NOMINEE VOTING FOR THE "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013" OPENS TODAY

Fans Can Begin Choosing Nominees Across Multiple Categories at www.PeoplesChoice.com

Winners Announced LIVE on The "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS" on Jan. 9, 2013 on the CBS Television Network

The PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music and television, has announced that voting to determine the nominees is now officially open at www.PeoplesChoice.com. Fans can vote across 46 categories, including Favorite Movie Icon, Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host and Favorite Band, until Friday, Nov. 2.

The top five in each category will become the official nominees, who will be announced on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills during the annual PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS press conference. The PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 will be broadcast LIVE from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

In People's Choice tradition, fans were also given the opportunity to choose brand-new categories for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013, which includes the following:

Movies:

· Favorite Face of Heroism

· Favorite On-Screen Chemistry

· Favorite Movie Fan Following

TV:

· Favorite Celebrity Judge

· Favorite New Talk Show Host

· Favorite Premium Cable TV Show

· Favorite TV Fan Following

Music:

· Favorite Breakout Artist

· Favorite Music Fan Following

Website: http://www.cbs.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#!/peopleschoice

Twitter: @peopleschoice

About People's Choice

Now in its 39th year, the People's Choice Awards continues to be the only major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in movies, music and television. The People's Choice official website at www.PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Every year, potential nominees are determined by national ratings averages, box office grosses, music sales and PeoplesChoice.com data, then vetted through EPoll Market Research. Fred Nelson is the President of People's Choice, and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. [NYSE:PG], which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production.