The nominations for the 2016 People’s Choice Awards are out, with some of the biggest and most popular TV shows being recognized in a multitude of categories.
Vying for the top prize of Favorite TV Show are the biggest comedy, The Big Bang Theory, cable’s biggest hits, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, as well as The Voice and Grey’s Anatomy.
In the Network TV Drama categories, Shonda Rhimes’ Thursday night line-up on ABC dominated the nominations with 10 out of 15, including series and acting honors for Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. FOX’s freshman drama Empire also scored big with three nominations for the show and stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.
Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory were popular for comedies while Pretty Little Liars brought in a lot of nominations for ABC Family. With categories for Cable, Premium Cable, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime Dramas, New Shows and others, there’s something for everyone.
Here’s a complete look at the TV nominees for the 42nd annual People’s Choice Awards.
Favorite TV Show
The Big Bang Theory
Game of Thrones
Grey’s Anatomy
The Voice
The Walking Dead
Favorite Network TV Drama
Empire
Gotham
Grey’s Anatomy
How to Get Away with Murder
Scandal
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
Jesse Williams, Grey’s Anatomy
Justin Chambers, Grey’s Anatomy
Scott Foley, Scandal
Taylor Kinney, Chicago Fire
Terrence Howard, Empire
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Sara Ramirez, Grey’s Anatomy
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Favorite Network TV Comedy
2 Broke Girls
The Big Bang Theory
Mike and Molly
Modern Family
New Girl
Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matthew Perry, The Odd Couple
Favorite Comedic TV Actress
Anna Faris, Mom
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
SofÃa Vergara, Modern Family
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Favorite Cable TV Drama
Bates Motel
The Fosters
Pretty Little Liars
Rizzoli and Isles
Suits
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Baby Daddy
Faking It
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Real Husbands of Hollywood
Young and Hungry
Favorite Cable TV Actor
Adam DeVine, Workaholics
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Eric Dane. The Last Ship
Kevin Hart, Real Husbands of Hollywood
Taye Diggs, Murder in the First
Favorite Cable TV Actress
Ashley Benson, Pretty Little Liars
Hilary Duff, Younger
Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
Sasha Alexander, Rizzoli and Isles
Shay Mitchell, Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Premium Cable TV Show
Girls
Homeland
Masters of Sex
Shameless
Veep
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor
Dwayne Johnson, Ballers
Joshua Jackson, The Affair
Justin Theroux, The Leftovers
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Nick Jonas, Kingdom
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress
Claire Danes, Homeland
Emmy Rossum, Shameless
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Kristen Bell, House of Lies
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Favorite TV Crime Drama
Bones
Castle
Criminal Minds
NCIS
Person of Interest
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
Jim Caviezel, Person of Interest
LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
Mark Harmon, NCIS
Nathan Fillion, Castle
Shemar Moore, Criminal Minds
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
Emily Deschanel, Bones
Lucy Liu, Elementary
Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: SVU
Pauley Perrette, NCIS
Stana Katic, Castle
Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
Arrow
Beauty and the Beast
Once Upon a Time
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
American Horror Story: Hotel
Game of Thrones
Outlander
Teen Wolf
The Walking Dead
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor
David Tennant, Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Jensen Ackles, Supernatural
Misha Collins, Supernatural
Sam Heughan, Outlander
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon a Time
Jennifer Morrison, Once Upon a Time
Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Favorite Competition TV Show
America’s Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing with the Stars
MasterChef
The Voice
Favorite Streaming Series
House of Cards
The Mindy Project
Transparent
Orange Is the New Black
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Favorite Animated TV Show
American Dad
Bob’s Burger
Family Guy
The Simpsons
South Park
Favorite Latenight TV Host
Conan O’Brien
James Corden
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
Stephen Colbert
Favorite Daytime TV Host
Dr. Oz
Ellen DeGeneres
Rachael Ray
Steve Harvey
Wendy Williams
Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team
Good Morning America
Live! With Michael and Kelly
The Talk
Today
The View
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
Chace Crawford, Blood and Oil
John Stamos, Grandfathered
Josh Peck, Grandfathered
Rob Lowe, The Grinder
Zachary Levi, Heroes Reborn
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Emma Roberts, Scream Queens
Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens
Lea Michele, Scream Queens
Marcia Gay Harden, Code Black
Priyanka Chopra, Quantico
Favorite New TV Comedy
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Dr. Ken
Grandfathered
The Grinder
Life in Pieces
The Muppets
Scream Queens
Truth Be Told
Favorite New TV Drama
Blindspot
Blood and Oil
Code Black
Heroes Reborn
Limitless
Minority Report
The Player
Quantico
Rosewood
Supergirl
Wicked City
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John watches nearly every show on TV, but he specializes in sci-fi/fantasy like The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and True Blood. However, he can also be found writing about everything from Survivor and Glee to One Tree Hill and Smallville.
