NOMINATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR "THE 33RD ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS," TO BE BROADCAST JANUARY 9 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Oprah Winfrey, Shakira, Jennifer Aniston, Johnny Depp, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Justin Timberlake, Halle Berry, Patrick Dempsey Charlie Sheen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Two And A Half Men," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "The King of Queens" Are Among the Nominees

The nominees for THE 33RD ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS were announced today by Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother"), Alyson Hannigan ("How I Met Your Mother"), Isaiah Washington ("Grey's Anatomy") and Kate Walsh ("Grey's Anatomy") at a press conference at the Peninsula Hotel. The winners will be revealed Tuesday, Jan. 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Potential nominees for "The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards" were compiled with the help of Knowledge Networks, a leading market research company. Knowledge Networks used its consumer research resources, which include the only projectable, Web-based, nationally representative panel, to identify a pop-culture-involved sample of men and women ages 18-49. For each category, the respondents were provided with a set of candidates determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses and album sales. The respondents then chose their favorites in Television, Movies and Music. They also had the option to write in their favorites where not included among the provided candidates. Their top three selections in each category became the final nominees.

Fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorites in each category at PCAvote.com starting today. Online voters can also register for a chance to win a VIP trip to "The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards." Visit PCAvote.com to learn more about the sweepstakes.

A second round of nominees for categories including Favorite Movie, Favorite New TV Comedy, and Favorite Remake of a song will launch soon. The first round nominees are listed below:

MOVIES

FAVORITE FEMALE MOVIE STAR Jennifer Aniston Halle Berry Sandra Bullock

FAVORITE MALE MOVIE STAR Johnny Depp Tom Hanks Denzel Washington

FAVORITE LEADING LADY Cameron Diaz Kirsten Dunst Scarlett Johansson

FAVORITE LEADING MAN Matt Damon Brad Pitt Vince Vaughn

FAVORITE FEMALE ACTION STAR Kate Beckinsale Halle Berry Uma Thurman

FAVORITE MALE ACTION STAR Johnny Depp Samuel L. Jackson Jet Li

FAVORITE ON-SCREEN MATCH-UP Jennifer Aniston & Vince Vaughn in "The Break-Up" Matt Damon & Jack Nicholson & Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Departed" Johnny Depp & Keira Knightley in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

MUSIC

FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER Faith Hill Shakira Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE MALE SINGER Trace Adkins Kenny Chesney Toby Keith

FAVORITE GROUP The Black Eyed Peas Nickelback The Red Hot Chili Peppers

FAVORITE POP SONG "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado "Stupid Girls" by Pink

FAVORITE ROCK SONG "Call Me When You're Sober" by Evanescence "Dani California" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers "Who Says You Can't Go Home" by Bon Jovi

FAVORITE R&B SONG "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera "Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake "Shake It Off" by Mariah Carey

FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG "Grillz" by Nelly "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire "Shake That" by Eminem

FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood "What Hurts The Most" by Rascal Flatts "When the Stars Go Blue" by Tim McGraw

TELEVISION

FAVORITE TV COMEDY The King of Queens My Name Is Earl Two and a Half Men

FAVORITE TV COMEDY - ANIMATED Family Guy King of the Hill The Simpsons

FAVORITE TV DRAMA CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Grey's Anatomy House

FAVORITE COMPETITION/REALITY SHOW American Idol Deal or No Deal Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

FAVORITE TALK SHOW HOST Ellen DeGeneres Jay Leno Oprah Winfrey

FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR Jennifer Love Hewitt Eva Longoria Julia Louis-Dreyfus

FAVORITE MALE TV STAR Patrick Dempsey Charlie Sheen Kiefer Sutherland

MISCELLANEOUS

FAVORITE FUNNY FEMALE STAR Ellen DeGeneres Julia Louis-Dreyfus Queen Latifah

FAVORITE FUNNY MALE STAR Will Ferrell Adam Sandler Robin Williams

THE 33rd ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS is being produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. The People's Choice Awards is fully sponsored by products of Procter and Gamble, which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production. Carol Donovan ("GQ Men of the Year Awards") is the executive producer for the third year. Central Talent Booking is the talent consultant. Bruce Gowers ("The American Music Awards") is directing the special.

RATING: To Be Announced