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“Glee” star Chris Colfer and Ellen DeGeneres both win at the People’s Choice Awards
The People’s Choice Awards were handed out earlier tonight and Chris Colfer won the award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor.
It was the gayest category of the night since his competition included three other openly gay TV stars: Jesse Tyler Ferguson of Modern Family, Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory and Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother. The fifth nominee was Darren Criss who is straight but who plays a gay charcter on Glee.
Ellen DeGeneres, to no one’s surprise, won the award for Favorite TV Talk Show Host. She bested Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan, Dr. Phil McGraw, Rachael Ray and Steve Harvey.
It was the record 14th People’s Choice win for Ellen who first won in 1995 when she was starring in her ABC sitcom.
Also of LGBT interest, the Netflix hit Orange is the New Black won for Favorite Streaming Series over competition that included Arrested Development, Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, House of Cards and Losing It with John Stamos.
Go to PeoplesChoice.com to see full list of nominees and winners.
Comments
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Ed Meiller says:
I may be in the minority but I feel Mr. Colfer was the weakest actor in the comedy category. All four of the other nominated actors (with the possible exception of Mr. Criss) are far better and funnier than Colfer. Chris Colfer scores big on the cute scale but his talent has always eluded me.
Joe says:
Keep in mind these awards are voted on by “the people.”
Anyhow, I love Kat and Beth and thought they did a good job.
2201 East says:
Congratulations to Mr Colter. Part of me wonders though if they couldn’t have found a gay actor to play the part instead.
2201 East says:
should be spelled Colfer