People’s Choice Awards 2012: The Winners

Well, last night, here in lovely Los Angeles, the most pointless of all pointless awards ceremonies was held in the Nokia Theatre: The People’s Choice Awards.  Stars showed up, were given wholly arbitrary statuettes in a symbolic ritual the masturbatory self-congratulation that fuels this lovely city and industry.  Curious who won?  Check out the winners after the jump!

Dig the winners below (via Gossip Cop)—you know that win Adam Sandler, Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Demi Lovato and collecting trophies, it’s an awards ceremony that you can take seriously—like, MTV Movie Awards seriously, you know?  What do you think of the winners, and the Peoples’ Choice Awards in general?  Let us know in the comments wall below.

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS

Emma Stone

FAVORITE CABLE TV DRAMA

“Pretty Little Liars”

FAVORITE DAYTIME TV HOST

Ellen DeGeneres

FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTRESS

Lea Michele

FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTRESS

Nina Dobrev

FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTOR

Neil Patrick Harris

FAVORITE POP ARTIST

Demi Lovato

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTOR

Adam Sandler

FAVORITE MOVIE STAR UNDER 25

Chloe Grace Moretz

FAVORITE BAND

Maroon 5

FAVORITE DRAMA MOVIE

Water For Elephants

FAVORITE BOOK ADAPTATION

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows – Part 2

FAVORITE CELEB-REALITY STAR

Kim Kardashian

FAVORITE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”

FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTOR

Nathan Fillion

FAVORITE TV CRIME DRAMA

“Castle”

FAVORITE COMEDY MOVIE

Bridesmaids

FAVORITE LATE NIGHT TV HOST

Jimmy Fallon

FAVORITE CABLE TV COMEDY

“Hot In Cleveland”

FAVORITE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW

“Supernatural”

FAVORITE R&B ARTIST

Rihanna

FAVORITE MOVIE SUPERHERO

Ryan Reynolds – Green Lantern

FAVORITE MOVIE ICON

Morgan Freeman

FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA

“Person of Interest”

FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY

“2 Broke Girls”

FAVORITE NETWORK TV COMEDY

“How I Met Your Mother”

FAVORITE NETWORK TV DRAMA

“Supernatural”

FAVORITE MOVIE

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR

Johnny Depp

FAVORITE TV COMPETITION SHOW

“American Idol”

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE STAR

Hugh Jackman

FAVORITE TV GUEST STAR

Katy Perry – “How I Met Your Mother”

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTRESS

Emma Stone

FAVORITE ENSEMBLE MOVIE CAST

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE VOICE

Johnny Depp – Rango

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST

Bruno Mars

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST

Katy Perry

FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR

“E.T.” – Katy Perry, featuring Kanye West

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ARTIST

Eminem

FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST

Taylor Swift

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO

“Last Friday Night” – Katy Perry

FAVORITE TOUR HEADLINER

Katy Perry