following are 2020 "E! People’s Choice Awards” winners:

THE MOVIE OF 2020
Bad Boys For Life

THE COMEDY MOVIE OF 2020
The Kissing Booth 2

THE ACTION MOVIE OF 2020
Mulan

THE DRAMA MOVIE OF 2020
Hamilton

THE FAMILY MOVIE OF 2020
Onward                

THE MALE MOVIE STAR OF 2020
Will Smith

THE FEMALE MOVIE STAR OF 2020
Tiffany Haddish 

THE DRAMA MOVIE STAR OF 2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda

THE COMEDY MOVIE STAR OF 2020
Joey King                

THE ACTION MOVIE STAR OF 2020
Chris Hemsworth

THE SHOW OF 2020
Grey's Anatomy                

THE DRAMA SHOW OF 2020
Riverdale

THE COMEDY SHOW OF 2020
Never Have I Ever

THE REALITY SHOW OF 2020
Keeping Up with the Kardashians

THE COMPETITION SHOW OF 2020
The Voice                

THE MALE TV STAR OF 2020
Cole Sprouse

THE FEMALE TV STAR OF 2020
Ellen Pompeo

THE DRAMA TV STAR OF 2020
Mandy Moore                 

THE COMEDY TV STAR OF 2020
Sofia Vergara

THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2020
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

THE NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW OF 2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

THE COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF 2020
Gigi Goode

THE REALITY TV STAR OF 2020
Khloe Kardashian

THE BINGEWORTHY SHOW OF 2020
Outer Banks

THE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW OF 2020
Wynonna Earp 

THE MALE ARTIST OF 2020
Justin Bieber

THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2020
Ariana Grande

THE GROUP OF 2020
BTS

THE SONG OF 2020
Dynamite (BTS)

THE ALBUM OF 2020
Map of the Soul: 7 (BTS)

THE COUNTRY ARTIST OF 2020
Blake Shelton

THE LATIN ARTIST OF 2020
Becky G

THE NEW ARTIST OF 2020
Doja Cat                

THE MUSIC VIDEO OF 2020
Dynamite (BTS)

THE COLLABORATION SONG OF 2020
WAP (Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion)

THE SOUNDTRACK SONG OF 2020
Only the Young (Taylor Swift-- Miss America)

THE SOCIAL STAR OF 2020
Emma Chamberlain

THE BEAUTY INFLUENCER OF 2020
James Charles

THE SOCIAL CELEBRITY OF 2020
Ariana Grande

THE ANIMAL STAR OF 2020
Doug the Pug

THE COMEDY ACT OF 2020
Leslie Jones: Time Machine

THE STYLE STAR OF 2020
Zendaya

THE GAME CHANGER OF 2020
LeBron James

THE POP PODCAST OF 2020
Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain

Spotted: Host Demi Lovato, Presenters, nominees, winners, performers, guests

Hint for the Average Socialite: Voting has ended.

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