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'9/11,''Passion' Tops at People's Choice


Jan 9, 11:38 PM (ET)


PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Two controversial films that defied the odds to earn millions at the box office joined a familiar green ogre to take top honors at the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards on Sunday.

The Michael Moore film "Fahrenheit 9/11," which took a critical look at President Bush's actions after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, won the favorite movie award, while Mel Gibson's explicit "The Passion of the Christ" won in the favorite drama category.

Moore dedicated his win to the U.S. troops fighting overseas and said he was "amazed" that people voted his film their favorite.

"I love making movies and I'll take this as an invitation to make more 'Fahrenheit 9/11s,'" Moore said.

Gibson echoed Moore's appreciation, saying the award "means a lot more to me this time than anything before."

"I depended on you and you were there," Gibson said. "If it wasn't for you guys, we would have been dead in the water."

The animated "Shrek 2" swept a number of categories, being named favorite comedy, favorite sequel and favorite animated movie.

The character of Donkey in "Shrek 2," voiced by Eddie Murphy, was named favorite animated movie star, while the Fairy Godmother, voiced by Jennifer Saunders, won in the favorite movie villain category.

Perennial favorites took many of the top awards, including many of this year's new categories. Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp won for favorite female and male movie star. Matt LeBlanc and Marg Helgenberger won for favorite male and female TV stars.

"Will & Grace," won for favorite TV comedy. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was named favorite TV drama.

After votes cast via the Internet during the first hour of the live telecast were counted, "Joey" was named favorite new TV comedy, while "Desperate Housewives" won for favorite new TV drama.

The People's Choice Awards, hosted by Jason Alexander and Malcolm-Jamal Warner, were presented at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and broadcast on CBS. The awards covered 38 film, television and music categories, including a number of new ones.

The nominations were determined by editors at Entertainment Weekly, the People's Choice production team and a panel of pop culture fans. Winners were determined by Internet voting.


Michael Moore (http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/Jabbathehut1s.jpg) accepting award!

"I love making movies and I'll take this as an invitation to make more 'Fahrenheit 9/11s,'" Moore said.
Aieeeeeeeeeee! RUN AWAY!!!

Winners were determined by Internet voting.Way to lower the bar. But am curious if many people here voted.

Damn! I was hoping you meant the TV show "Passions"! I think it's FANTASTIC (in every sense of the word)! It manages to be the funniest soap I have ever seen, and the only one in modern times that I could actually watch. Tabitha is a favourite, that and the door way to hell in the closet! LMFAO! :D :p

Damn! I was hoping you meant the TV show "Passions"! I think it's FANTASTIC (in every sense of the word)! It manages to be the funniest soap I have ever seen, and the only one in modern times that I could actually watch. Tabitha is a favourite, that and the door way to hell in the closet! LMFAO! :D :p


I prefer Days, but sorry for the typo, it was 4 in the morning. Love that insane Jan Spears!

Winners were determined by Internet voting.
Because we all know internet voting can't be spammed. :rolleyes:

Because we all know internet voting can't be spammed. :rolleyes:
I prefer Internet Voting than Lobby-Voting like at the Oscars.

Imagine what the NFL ProBowl would be if the OSCARs Gurus decide who goes

Randy moss satarting as QB for "most dramatic hair" :D :D

I must admit, watching that anti-semitic arsehole being beaten and whipped for two hours was entertainment....

What???!! Two very popular movie personalities make sensationalist movies and they take home awards based on public opinion? NO WAY!!!

The thing about this that is so interesting to me is that, in generalized terms, these films appeal to opposite ends of the religio-political spectrum. Guess it is like the rest of the country, about a dead even split.

BTW, Nas, did you really have to go there? I'm dissappointed in your lack of respect for something some of us value so highly. We know you disagree, but you didn't have to go there. :confused:

Because we all know internet voting can't be spammed. :rolleyes:
By groups ... hard to make any negligable difference with swapping ip's

I prefer Internet Voting than Lobby-Voting like at the Oscars.

Imagine what the NFL ProBowl would be if the OSCARs Gurus decide who goes

Randy moss satarting as QB for "most dramatic hair" :D :D
Though does lead to the question .. is it “representative”

Same issue with back I the 50 – 60’s when they tried to predict presidential outcomes by telephone polls … the people who had them tended to fit in economic block (actually fairly close to the situation today … I mean there is a LOT of people with internet but by no means all) so the poll was not random

(think of the low numbers of either poor or elderly people that had to have voted)

BTW, Nas, did you really have to go there? I'm dissappointed in your lack of respect for something some of us value so highly. We know you disagree, but you didn't have to go there. :confused:

I'm not mocking your faith, mate. I'm mocking Mel Gibson, the only man in the world so pretentious he casts himself as Jesus, and insists on his film being in a language no-one's spoken for nearly 2000 years.

Jesus wasn't anti-semitic, he was Jewish. He was an opponent of corrupt organised religion, but he didn't hate the Jews on general principals. He hated the Farasees, and frankly EVERYONE did.

By groups ... hard to make any negligable difference with swapping ip's
This one used cookies stored on the voter's machine, wipe the cookies and you can vote again.

This one used cookies stored on the voter's machine, wipe the cookies and you can vote again.
Eeek ... I want to know who their web designer is :P slacker

I prefer Internet Voting than Lobby-Voting like at the Oscars.

Imagine what the NFL ProBowl would be if the OSCARs Gurus decide who goes

Randy moss satarting as QB for "most dramatic hair" :D :D
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