It is the considerable opinion of BuddyTV that the people should not be allowed to vote. This morning the 2011 People's Choice Award nominees were announced and the choices are less than inspired. Sure, like a broken clock, some of the choices show an impressive exhibition of taste (nominating Ian Somerhalder's highly entertaining performance on The Vampire Diaries), but mostly, it's an embarrassment.

You can see the full list of nominees below, but here are my top five objections:

-Gossip Girl has three nominations. Even when people actually liked it and it was actually good, it didn't deserve three nominations. In particular, the suggestion that Blake Lively and Chace Crawford are "actors" is an insult to the word itself.

-The people clearly don't understand the definition of the word "obsession," because as entertaining as shows like Burn Notice and White Collar are, I doubt their fans will be boiling rabbits anytime soon.

-The people owe an apology to Daniel Tosh for suggesting that his show is a guilty pleasure and lumping it in with Jersey Shore and the Real Housewives. Tosh.0 is very funny and the pleasure it provides should not cause guilt.

-Why would anyone want to be a part of Charlie Sheen's TV family?

-If you're going to bother having a category for TV doctors, the least you can do is choose from more than just two shows.

-Nominating Britney Spears for her pointless glorified cameo on Glee is crazier than anything she's ever done.

However, to prove that I don't completely hate the people, I will commend the People's Choice Awards for nominating shows other awards ignore like The Vampire Diaries, Lie to Me, Bones, So You Think You Can Dance and the entire Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show category.


Here is a complete list of nominees for TV, film and music.

Favorite TV DRAMA
The Good Wife
Gossip Girl
Grey's Anatomy
House
The Vampire Diaries

Favorite TV DRAMA ACTOR
Chace Crawford
Hugh Laurie
Ian Somerhalder
Patrick Dempsey
Taye Diggs

Favorite TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Blake Lively
Julianna Margulies
Kate Walsh
Lisa Edelstein
Sandra Oh

Favorite TV COMEDY
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family
Two and a Half Men

Favorite TV COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin
Jim Parsons
Matthew Morrison
Neil Patrick Harris
Steve Carell

Favorite TV COMEDY ACTRESS
Alyson Hannigan
Courteney Cox
Eva Longoria Parker
Jane Lynch
Tina Fey

Favorite COMPETITION SHOW
America's Got Talent
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Hell's Kitchen
So You Think You Can Dance

Favorite TV CRIME DRAMA
Bones
Criminal Minds
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lie to Me
NCIS

Favorite TV CRIME FIGHTER
Emily Deschanel, Bones
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mark Harmon, NCIS
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Tim Roth, Lie to Me

Favorite SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW
Fringe
Smallville
Supernatural
True Blood
The Vampire Diaries

Favorite TALK SHOW HOST
Chelsea Handler
Conan O'Brien
Ellen DeGeneres
George Lopez
Oprah Winfrey

Favorite TV OBSESSION
Burn Notice
Dexter
Pretty Little Liars
True Blood
White Collar

Favorite TV GUILTY PLEASURE
Jersey Shore
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Tosh.O

Favorite TV GUEST STAR
Betty White, Community
Britney Spears, Glee
Carrie Underwood, How I Met Your Mother
Demi Lovato, Grey's Anatomy
Neil Patrick Harris, Glee

Favorite TV DOCTOR
Cristina Yang, Sandra Oh
Derek Shepherd, Patrick Dempsey
Gregory House, Hugh Laurie
James Wilson, Robert Sean Leonard
Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo

Favorite TV FAMILY
The Griffins, Family Guy
The Harpers, Two and a Half Men
The Pritchetts/Dunphys, Modern Family
The Scavos, Desperate Housewives
The Simpsons, The Simpsons

Favorite FAMILY TV MOVIE
Beauty & the Briefcase
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
iCarly: iPsycho
Revenge of the Bridesmaids
Starstruck

Favorite TV CHEF
Bobby Flay
Gordon Ramsay
Jamie Oliver
Paula Deen
Rachael Ray

Favorite NEW TV DRAMA
Blue Bloods
Chase
The Defenders
Detroit 1-8-7
The Event
Hawaii Five-O
Hellcats
Law and Order: Los Angeles
Nikita

Favorite NEW TV COMEDY
$#*! My Dad Says
Better With You
Mike & Molly
No Ordinary Family
Outsourced
Raising Hope
Running Wilde

Favorite MOVIE
Alice In Wonderland
Inception
Iron Man 2
Toy Story 3
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favorite MOVIE ACTOR
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner

Favorite MOVIE ACTRESS
Angelina Jolie
Jennifer Aniston
Julia Roberts
Katherine Heigl
Kristen Stewart

Favorite ACTION MOVIE
Iron Man 2
Kick-Ass
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Robin Hood
Salt

Favorite ACTION STAR
Angelina Jolie
Bradley Cooper
Jackie Chan
Jake Gyllenhaal
Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite DRAMA MOVIE
Alice in Wonderland
Dear John
Inception
The Social Network
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favorite FAMILY MOVIE
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Karate Kid
Shrek Forever After
Toy Story 3

Favorite COMEDY MOVIE
Date Night
Easy A
Grown Ups
Sex and the City 2
Valentine's Day

Favorite COMEDIC STAR
Adam Sandler
Drew Barrymore
Steve Carell
Tina Fey
Will Ferrell

Favorite ON SCREEN TEAM
Date Night, Tina Fey & Steve Carell
Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao
Iron Man 2, Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle
The Karate Kid, Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Favorite MOVIE STAR UNDER 25
Emma Watson
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Vanessa Hudgens
Zac Efron

Favorite HORROR MOVIE
The Crazies
The Last Exorcism
Let Me In
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Resident Evil: Afterlife

Favorite MALE ARTIST
Eminem
Enrique Iglesias
Michael Buble
Tim McGraw
Usher

Favorite FEMALE ARTIST
Carrie Underwood
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
P!nk
Taylor Swift

Favorite SONG
"Airplanes," B.O.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore
"California Gurls," Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
"Love The Way You Lie," Eminem featuring Rihanna
"OMG," Usher featuring Will.I.Am
"Telephone," Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

Favorite ROCK BAND
Daughtry
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
Nickelback
Paramore

Favorite BREAKOUT ARTIST
B.o.B.
Bruno Mars
Justin Bieber
Ke$ha
Selena Gomez & the Scene

Favorite POP ARTIST
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
P!nk
Rihanna

Favorite COUNTRY ARTIST
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift

Favorite R&B ARTIST
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Ne-Yo
Usher

Favorite HIP-HOP ARTIST
Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Snoop Dogg

Favorite MUSIC VIDEO
"Baby." Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
"Love The Way You Lie," Eminem featuring Rihanna
"Teenage Dream," Katy Perry
"Telephone," Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
"Waka Waka," Shakira featuring Frshlyground

Favorite WEB CELEB
Alicia Keys
Betty White
Jimmy Fallon
Katy Perry
Teri Hatcher

Favorite VIRAL VIDEO STAR
Giant Double Rainbow
Greyson Chance "Paparazzi"
Madison Sq. Park Proposal
"Single Ladies" Devastation
Tarp Surfing


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