2011 People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp Wins Favorite Movie Actor

People's Choice Awards regular Johnny Depp was a winner again at Wednesday night, January 5 prize-giving in Los Angeles. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star edged out "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson for Favorite Movie Actor a year after he was awarded the first Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade Award at the 2010 event. 

Pattinson also missed out on the Favorite Male Star Under 25 Award - toZac Efron. Other early winners includedTaylor Swift, who claimed the Favorite Country Artist honor and the Kardashians, who landed the Favorite TV Guilty Pleasure prize. 

Neil Patrick Harris and Jane Lynch were named the Favorite TV Comedy Actor and Actress and Adam Sandler received the Favorite Comedic Star award from his "Just Go With It" co-star Jennifer Aniston. 
"House M.D." star Lisa Edelstein picked up the Favorite TV Drama Actress prize and the medical program was honored as Favorite TV Drama, while hit shows "Hawaii Five-0 and William Shatner's "$#*! My Dad Says" were named Favorite New Drama and Favorite New TV Comedy. "Glee" was honored as Favorite TV Comedy. 

Queen Latifah hosted the show and was among the night's performers.Selena Gomez and Kid Rock also hit the stage.

2011 People's Choice Awards Winners in Movie

People's Choice Awards has once again hauled "Twilight" film franchise. After the first film won big at the same event last year, the annual awards show saw "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" leading the pack of winners this year.

The third installment of the vampire movie series was picked as Favorite Movie, beating other big hits like "Alice in Wonderland" and Inception". "Eclipse" also won over "Alice" and "Inception" in a competition to get Favorite Drama Movie kudo. 

The other gongs taken home by "Eclipse" that night were Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite On-Screen Team. Kristen Stewart took credit for the Favorite Movie Actress title, mumbling through her acceptance speech as usual. She was later accompanied by co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner when taking the later award.

Losing Favorite Movie prize, "Iron Man 2" was still able to score a kudo for Favorite Action Movie. "Toy Story 3" did not go home empty handed as well for it was named Favorite Family Movie.

Johnny Depp was the most shining actor according to People's Choice, winning Favorite Movie Actor over younger stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Pattinson and Lautner. Zac Efron was the most Favorite Movie Star Under 25, joined by Adam Sandler who celebrated that night for he won Favorite Comedic Star and his film "Grown Ups" was chosen as Favorite Comedy Movie.

The 37th annual People's Choice Awards held on January 5 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles was hosted by Queen Latifah. The show also handed out prizes for people's favorites in TV, music and some other categories.

2011 People's Choice Awards Winners in Movie:

• Favorite Movie: "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse"
• Favorite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
• Favorite Movie Actress: Kristen Stewart
• Favorite Action Movie: "Iron Man 2"
• Favorite Action Star: Jackie Chan
• Favorite Drama Movie: "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse"
• Favorite Family Movie: "Toy Story 3"
• Favorite Comedy Movie: "Grown Ups"
• Favorite Comedic Star: Adam Sandler
• Favorite On-Screen Team: "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" - Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner
• Favorite Movie Star Under 25: Zac Efron
• Favorite Horror Movie: "A Nightmare on Elm Street"