# 31st People's Choice Awards

The 31st People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2004, were held on January 9, 2005, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. They were hosted by Jason Alexander and Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and broadcast on CBS.
For the first time in the awards history, the winners were decided on by online voting rather than Gallup polls.

## Awards

Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.
| Favorite New TV Comedy | Favorite Remake |
| Joey Complete Savages Father of the Pride | The First Cut Is the Deepest by Sheryl Crow It's My Life by No Doubt Take My Breath Away by Jessica Simpson |
| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | Favorite Funny Male Star |
| The Passion of the Christ The Bourne Supremacy Ray | Jim Carrey Will Ferrell Jon Stewart |
| Favorite Male Action Star | Favorite Motion Picture |
| Will Smith Matt Damon Viggo Mortensen | Fahrenheit 9/11 Shrek 2 Spider-Man 2 50 First Dates Mean Girls |
| Favorite Male TV Performer | Favorite Country Female Singer |
| Matt LeBlanc Zach Braff Matthew Fox | Shania Twain Martina McBride Reba McEntire |
| Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host | Favorite Female Musical Performer |
| David Letterman Jay Leno Conan O'Brien | Alicia Keys Sheryl Crow Avril Lavigne |
| Favorite Motion Picture Actor | Favorite Male Musical Performer |
| Johnny Depp Tom Hanks Denzel Washington | Usher Josh Groban John Mayer Jordan Cahill |
| Favorite TV Comedy | Favorite Funny Female |
| Will & Grace Everybody Loves Raymond That '70s Show | Ellen DeGeneres Tina Fey Debra Messing |
| Favorite Animated Movie | Favorite Motion Picture Actress |
| Shrek 2 The Incredibles The Polar Express The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Shark Tale | Julia Roberts Nicole Kidman Reese Witherspoon |
| Favorite Movie Comedy | Favorite TV Drama |
| Shrek 2 13 Going on 30 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gilmore Girls The O.C. |
| Favorite Musical Group Or Band | Favorite Movie Villain |
| U2 Maroon 5 Outkast | Fairy Godmother, Shrek 2 Syndrome, The Incredibles Sheldon J. Plankton, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie |
| Favorite Female TV Performer | Favorite Hair |
| Marg Helgenberger Jennifer Garner Megan Mullally | Jennifer Garner Kate Hudson Charlize Theron |
| Favorite Reality Show Makeover | Favorite Leading Actor |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Trading Spaces | Brad Pitt Jim Carrey Jude Law |
| Favorite Country Male Singer | Favorite Leading Actress |
| Tim McGraw Toby Keith Willie Nelson | Renée Zellweger Drew Barrymore Jennifer Garner |
| Favorite On-Screen Match-Up | Favorite Reality Show Competition |
| Drew Barrymore & Adam Sandler, 50 First Dates Kate Winslet & Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland Kirsten Dunst & Tobey Maguire, Spider-Man 2 | American Idol The Amazing Race The Apprentice |
| Favorite Smile | Favorite Female Action Star |
| Julia Roberts Jennifer Lopez Sarah Jessica Parker | Angelina Jolie Halle Berry Uma Thurman |
| Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host | Favorite Animated Movie Star |
| Ellen DeGeneres Oprah Winfrey Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa | Donkey, Eddie Murphy Puss in Boots, Antonio Banderas Shrek, Mike Myers |
| Favorite Look | Favorite Country Group |
| Kate Hudson Cameron Diaz Natalie Portman | Brooks & Dunn Alison Krauss & Union Station Lonestar |
| Favorite Combined Forces | Favorite Sequel |
| Ludacris & Lil Jon & Usher For Yeah! The Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake For Where Is the Love? Norah Jones & Dolly Parton For The Grass Is Blue | Shrek 2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Spider-Man 2 |
| Favorite Reality Show Other | Favorite New TV Drama |
| Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica The Real World Wife Swap | Desperate Housewives CSI: NY Lost |