Thursday, January 8, 2009

'Dark Knight' wins big at People's Choice

Holy, People's Choice Awards, Batman! "The Dark Knight" soared away with every trophy it was nominated for last night at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony, The Associated Press reports.

The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and Heath Ledger's Joker.

Ellen DeGeneres and "Dancing with the Stars" were early winners, winning for favorite talk show host and favorite competition/reality show, respectively.

"I wish I could share this with you," DeGeneres told the audience while clutching her trophy.

Other winners selected by Internet voters in categories spanning movies, television and music included Chris Brown as favorite male singer and "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood as favorite female singer, star under 35 and for country song for "Last Name."

The fan-favorite CBS ceremony was hosted by Queen Latifah and returned to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for its typical star-studded live-show format, following last year's writer's strike-friendly, pretaped program.

Awards selected by Internet balloting were presented in more than 40 categories, including scene-stealing guest star, which went to Robin Williams for his guest-starring role on "Law & Order: SVU," rock song, which Kid Rock won for his song, "All Summer Long," and leading lady, which went to Kate Hudson.

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