The 47th ceremony of the People's Choice Awards was held on December 7, 2021, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the show was the first to be presented before an in-person audience since 2019.[1] The television broadcast marked the first time the show was aired live simultaneously on both NBC and E! after airing solely on E! for the past three years, and on CBS prior to that.[2]
| 2021 People's Choice Awards | |
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| Date | December 7, 2021 |
| Location | Barker Hangar Santa Monica, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Kenan Thompson |
| Most awards | BTS, Dwayne Johnson (3) |
| Most nominations |
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| Website | votepca |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC E! |
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In October, over 300 nominees spanning 40 entertainment categories across film, television, music, and pop culture were announced.[3] F9: The Fast Saga and This Is Us were the most-nominated entries in the Film and Television categories respectively with eight and six nominations each. Justin Bieber led the Music nominations with 10 to his name. The most-awarded nominees of the night were BTS and Dwayne Johnson, who won three awards each: the former won Group, Song, and Music Video of 2021, while the latter won Male and Comedy Movie Star, and was additionally honored with the People's Champion Award, one of three Icon awards given on the night. Black Widow won Movie of 2021, while Loki won TV Show of 2021. Christina Aguilera was honored with the show's first-ever Music Icon Award, in recognition of her career and contributions to the music industry.
Performers
editChristina Aguilera was the first performer announced for the show on December 1, 2021.[4] H.E.R. and Blake Shelton were announced as additional performers on December 6, with H.E.R. slated to perform a tribute to R&B singer Marvin Gaye in honor of his life and musical legacy.[2] As the recipient of the inaugural Music Icon Award, Aguilera performed a medley of her most popular songs, including the single "Somos Nada" from her then-upcoming studio album Aguilera (2022). Backed by a group of violinists, the singer opened with a gothic-style rock rendition of "Genie in a Bottle" while wearing a "floor-length black ruffled gown". She then segued into selections from her Back to Basics (2006) and Stripped (2002) albums. Aguilera's performance featured three wardrobe changes, including a black and yellow leather outfit—reminiscent of the one she wore for MTV's TRL Presents: Christina Aguilera Stripped in NYC in 2002, and the original red version from the "Dirrty" music video[5]—for her second segment, and a yellow dress for the finale.[6][7]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Christina Aguilera | Medley[6][7] "Genie in a Bottle" "Dirrty" "Ain't No Other Man" "Fighter" "Can't Hold Us Down" "Somos Nada" "Beautiful" |
| H.E.R. | Marvin Gaye Tribute[8] "What's Going On" "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" |
| Blake Shelton | "Come Back as a Country Boy"[8] |
Presenters
editKenan Thompson was announced as the show's host in November.[9] The full lineup of celebrity presenters was announced on December 6.[2] Laverne Cox hosted the red carpet pre-show.[10]
- Becky G – presented the Music Icon Award to Christina Aguilera[4]
- Cardi B – presented the People's Icon Award to Halle Berry[8]
- Jeff Bezos – presented the People's Champion Award to Dwayne Johnson[1]
- Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Maggie Q – presented the award for Male TV Star of 2021[11]
- Laverne Cox – introduced H.E.R.
- Mike Epps
- Paris Jackson – presented the award for Reality Show of 2021[12]
- Leslie Jones – presented the award for Male Movie Star of 2021[11]
- Lil Rel Howery
- Jack Quaid and Sydney Sweeney – presented the award for Country Artist of 2021
- Lili Reinhart
- Tracee Ellis Ross – presented the Fashion Icon Award to Kim Kardashian[8]
- Jojo Siwa – presented the award for Daytime Talk Show of 2021[13]
- Chase Stokes
- Wanda Sykes
Winners and nominees
editNominations were announced on October 27, 2021. Voting opened that same day and took place on the PCAs website and Twitter until November 17.[14] In the film categories, F9: The Fast Saga received eight nominations, while Black Widow and Coming 2 America garnered six each.[15][16] For television, This Is Us led with six nominations across five categories while Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, Loki, Outer Banks, Ted Lasso, and WandaVision tied with four apiece.[17] Justin Bieber led the music categories with ten nominations, followed by Lil Nas X with six.[16] Christina Aguilera received the inaugural Music Icon Award.[4]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.[18] BTS and Dwayne Johnson won three awards each and were the most-awarded nominees of the night.[8]
Film
edit| The Movie of 2021 | The Comedy Movie of 2021 |
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| The Action Movie of 2021 | The Drama Movie of 2021 |
| The Family Movie of 2021 | The Male Movie Star of 2021 |
| The Female Movie Star of 2021 | The Drama Movie Star of 2021 |
| The Comedy Movie Star of 2021 | The Action Movie Star of 2021 |
TV
editMusic
editPop culture
edit| The Social Star of 2021 | The Pop Special of 2021 |
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| The Comedy Act of 2021 | The Game Changer of 2021 |
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| The Pop Podcast of 2021 | |
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Other
edit| Social Star France 2021 | African Social Star 2021 |
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| People's Icon Award of 2021 | |
| Halle Berry | |
| Music Icon Award of 2021 | |
| Christina Aguilera | |
| Fashion Icon Award of 2021 | |
| Kim Kardashian | |
| People's Champion Award of 2021 | |
| Dwayne Johnson | |
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- ^ Bowenbank, Starr (December 8, 2021). "Christina Aguilera Recreates & Updates Her Iconic 'Dirrty' Outfit for 2021 People's Choice Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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- ^ a b Kaplan, Ilana (December 8, 2021). "Watch Christina Aguilera Perform a Gothic Version of 'Genie in a Bottle' at the 2021 People's Choice Awards". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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- ^ a b Sheridan, Wade (October 27, 2021). "'F9,' 'This is Us,' Justin Bieber lead 2021 People's Choice Awards nominees". United Press International. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (October 27, 2021). "People's Choice Awards: Squid Game, Sex/Life, Only Murders, White Lotus and La Brea Among 2021 TV Nominees". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Huff, Lauren; Gettell, Oliver (December 7, 2021). "2021 People's Choice Awards: See the full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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- ^ "African Social Star 2021". www.votepca.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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