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Furious 7 And The Big Bang Theory Win Big At People’s Choice Awards 2016

James Wan's box office juggernaut Furious 7 emerged as the big winner from last night's People’s Choice Awards 2016, nabbing two prizes across the Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie categories. It brings closure to a remarkable year for Universal's petrolhead franchise, which is now eyeing a production start in Cuba ahead of F. Gary Gray's 2018 entry into the series.

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James Wan’s box office juggernaut Furious 7 emerged as the big winner from last night’s People’s Choice Awards 2016, nabbing two prizes across the Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie categories. It brings closure to a remarkable year for Universal’s petrolhead franchise, which is now eyeing a production start in Cuba ahead of F. Gary Gray’s 2017 entry into the series.

Beyond that, the other success story was that of The Big Bang Theory. Continuing to pull in the big numbers even after nine seasons, Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady’s beloved sitcom took home the Favorite TV Show and Favorite Network TV Comedy gongs, while Jim Parsons – who plays the incomparable Sheldon Cooper – got the nod for Favorite Comedic TV Actor. Remaining with the big winners for the time being and Melissa McCarthy stole the show across both mediums, earning Favorite Comedic Movie Actress and Favorite Comedic TV Actress.

For the full play-by-play breakdown of the People’s Choice Awards 2016, you can consult the list below. Indeed, many of the nominees and eventual winners aren’t terribly surprising, so don’t expect these awards to have too much bearing on the Golden Globes and/or Oscars.

MOVIE CATEGORIES

Furious 7
Favorite Movie

Channing Tatum
Favorite Movie Actor

Sandra Bullock
Favorite Movie Actress

Furious 7
Favorite Action Movie

Chris Hemsworth
Favorite Action Movie Actor

Shailene Woodley
Favorite Action Movie Actress

Selena Gomez
Hotel Transylvania 2
Favorite Animated Movie Voice

Pitch Perfect 2
Favorite Comedic Movie

Kevin Hart
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor

Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress

The Martian
Favorite Dramatic Movie

Johnny Depp
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor

Dakota Johnson
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress

Minions
Favorite Family Movie

Taken 3
Favorite Thriller movie

TV CATEGORIES

The Big Bang Theory
Favorite TV Show

The Big Bang Theory
Favorite Network TV Comedy

Jim Parsons
Favorite Comedic TV Actor

Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Comedic TV Actress

Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite Network TV Drama

Taylor Kinney
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor

Ellen Pompeo
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite Cable TV Comedy

Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Cable TV Drama

Kevin Hart
Favorite Cable TV Actor

Sasha Alexander
Favorite Cable TV Actress

Homeland
Favorite Premium Cable TV Show

Dwayne Johnson
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor

Kristen Bell
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress

Person of Interest
Favorite TV Crime Drama

Nathan Fillion
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor

Stana Katic
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress

Beauty and the Beast
Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show

Outlander
Favorite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show

Jensen Ackles
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor

Caitriona Balfe
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress

The Voice
Favorite Competition TV Show

Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite Daytime TV Host

The Talk
Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team

Jimmy Fallon
Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host

Orange is the New Black
Favorite Streaming Series

John Stamos
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series

Priyanka Chopra
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series

The Simpsons
Favorite Animated TV Show

Scream Queens
Favorite New TV Comedy

Supergirl
Favorite New TV Drama

MUSIC CATEGORIES

Ed Sheeran
Favorite Male Artist

Taylor Swift
Favorite Female Artist

Fifth Harmony
Favorite Group

Shawn Mendes
Favorite Breakout Artist

Blake Shelton
Favorite Male Country Artist

Carrie Underwood
Favorite Female Country Artist

Lady Antebellum
Favorite Country Group

Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Artist

Nicki Minaj
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist

The Weeknd
Favorite R&B Artist

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Meghan Trainor
Favorite Album

“What Do You Mean?”
Justin Bieber
Favorite Song

Madonna
Favorite Music Icon

DIGITAL CATEGORIES

Britney Spears
Favorite Social Media Celebrity

Matt Bellassai
Favorite Social Media Star

Candy Crush Saga
Favorite Mobile Game

Super Smash Bros.
Favorite Video Game

Connor Franta
Favorite YouTube Star

Maddie Ziegler
The DailyMail.com
Seriously Popular Award

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite Humanitarian