The 36th People's Choice Awards Love Vampires

The 36th annual People's Choice Awards have chosen vampire flicks as its big winners. "The Twilight Saga," "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries" ruled the ceremony held last Wednesday night at the Nokia Theatre.


"The Twilight Saga" bit hard with four trophies including the favorite movie, franchise, and on-screen team for Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner who played the most-loved characters of Edward, Bella, and Jacob. Taylor Lautner also received the breakout male actor award.

Meanwhile, HBO's "True Blood" won the favorite TV obsession award as CW series "The Vampire Diaries" received the award for favorite new TV drama.


Vampires aside, other winners from the TV world included "American Idol" as favorite competition show, "Glee" as favorite new TV comedy, "The Big Bang Theory" as favorite TV comedy, "House" as favorite TV drama, and "Supernatural" as favorite fantasy TV show. Steve Carell won the favorite TV comedy actor award, Alyson Hannigan as favorite TV comedy actress, Hugh Laurie as favorite TV drama actor, and Katherine Heigl as the favorite TV drama actress.

For the movie category, Sandra Bullock was the favorite movie actress and Hugh Jackman was the favorite action star. Miley Cyrus received the favorite breakout movie actress award while Jim Carrey was awarded as the favorite comedic star. Sandra Bullock's "The Proposal" was also awarded as the favorite comedy movie while "Up" received honor for favorite family movie. "Inglourious Basterds" was the favorite independent movie.

Winners in music category included Lady Gaga as the favorite pop and breakout music artist, Keith Urban as favorite male artist, Taylor Swift as female artist, Carrie Underwood as country artist, Mariah Carey as R&B artist, Paramore as favorite rock band, Eminem as favorite hip-hop artist, and "Run This Town" by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West as the favorite music collaboration.

Awards in other categories included "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as the favorite talk show, "Dog Whisperer" as the favorite animal show, and Ashton Kutcher as the favorite web celebrity.

Queen Latifah hosted the ceremony for the fourth consecutive year, kicking off the show with a jazzy number while appearing in spoofs of "Twilight" and "Paranormal Activity" throughout the show.

The awarding ceremony also featured performances by Mary J. Blige, Cobra Starship and Nicole Scherzinger. Debut footage from "Clash of the Titans," "Robin Hood" and "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" were also presented.

"The only reason that any of us are up here is because of you," Johnny Depp told the audience. He not only received the favorite actor award but was also titled as "Actor of the Decade" for winning the award several times since the last 10 years.

Johnny Depp And The Sexiest Men Alive Of 2009

At 46, Johnny Depp proves he is still one of the most irresistible actors in Hollywood. He tops this year's "Sexiest Men Alive," leading the list of People Magazine's 110 hottest guys on the planet.


Whether he's playing the role of "Captain Jack Sparrow" in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise or enjoying Cuban cigars in his private Bahamian island, Johnny Depp has had women swooning since his teenage days in the film industry. He is also People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2003.

And nothing could be more endearing than his devotion to his family. "I could sit there all day and do nothing but watch them grow. I'm totally inspired by them," the actor says of his wife and two children.

The 15 Sexiest Men Alive (People Magazine, 2009)

1. JOHNNY DEPP, 46
"Johnny Depp has magical powers. He's unlike anyone else. He's funny, generous and clever. It's just a shame he's so hard on the eyes." - Isla Fisher

2. RYAN REYNOLDS, 33
"Ryan is a really good man. He's really loyal, very trustworthy, and he can keep a secret. And he's got the sickest mind. His mind is a dark, scary place." - Sandra Bullock

3. JAKE GYLLENHAAL, 28
"Jake is the kind of guy who can do a spot-on impression of someone you work with that will make you giggle. He plays guitar and has a great voice. Kids and dogs love him. He loves his mom and sister and girlfriend. He's perfect. Too bad he's ugly." - Natalie Portman

4. BRADLEY COOPER, 34
"Obviously he's very great looking, but he also has a great personality. He manages to be manly while still being sensitive. As a woman, he makes you feel very attractive. When you're around him, he's always like, 'I love your dress.'" - Heather Graham

5. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., 44
"Robert has a way of making everyone around him feel very special and comfortable. Whenever I see him, I walk away smiling. Those beautiful brown eyes may have something to do with it." - Michelle Monaghan

6. DAVID BECKHAM, 34
"David is a wonderful husband. He is kind and incredibly romantic. He is a brilliant sportsman and an amazing father. He idolizes our three boys, and this is what makes him 'the sexiest man alive' to me." - Victoria Beckham

7. GILLES MARINI, 33
"Let's be real. My wife doesn't really enjoy gambling or going out too late. (Vegas is a trip) definitely with your buddies. You can let loose." - Himself

8. THE GLEE GUYS
Cory Monteith, 27; Matthew Morrison, 31; Mark Salling, 27
"It was just some beautiful women taking off their clothes. Never a bad thing in my book." - Matthew Morrison

9. NICK CANNON, 29
"A Mariah Carey record, of course. We're talking about Mariah Carey. Of course she loves to hear herself."- Himself

10. ADAM LAMBERT, 27
"I love people with good energy. It's even better when you can hook up with one of them." - Himself

11. JOHN CHO, 37
"(There's a sexy walk) if you're carrying a real gun,. When it's on your hip, you lead differently; your hands go to different places." Himself

12. CHRIS DAUGHTRY, 29
"Sexiest man alive? Am I at least Top 5? I know being bald won't get me the cover. I just hope it's not page twentysomething or other." - Himself

13. JERRY O'CONNELL, 35
"If my kids ever annoy me, I'll go and mow our lawn in a Speedo. Just to embarrass them." - Himself

14. JOHN LEGEND, 30
"Gentlemen's clubs. But I haven't been to a strip club in a while." - Himself

15. ROBERT PATTINSON, 23
"I still can't get a date." - Himself