Everything to Know About the People’s Choice Awards 2021: Who’s Hosting, Who’s Nominated and More

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Everything to Know About the People’s Choice Awards 2021: Who’s Hosting, Who’s Nominated and More

The people have spoken! The 2021 People’s Choice Awards will be bringing a lot of star power to Santa Monica, California — and will be honoring the biggest celebrities of the year. The event, which airs on E! Tuesday, December 7, from the Barker Hangar in California, is the only awards show completely voted on by the fans. With 40 different categories ranging from TV and movies to music and pop culture, the PCAs are sure to have something for everyone. Kenan Thompson, who is this year’s master of ceremonies, shared his excitement about joining the show last month. "I can't believe I get to host the PCAs! I'm beyond blessed to be nominated twice and part of two more nominations for SNL,” he said in a statement. “Good times indeed. Congrats to all the nominees — we already won!" The Kenan and Kel alum, 43, later revealed why he’s excited to see Halle Berry accept the People’s Icon Award during the show. “I think it's going to be Halle Berry's night. It's such an iconic award that she's winning, and it's being presented by Cardi B, so that's a lot of high energy already,” Thompson told E! News on Monday, December 6. [jwplayer yA2MrjHS-zhNYySv2] Dwayne Johnson is also being honored during the evening as the 2021 People’s Champion Award recipient. “The Rock, of course, it's always cool for him to be [anywhere]. The king is in the building, nobody is surprised,” Thompson said of the Red Notice star, 49, noting he is a very fun guy to have at any event. “But that's a major thing, he's the highest paid movie star in the world and he's going to be in the same room as us. It's going to be fun.” Christina Aguilera is making People’s Choice Awards history with her Music Icon Award win. (It’s the first time the award will be given out.) "There is a reason Christina Aguilera is referred to as ‘the voice of our generation.' She not only has an extraordinary voice, but as a creator, produces music that evokes true emotion and resonates across so many different demographics," Entertainment Live Events, Specials & E! News, NBCUniversal Entertainment Television and Streaming Executive Vice President Jean Neal said in a statement earlier this month. "Christina is an idol and we cannot wait to celebrate her successes and present her with the inaugural Music Icon award." Kim Kardashian rounds out the top honors for the night with her Fashion Icon Award. When it comes to the regular categories, Justin Bieber leads the pack with 10 nominations. Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh each earned six nominations. Scroll down to get all the details about the 2021 People’s Choice Awards: [podcast_block]

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Everything to Know About the People’s Choice Awards 2021: Who’s Hosting, Who’s Nominated and More

The people have spoken! The 2021 People’s Choice Awards will be bringing a lot of star power to Santa Monica, California — and will be honoring the biggest celebrities of the year. The event, which airs on E! Tuesday, December 7, from the Barker Hangar in California, is the only awards show completely voted on by the fans. With 40 different categories ranging from TV and movies to music and pop culture, the PCAs are sure to have something for everyone. Kenan Thompson, who is this year’s master of ceremonies, shared his excitement about joining the show last month. "I can't believe I get to host the PCAs! I'm beyond blessed to be nominated twice and part of two more nominations for SNL,” he said in a statement. “Good times indeed. Congrats to all the nominees — we already won!" The Kenan and Kel alum, 43, later revealed why he’s excited to see Halle Berry accept the People’s Icon Award during the show. “I think it's going to be Halle Berry's night. It's such an iconic award that she's winning, and it's being presented by Cardi B, so that's a lot of high energy already,” Thompson told E! News on Monday, December 6. [jwplayer yA2MrjHS-zhNYySv2] Dwayne Johnson is also being honored during the evening as the 2021 People’s Champion Award recipient. “The Rock, of course, it's always cool for him to be [anywhere]. The king is in the building, nobody is surprised,” Thompson said of the Red Notice star, 49, noting he is a very fun guy to have at any event. “But that's a major thing, he's the highest paid movie star in the world and he's going to be in the same room as us. It's going to be fun.” Christina Aguilera is making People’s Choice Awards history with her Music Icon Award win. (It’s the first time the award will be given out.) "There is a reason Christina Aguilera is referred to as ‘the voice of our generation.' She not only has an extraordinary voice, but as a creator, produces music that evokes true emotion and resonates across so many different demographics," Entertainment Live Events, Specials & E! News, NBCUniversal Entertainment Television and Streaming Executive Vice President Jean Neal said in a statement earlier this month. "Christina is an idol and we cannot wait to celebrate her successes and present her with the inaugural Music Icon award." Kim Kardashian rounds out the top honors for the night with her Fashion Icon Award. When it comes to the regular categories, Justin Bieber leads the pack with 10 nominations. Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh each earned six nominations. Scroll down to get all the details about the 2021 People’s Choice Awards: [podcast_block]

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Who’s Hosting?

The Saturday Night Live star, who received his first-ever PCAs nominations this year, will be running the show. He is also up for the Comedy TV Star and the Male TV Star categories.

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Who’s Nominated?

Among the stars nominated this year are movie stars Pugh, Eddie Murphy and Emma Stone and TV actors Sterling K. Brown, Jason Sudeikis and Angela Bassett. Musically, BTS, Adele and Lil Nas X all have nods as do pop culture figures Addison Rae, Kylie Jenner and Charli D'Amelio.

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Who’s Presenting?

Cardi B, Lili Reinhart and Leslie Jones are just a few of the A-list presenters attending the awards show. Wanda Sykes, Jack Quaid, JoJo Siwa, Sydney Sweeney, Ginnifer Goodwin and Paris Jackson will also be at the show to hand out trophies.

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Who’s Performing?

H.E.R. will be taking the stage during the show, as will Blake Shelton and Aguilera.

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Music Icon Winner

The “Genie in a Bottle” singer will be honored with the first-ever Music Icon Award. Becky G will be presenting the top accolade.

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PCA’s Icon Recipient

The Bruised actress and director will take the stage to accept the annual Icon Award. The award will celebrate Berry’s contributions in TV and film.

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People’s Champion Award

Johnson will be honored with the People’s Champion Award for his philanthropic work, including his role as a National Celebrity Wish Ambassador for The Make-A-Wish Foundation and his participation with The Starlight Children's Foundation.

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Fashion Icon Status

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum has been dubbed the 2021 People’s Fashion Icon Award winner. Victoria Beckham, Gwen Stefani and Tracee Ellis Ross have previously taken home the honor.

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When Does It Air?

The People’s Choice Awards airs on Tuesday, December 7 at 9 p.m. with the Live from E!: The 2021 People's Choice Awards red carpet special kicking off two hours prior.

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Where Can You Watch?

The awards show will air on E! and NBC. Fans can also catch the event on live streaming services, including Hulu+, Paramount+ and YouTube TV.