A-listers reigned supreme at the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards Wednesday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
The Dark Knight continued to make an impact this award season by nabbing five trophies, including Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie. Batman himself, Christian Bale, was named Favorite Superhero and was also recognized, along with the late Heath Ledger, in the Favorite On-Screen Match-up category.
Also awarded in the film categories were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who were missing in action from the ceremony. Pitt was named Favorite Leading Man, while Jolie was voted Favorite Female Action star.
Will Smith was a double winner, nabbing Favorite Male Movie Star and Favorite Male Action Star, while Reese Witherspoon was named Favorite Female Movie Star.
Ellen DeGeneres presented the first award of the night, filling in for Kate Hudson whom, she said, was stuck in traffic and "40 minutes away." DeGeneres quipped, "That's no way to sell a movie." Later, DeGeneres...
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Samantha Who? star and cancer survivor Christina Applegate appeared on Ellen and declared that she's ready to hug again after her double mastectomy surgeries.
Applegate told host Ellen DeGeneres on Friday's show that "I went back to work for about five weeks right after the second surgery," but didn't tell ...
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After seeing her doctor, Christina Applegate "just knew" she was going to be diagnosed with breast cancer, the actress shared on Tuesday's episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show."I just knew. I went home and they called me and... [said] 'It came back positive,'" she said. "And I just — like right now I'm sitting here shaking remembering that moment."The Samantha Who? star's mother, Nancy, is a two-time survivor of the disease, and "there was this part of me that sort of knew that the other shoe was going to drop," Applegate said.Following her diagnosis, the 36-year-old made the "tough choice" to undergo a double mastectomy ("I was just gonna let them go") and felt no sadness in the decision until she met her surgeon."At first I didn't [cry]," she said. "And then when I met with my doctor and I told him that was my decision and he brought the surgeon in and it was like the flood gates just opened up and I — I lost it."Thanks to the procedure, Applegate is now "absolutely 100 per...
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As she accepted best supporting comedy honors, Jean Smart praised her Samantha Who? co-star and on-screen daughter, Christina Applegate, who underwent a double mastectomy this summer to treat breast cancer.Her comments didn't stop on stage. In the press room, Smart talked about how she first spoke to Applegate about her diagnosis. "I said, 'I'm sorry I'm tearing up,'" Smart explained. "'I think everything is going to be fine. I just hate to think that you're going to go through this.'" Smart said she has maternal feelings for Applegate, which made her medical news more personal."But [Applegate's] a very spiritual person so she's fine," Smart said. — Anna Dimond Related:• John Adams, Mad Men, 30 Rock Win Big at Emmys• TVGuide.com's Top Emmy Moments• The Emmys: History New and Old• Emmy Fashion: Hits and Misses• 2008 Emmy Red Carpet
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Christina Applegate will present at the Emmy Awards next weekend, ABC has announced.The actress, who underwent a double mastectomy last month to treat breast cancer and is now cancer-free, will hope to grace the NOKIA Theatre stage twice that night. Applegate is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her ABC sitcom Samantha Who?.Other big-namers tapped to present are five-time Emmy champion Candice Bergen, David Boreanaz, Wayne Brady, Jimmy Kimmel, Kiefer Sutherland and Hills star/author/Emmy gown designer Lauren Conrad.The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards airs Sept. 21 at 8 pm/ET. — Joyce EngUse our Online Video Guide to watch interviews with Applegate.Related:• Oprah Slated to Appear on Emmys• Kathy Griffin Goes from D-Lister to Emmy Presenter• 2008 Emmy Nominations• Housewives, Baby Mamas to Present at Emmys• More Stars Added to Emmy Presenters List
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