Glee, Bullock and Perry lead People’s Choice nominees

All winners are selected solely by the fans.

LOS ANGELES: Television musical series Glee led the nominees for the annual fan-voted People’s Choice Awards, on Tuesday. Whereas, actor Sandra Bullock and pop singers Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake each scored five nominations.

Fox’s Glee picked up eight nominations for the only Hollywood awards show — covering film, music and television — that is voted on solely by the public.

The People’s Choice Awards ceremony, set for January 8 in Los Angeles, kicks off the Hollywood awards season, which culminates with the coveted Academy Awards, or Oscars, on March 2.

The People’s Choice winners are chosen by fans, who can vote online across 58 categories spanning film, TV and music starting Thursday through December 5.

Glee scored nominations for best network TV comedy, while its stars Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch and Lea Michele each won nominations in the comedy acting categories.

Fan recognition for Glee comes four months after series star Cory Monteith died from a heroin and alcohol overdose in Vancouver, causing a delay in production. Glee bid farewell to Monteith and his character in a sombre episode last month.

The series also picked up nominations for the award show’s more off-beat accolades, including favourite TV “bromance,” favourite TV “gal pals” and favourite on-screen chemistry.

Bullock won nominations for best movie actress, best dramatic actress, best comedic actress as well as two nominations for top movie duo for her roles in outer-space drama Gravity with George Clooney and buddy-cop comedy The Heat with Melissa McCarthy.

Perry picked up her nods for best female music artist, pop artist, and favourite music fan following. Her song Roar was nominated for best song and music video.

Pop singer Justin Timberlake, who released his album The 20/20 Experience in two installments this year after a five-year music hiatus, also earned five nods including top male music artist, pop artist, R&B artist, best album and best song for Mirrors.

Action films Fast & Furious 6, Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness along with animated features Despicable Me 2 and Monsters University were nominated for favourite movie.

Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey Jr, Hugh Jackman, Melissa McCarthy and Channing Tatum each picked up three nods in the acting categories.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 8^th, 2013.

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