All the big winners at the E! People's Choice Awards 2018

12 November 2018 - 10:30 By Staff reporter
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Actor Danai Gurira accepts The Action Movie Star of 2018 award for 'Black Panther' during the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards.
Actor Danai Gurira accepts The Action Movie Star of 2018 award for 'Black Panther' during the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards.
Image: Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Avengers: Infinity War, Melissa McCarthy, Nicky Minaj, BTS and Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments were among the big winners at the E! People's Choice Awards 2018, which took place in Santa Monica, California, last night.

This annual award show sees fans vote for their faves in a range of categories including Movies, Music, TV and Pop Culture.

Avengers: Infinity War beat out Black Panther in both the Movie and Action Movie of the year categories. Scarlett Johansson was also named Female Movie Star of 2018 for her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the popular superhero blockbuster. 

Scarlett Johansson was named Female Movie Star of 2018 at the E! People's Choice Awards 2018 on November 11 2018 in Santa Monica, California.
Scarlett Johansson was named Female Movie Star of 2018 at the E! People's Choice Awards 2018 on November 11 2018 in Santa Monica, California.
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That's not to say Black Panther went without recognition. Chadwick Boseman was named Male Movie Star of the year for his role as the title character, while Danai Gurira took home Action Movie Star of 2018 for her performance as Wakanda general Okoye.

Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments cleaned up in the TV category. It was named both the overall best show and the most bingeworthy show of the year. Its stars, Harry Shum and Katherine McNamara, received the awards for Best Male and Best Female TV Star respectively.

Actress Melissa McCarthy was honoured to receive the first-ever People's Icon Award and also scooped up the trophy for Comedy Movie Star of 2018 for her role in Life of the Party.

Rapper Nicki Minaj was crowned Female Artist of 2018 and also won Album of the Year for Queen. While South Korean boy band BTS scored awards for Song and Music Video of 2018 for their track Idol; they were also named Group and Social Celebrity of the year.

WATCH | The music video for BTS' track Idol

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

MOVIES

Movie of 2018: Avengers: Infinity War

Comedy movie of 2018: The Spy Who Dumped Me

Drama Movie of 2018: Fifty Shades Freed

Family Movie of 2018: Incredibles 2

Action movie of 2018: Avengers: Infinity War

MOVIE STARS

Female Movie Star of 2018: Scarlett Johansson for Avengers: Infinity War

Male Movie Star of 2018: Chadwick Boseman for Black Panther

Action Movie Star of 2018: Danai Gurira for Black Panther

Drama Movie Star of 2018: Jamie Doran for Fifty Shades Freed

Comedy Movie Star of 2018: Melissa McCarthy for Life of the Party

TV SHOWS

Show of 2018: Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Revival Show of 2018: Dynasty

Comedy Show of 2018: Orange is the New Black

Drama Show of 2018: Riverdale

Sci-fi/Fantasy Show of 2018: Wynonna Earp

Reality Show of 2018: Keeping up with the Kardashians

Competition Show of 2018: The Voice

Daytime Talk Show of 2018: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Nighttime Talk Show of 2018: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Bingeworthy Show of 2018: Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

TV STARS

Male TV Star of 2018: Harry Shum for Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Female TV Star of 2018: Katherine McNamara for Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Drama TV Star of 2018: Mariska Hargitay for Law & Order: SVU

Comedy TV Star of 2018: Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory

Reality TV Star of 2018: Khloe Kardashian for Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Competition Contestant: Maddie Poppe for American Idol

MUSIC

Female Artist of 2018: Nicki Minaj

Male Artist of the Year: Shawn Mendes

Country artist of 2018: Blake Shelton

Group of 2018: BTS

Album of the Year: Queen by Nicki Minaj

Song of the Year: Idol by BTS

Music Video of 2018: Idol by BTS

Concert Tour of 2018: Taylor Swift, Reputation Tour

Latin Artist of 2018: CNCO

POP CULTURE

Beauty Influencer of 2018: James Charles

Animal star of 2018: Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund

Comedy act of 2018: Kevin Hart

Social Celebrity of 2018: BTS

Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund at the People's Choice Awards 2018.
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund at the People's Choice Awards 2018.
Image: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Social Star of 2018: Shane Dawson

Style Star of 2018: Harry Styles

Game Changer of 2018: Serena Williams

Fashion Icon Award: Victoria Beckham

People's Icon of 2018: Melissa McCarthy

Pop Podcast of 2018: Scrubbing in With Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad

People's Champion Award: Bryan Stevenson

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