Actor Ben Affleck attends the 52nd New York Film Festival opening night gala presentation of the movie "Gone Girl" at Alice Tully Hall in New York September 26, 2014.
Actor Ben Affleck attends the 52nd New York Film Festival opening night gala presentation of the movie "Gone Girl" at Alice Tully Hall in New York September 26, 2014. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

The award season of 2015 begins with People's Choice Awards. Wednesday night, Jan. 07, will see a host of stars from television, films and music battle it out to win the awards that have the stamp of approval from fans. It is the fans' votes that determine the winners in 58 categories across music, television and films. This year, "Mom" co-stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney are hosting the event. Iggy Azalea, Lady Antebellum and Fall Out Boy are set to perform at the event that is going to be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A, Los Angeles.

At the event, Ben Affleck will be honoured with the People's Choice Favorite Humanitarian Award. The actors who have grabbed nominations this year are Brad Pitt, Emma Stone, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Sam Smith, Lucy Hale, Melissa McCarthy, David Letterman and more.

People Choice Awards airs on Wednesday night on CBS at 9 p.m. ET. The event's red carpet coverage can be seen in real time at People's Choice site [Link Here]. USTREAM is live streaming the footage of the main event online [Link Here]. Also, E is set to provide live footage from the red carpet [Link Here].

Some of the stars who are expected to make an appearance this year at the event are: the cast of CBS's hit comedy series "The Big Bang Theory," Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi, Kat Dennings, Emily Deschanel, Robert Downey Jr., the cast of "Entourage," the cast of ABC's medical drama series "Grey's Anatomy," Viola Davis, Bellamy Young and more.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2015 Nominees: [Source: People's Choice Blog]

MOVIES

Favorite Movie

"22 Jump Street"

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

"Guardians of the Galaxy"

"Maleficent"

"X-Men: Days of Future Past"

Favorite Movie Actor

Brad Pitt

Channing Tatum

Hugh Jackman

Mark Wahlberg

Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie

Emma Stone

Jennifer Lawrence

Melissa McCarthy

Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Duo

Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone ("The Amazing Spider-Man 2")

Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier")

Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum ("22 Jump Street")

Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort ("The Fault in Our Stars")

Shailene Woodley & Theo James ("Divergent")

Favorite Action Movie

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2"

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

"Divergent"

"Guardians of the Galaxy"

"X-Men: Days of Future Past"

Favorite Action Movie Actor

Chris Evans

Denzel Washington

Hugh Jackman

Liam Neeson

Mark Wahlberg

Favorite Action Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie

Jennifer Lawrence

Scarlett Johansson

Shailene Woodley

Zoe Saldana

Favorite Comedic Movie

"22 Jump Street"

"Blended"

"Let's Be Cops"

"Neighbors"

"The Other Woman"

Favorite Comedic Movie Actor

Adam Sandler

Channing Tatum

Jonah Hill

Seth Rogen

Zac Efron

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress

Cameron Diaz

Charlize Theron

Drew Barrymore

Melissa McCarthy

Tina Fey

Favorite Dramatic Movie

"The Fault in Our Stars"

"The Giver"

"Heaven Is for Real"

"If I Stay"

"Noah"

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor

Ben Affleck

Brad Pitt

George Clooney

Matt Damon

Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress

Chloë Grace Moretz

Emma Stone

Meryl Streep

Reese Witherspoon

Shailene Woodley

Favorite Family Movie

"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"

"How to Train Your Dragon 2"

"The LEGO Movie"

"Maleficent"

"Rio 2"

Favorite Thriller Movie

"Annabelle"

"Dracula Untold"

"The Equalizer"

"Gone Girl"

"The Purge: Anarchy"

TV

Favorite TV Show

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Game Of Thrones"

"NCIS"

"Once Upon a Time"

"The Walking Dead"

Favorite Network TV Comedy

"2 Broke Girls"

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Modern Family"

"Mom"

"New Girl"

Favorite Comedic TV Actor

Ashton Kutcher

Chris Colfer

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Jim Parsons

Ty Burrell

Favorite Comedic TV Actress

Amy Poehler

Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting

Melissa McCarthy

Sofia Vergara

Zooey Deschanel

Favorite Network TV Drama

"Chicago Fire"

"Downton Abbey"

"Grey's Anatomy"

"Revenge"

"Scandal"

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor

Dax Shepard

Jesse Williams

Justin Chambers

Patrick Dempsey

Taylor Kinney

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress

Alyssa Milano

Ellen Pompeo

Emily VanCamp

Hayden Panettiere

Kerry Washington

Favorite Cable TV Comedy

"Baby Daddy"

"Cougar Town"

"Faking It"

"Melissa & Joey"

"Young & Hungry"

Favorite Cable TV Drama

"Bates Motel"

"Pretty Little Liars"

"Rizzoli & Isles"

"Sons of Anarchy"

"True Detective"

Favorite Cable TV Actor

Charlie Hunnam

Eric Dane

Matt Bomer

Sean Bean

William H. Macy

Favorite Cable TV Actress

Angie Harmon

Ashley Benson

Courteney Cox

Kristen Bell

Lucy Hale

Favorite TV Crime Drama

"Bones"

"Castle"

"Criminal Minds"

"The Mentalist"

"NCIS"

Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor

David Boreanaz

Kevin Bacon

Nathan Fillion

Shemar Moore

Simon Baker

Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress

Emily Deschanel

Lucy Liu

Mariska Hargitay

Robin Tunney

Stana Katic

Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show

"Beauty and the Beast"

"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Once Upon a Time"

"Supernatural"

"The Vampire Diaries"

Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show

"American Horror Story"

"Doctor Who"

"Game of Thrones"

"Outlander"

"The Walking Dead"

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor

Ian Somerhalder

Jared Padalecki

Jensen Ackles

Misha Collins

Paul Wesley

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress

Ginnifer Goodwin

Jennifer Morrison

Jessica Lange

Kristin Kreuk

Nina Dobrev

Favorite Competition TV Show

"America's Got Talent"

"Dancing with the Stars"

"Hell's Kitchen"

"MasterChef"

"The Voice"

Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)

Ellen DeGeneres

Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan

Queen Latifah

Rachael Ray

Steve Harvey

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host

Conan O'Brien

Craig Ferguson

David Letterman

Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Kimmel

Favorite Dramedy

"Awkward."

"Orange Is the New Black"

"Shameless"

"Suits"

"White Collar"

Favorite TV Icon

Betty White

Katey Sagal

Mark Harmon

Tim Allen

Tom Selleck

Favorite TV Duo

David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel ("Bones")

Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas ("Once Upon a Time")

Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles ("Supernatural")

Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic ("Castle")

Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder ("The Vampire Diaries")

Favorite TV Character We Miss Most

Dr. Cristina Yang played by Sandra Oh ("Grey's Anatomy")

Dr. Lance Sweets played by John Francis Daley ("Bones")

Hershel Greene played by Scott Wilson ("The Walking Dead")

Leslie Shay played by Lauren German ("Chicago Fire")

Neal Cassidy played by Michael Raymond-James ("Once Upon a Time")

Favorite Actor In A New TV Series

Ben McKenzie

David Tennant

Dylan McDermott

Laurence Fishburne

Scott Bakula

Favorite Actress In A New TV Series

Debra Messing

Jada Pinkett Smith

Octavia Spencer

Téa Leoni

Viola Davis

Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show

"Drunk History"

"Inside Amy Schumer"

"Key & Peele"

"Kroll Show"

"Saturday Night Live"

Favorite Animated TV Show

"American Dad"

"Bob's Burgers"

"Family Guy"

"The Simpsons"

"South Park"

Favorite New TV Comedy

"A to Z"

"Bad Judge"

"black-ish"

"Cristela"

"Jane the Virgin"

"Marry Me"

"The McCarthys"

"Mulaney"

"Selfie"

Favorite New TV Drama

"Constantine"

"The Flash"


"Forever"

"Gotham"

"Gracepoint"

"How to Get Away with Murder"

"Madam Secretary"

"The Mysteries of Laura"

"NCIS: New Orleans"

"Red Band Society"

"Scorpion"

"Stalker"

MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist

Blake Shelton

Ed Sheeran

John Legend

Pharrell Williams

Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist

Beyoncé

Iggy Azalea

Katy Perry

Sia

Taylor Swift

Favorite Group

Coldplay

Imagine Dragons

Maroon 5

One Direction

OneRepublic

Favorite Breakout Artist

5 Seconds of Summer

Charli XCX

Fifth Harmony

Meghan Trainor

Sam Smith

Favorite Male Country Artist

Blake Shelton

Brad Paisley

Hunter Hayes

Luke Bryan

Tim McGraw

Favorite Female Country Artist

Carrie Underwood

Dolly Parton

Faith Hill

Lucy Hale

Miranda Lambert

Favorite Country Group

The Band Perry

Florida Georgia Line

Lady Antebellum

Rascal Flatts

Zac Brown Band

Favorite Pop Artist

Beyoncé

Jennifer Lopez

Jessie J

Sia

Taylor Swift

Favorite Hip-Hop Artist

Drake

Iggy Azalea

Jay Z

Nicki Minaj

T.I.

Favorite R&B Artist

Chris Brown

Jennifer Hudson

John Legend

Pharrell Williams

Usher

Favorite Album

G I R L by Pharrell Williams

Ghost Stories by Coldplay

In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

My Everything by Ariana Grande

X by Ed Sheeran

Favorite Song

"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor

"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj

"Maps" by Maroon 5

"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift

"Stay with Me" by Sam Smith

Contact the Writer at a.shrivastava@IBTimes.com.au