Johnny Depp, Sandra Bullock and Hugh Laurie were the toast of Hollywood on Wednesday night after landing leading prizes at the People's Choice Awards. Depp was named the Favorite Movie Actor and his Sweeney Todd co-star Sacha Baron Cohen honored him with the Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade prize.

Baron Cohen revealed the event organizers decided to give Depp the special award after realizing more people had voted for him in the past 10 years than any other celebrity.

Meanwhile, Bullock was named Favorite Movie Actress, while her film The Proposal won the Favorite Comedy Movie prize. Laurie claimed the Favorite TV Drama Actor honor for House, which picked up the night's Favorite TV Drama award.

It was also a big night for Hugh Jackman, who landed the night's Favorite Action Star and Twilight's Taylor Lautner, who was named Favorite Breakout Movie Actor.

Music awards went to Mariah Carey (Favorite R&B Artist), Carrie Underwood (Favorite Country Artist), Keith Urban (Favorite Male Artist) and Taylor Swift (Favorite Female Artist).

Over 60 million film fans, music lovers and TV watchers voted for the awards.





The winners were:

Favorite Talk Show - The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Favorite Comedy Movie - The Proposal

Favorite R&B Artist - Mariah Carey

Favorite TV Comedy Actor - Steve Carell (The Office)

Favorite TV Comedy Actress - Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother)

Favorite TV Comedy Show - The Big Bang Theory

Favorite TV Drama - House

Favorite TV Drama Actor - Hugh Laurie (House)

Favorite Movie Actress - Sandra Bullock

Favorite Movie Actor - Johnny Depp

Favorite Action Star - Hugh Jackman

Favorite Independent Film - Inglourious Basterds

Favorite Breakout Movie Actor - Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga: New Moon)

Favorite Male Artist - Keith Urban

Favorite Female Artist - Taylor Swift

Favorite Country Artist - Carrie Underwood

Favorite Web Celeb -Ashton Kutcher

Favorite New TV Drama - The Vampire Diaries

Favorite New TV Comedy - Glee

Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade - Johnny Depp.

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