People's Choice Awards 2013: "The Hunger Games" victorious with five awards

Updated 11:17 p.m. ET

"The Hunger Games" devoured the competition at the People's Choice Awards on Wednesday, emerging the top victor with five trophies.

The blockbuster was named favorite movie, action movie and movie franchise and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth had fans' favorite on-screen chemistry. Lawrence also won favorite movie actress and "face of heroism."

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People's Choice Awards 2013 red carpet

"Thank you for loving movies as much as I do," Lawrence, who is likely to receive an Oscar nomination Thursday morning for "Silver Linings Playbook," said as she accepted the favorite actress award.

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People's Choice Awards 2013 highlights

Katy Perry won three awards at the Wednesday night ceremony in Los Angeles, where fans select the winners in categories spanning music, movies and television. She was the fans' favorite female artist and pop artist. Her video for "Part of Me" also won.

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People's Choice Awards 2013 backstage

"The Big Bang Theory" won for favorite network TV comedy at the fan-voted awards ceremony. Other TV honors went to "Supernatural" (sci-fi/fantasy), "Castle" (crime drama), "The New Normal" (new comedy) and "Grey's Anatomy" (network drama).

Taylor Swift, clad in an white gown with a plunging neckline, was presented with the award for favorite country music artist.

"Thank you for caring about this album and for caring about me," she said.

Other awards went to Robert Downey Jr. for favorite movie actor, Emma Watson for favorite dramatic movie actress and The Wanted for favorite breakout artist. Ellen Pompeo and Nathan Fillion also won favorite dramatic TV actress and actor, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston won favorite comedic movie actor and actress and Maroon 5 took the award for favorite band.

"Glee" stars Lea Michele and Chris Colfer won back-to-back awards for comedic TV actress and actor. Both thanked the show's fans, with Colfer adding, "it is so flattering to be exploited in your fan fiction."

Ellen DeGeneres took home her 13th award for favorite daytime TV host. "It's 2013, this is my 13th People's Choice Award," she said as she accepted the honor. "It is exactly as the Mayans predicted. So far, they got one right."

Sandra Bullock became the first recipient of the favorite humanitarian award. The Oscar-winner received the honor for her philanthropic efforts, including her commitment to Warren Easton High School in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

"I'm not at all being modest when I say I'm not doing anything compared to what they do on a daily basis," Bullock, 48, told the crowd during the Los Angeles ceremony, which was broadcast on CBS.

"The Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco hosted the People's Choice Awards for the second consecutive year. The show opened with a montage of Cuoco in scenes from hit 2012 movies like "The Hunger Games" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" before battling zombies dancing to "Gangnam Style." She then arrived on stage and told viewers that more than 475 million votes were cast by fans for the night's winners.

The ceremony also featured performances by Alicia Keys, Jason Aldean and Christina Aguilera, who was presented with the people's voice award.

[SamBrown098]

The award that surprised me the most was Jennifer Aniston winning Favorite Comedy Movie Actress. Not because she didn't deserve it, but because it shows how people still love her so much. I am glad that Emma Watson won because that may be the only recognition that The Perks of Being a Wallflower gets. I missed most of the show because I was working late at DISH last night, but fortunately I was able to catch up with Primetime Anytime. I love how my DISH Hopper records everything during primetime on the four major networks and saves it for 8 days, so I never miss any of these big events! I think that it was a really good show, and I loved Alicia Keys' performance.

[AllNamesAlreadyInUsed]

LOL with the Best Movie Drama Actress. Those who really got the real talent didn't win and the one who really can't act won. Proof Potterheads and teenagers are 90% voters.

[636anton33]

Seems funny to me Hunger games a show about young people killing each other took top honors. And we wonder why crazy people go out and kill others??

[lindalee388]

I hardly recoginized any of the names of people that were nominated. I agree Eire1943, most of the people voting must have been under the age of 25.

[eire1943]

It seems to me that every person that voted on the People Choice Awards are under the age of 25. I wouldn't give you 2 cents for hardly anyone that was given an award. Their acting ability isn't worthy. The only person that deserved anything was Sandra Bullock.

[Nooz1]

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[pedalit]

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[andrew876]

They put Chris instead of Josh, but I knew that they were going to win awards!

[CelebrityJabber]

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[hope0805]

I know it's none of my concern, I just have to ask? Is Jen Aniston having a "BABY" I believe, YES! I saw her last night on Jimmy Kimbel & tonight on the awards, both shows she wore an outfit w/ material pronounced around her waist? Very "ODD" for the girl w/ a crazy body & "ALWAYS" wears fitted outfits!!!!