The People’s Choice Awards are the largest and best-known American public awards, presented annually since 1975. The titles and stars that are particularly popular with the general public are the ones that win here – and at the 2024 awards, where the Best Films and the Best Series of 2023 were crowned, a rather surprising title came out on top .
Because they are not fresh hits like the video game adaptation ‘The Last Of Us’ with Pedro Pascal, the hyped kitchen drama ‘The Bear’ or the feel-good comedy ‘Ted Lasso’, which just ended with season 3, which is in the has been the most popular with the public in recent years. Instead, the People’s Choice Award was won by a genuine long-running favourite, which was recently said to be of declining quality – but this has now proven not to have affected its popularity: “Grey’s anatomy“.
The hospital series starring Ellen Pompeo in the title role of Meredith Gray premiered in 2005 and is celebrating its big anniversary this year with its 20th season. In season 19, airing in 2022 and 2023, Ellen Pompeo actually said goodbye – only to return for a number of episodes in season 20, as recently announced. Even though many actors have come and gone over the years, the series is of course still a real audience favorite.
Pedro Pascal is the most popular male TV star of 2023
While “Grey’s Anatomy” beat out the zombie saga “The Last Of Us” in the overall series category, “The Last Of Us” at least won the award for drama series of the year. Lead actor Pedro Pascal also won the Male TV Star of the Year award. ‘Only Murders In The Building’ was named comedy series of the year.
Here you will find an overview of the most important categories of the People’s Choice Awards 2024. The respective winner of all nominees is in bold.
Series of the year
- Grey’s anatomy
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Only murders in the building
- Saturday evening live
- Ted Lasso
- The bear
- The last of us
- Vanderpump Rules
Comedy series of the year
- Abbott Elementary
- And just like that…
- Never have I ever
- Only murders in the building
- Saturday evening live
- Ted Lasso
- The bear
- Young Sheldon
Drama series of the year
- Fire in Chicago
- Ginny & Georgia
- Grey’s anatomy
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Outdoor benches
- Succession
- The last of us
- The Morning Show
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series of the Year
- Ahsoka
- American horror story: delicate
- Black mirror
- Ghosts
- Loki
- Secret invasion
- The Mandalorian
- The witcher
Most binge-worthy series of the year
- Beef
- Citadel
- Jury duty
- Love is blind
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
- The crown
- The night cop
- The summer I became beautiful
Male TV Star of the Year
- Chase Stokes, Outer Banks
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Pedro Pascal, the last of us
- Samuel L. Jackson, Secret Invasion
- Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
- Tom Hiddleston, Loki
Female TV Star of the Year
- Ali Wong, beef
- Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
- Rosario Dawson, Ahsoka
- Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Comedy TV Star of the Year
- Ali Wong, beef
- Bowen Yang, live on Saturday evening
- Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
- Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Drama TV Star of the Year
- Bella Ramsey, the last of us
- Chase Stokes, Outer Banks
- Ice-T, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Pedro Pascal, the last of us
- Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” win in the film category
By the way, ‘Barbie’ won among the films. Greta Gerwig’s satire won the People’s Choice Award for Film of the Year 2023 as well as Comedy of the Year. The award for action film of the year went to “The Hunger Games – The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes”, while drama of the year went to Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”.
The awards for the movie stars of 2023 also went to “Barbie” – Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie were recognized for their roles. Action Movie Star of the Year was Rachel Zegler in “The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes,” comedy star Jennifer Lawrence in “No Hard Feelings” and drama star Jenna Ortega in “Scream VI.” According to the audience, the best film performance of the year was delivered by America Ferrera in ‘Barbie’.