At the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce emerged victorious, each claiming significant honors.
Swift dominated the evening, clinching four awards, including Female Artist, Pop Artist, Concert Tour, and Social Celebrity. Meanwhile, Kelce secured the title of Athlete of the Year, adding to the evening’s excitement.
Hosted by Simu Liu:
Actor and author Simu Liu took center stage as the event’s host, which unfolded live on Sunday, February 18th, airing on NBC, Peacock, and E! from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Despite his nomination for Movie Performance for his role in Barbie, Liu graciously ceded the award to America Ferrera.
Multiple Winners and Highlights:
Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, and Jimmy Fallon each received two awards. Rodrigo claimed victories for Song (“Vampire”) and Album (Guts), while Minaj triumphed in the Hip-Hop Artist and Collaboration Song categories for “Barbie World,” featuring Aqua.
Ice Spice seized the New Artist award and shared the Collaboration Song win with Minaj. Fallon secured accolades for Nighttime Talk Show (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) and Host (for That’s My Jam).
Music and Television Triumphs:
Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez, and Kelly Clarkson, all Billboard Hot 100-topping artists, clinched awards in TV categories.
Eilish won a TV Performance for Swarm, Gomez snagged Female TV Star for Only Murders in the Building, and Clarkson received Daytime Talk Show honors for The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Victories Across Various Categories:
Barbie emerged as a dominant force, securing five awards, including Movie, Comedy Movie, Male and Female Movie Star (Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie), and Movie Performance (Ferrera).
Notably, Robbie’s win for Female Movie Star provided some redemption following her omission from the Oscar nominations for Best Actress.
Special Awards and Performances:
Jennifer Aniston presented the Comedy Icon Award to Adam Sandler, while Victoria Monét bestowed the Music Icon Award upon Lenny Kravitz, who also graced the stage with a performance.
Additional performances were delivered by Lainey Wilson and Kylie Minogue, adding to the evening’s entertainment.
Expanded Categories and Production Details:
This year’s awards featured 45 categories spanning movies, television, music, and pop culture, including new additions such as Male Country Artist, Female Country Artist, Male Latin Artist, Female Latin Artist, and Concert Tour.
Den of Thieves produced the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, with Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager, and Barb Bialkowski serving as executive producers.
