People's Choice Awards (Australia)

The Australian People's Choice Awards was an Australian version of the American awards show, People's Choice Awards, staged in 1998 and 1999.[1] The awards recognised works of popular culture and people active in it. Winners were chosen by popular vote.

Winners and nominees

1998

Source:[2]
Category Winner Nominees
Favourite TV Star Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers, Seven Network Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network
Rebecca Gibney, Halifax f.p., Nine Network
Ray Martin, A Current Affair, Nine Network
Favourite Australian Movie Amy Crackers
Joey
The Wiggles Movie
Favourite Australian Movie Star (Male) Mel Gibson Russell Crowe
Ben Mendelsohn
Guy Pearce
Favourite Australian Movie Star (Female) Nicole Kidman Toni Collette
Rebecca Gibney
Rachel Griffiths
Favourite International Movie Titanic As Good as It Gets
The Full Monty
The Horse Whisperer
Favourite International Movie Star (Male) Mel Gibson Leonardo DiCaprio
Harrison Ford
Brad Pitt
Favourite International Movie Star (Female) Nicole Kidman Jodie Foster
Meg Ryan
Kate Winslet
Favourite Sporting Event Shown On TV 1998 Commonwealth Games, Nine Network AFL Grand Final, Seven Network
Tennis - 1998 US Open, Nine Network
World Swimming Championship - Perth, Seven Network
Favourite Sports Star (Male) Pat Rafter - Tennis Mick Doohan - Motorcycle sport
Kieren Perkins - Swimming
Ian Thorpe - Swimming
Favourite Sports Star (Female) Susie O'Neill - Swimming Cathy Freeman - Athletics
Nova Peris-Kneebone - Hockey and Athletics
Samantha Riley - Swimming
Favourite Australian Singer (Male) John Farnham Jimmy Barnes
Neil Finn
Anthony Warlow
Favourite Australian Singer (Female) Natalie Imbruglia Tina Arena
Kylie Minogue
Olivia Newton-John
Favourite International TV Show Friends, Nine Network Ally McBeal, Seven Network
Heartbeat, ABC TV and Seven Network
Keeping Up Appearances, ABC TV
Favourite TV Drama or Serial Blue Heelers, Seven Network All Saints, Seven Network
Home and Away, Seven Network
Water Rats, Nine Network
Favourite Actor in a Drama or Serial Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network Marcus Graham, Good Guys Bad Guys, Nine Network
Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
John Wood, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Favourite Actress in a Drama or Serial Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers, Seven Network Belinda Emmett, Home and Away, Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney, Halifax f.p., Nine Network
Georgie Parker, All Saints, Seven Network
Favourite Comedy Show Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, Nine Network
Good News Week, ABC TV and Network Ten
The Panel, Network Ten
Favourite Comedy Star Magda Szubanski Russell Gilbert
Jimeoin
Daryl Somers, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network
Favourite Current Affairs Show Today Tonight, Seven Network 60 Minutes, Nine Network
A Current Affair, Nine Network
Foreign Correspondent, ABC TV
Favourite Lifestyle Show Better Homes and Gardens, Seven Network Burke's Backyard, Nine Network
Getaway, Nine Network
The Great Outdoors, Seven Network
Favourite TV Commercial Coca-Cola - Polar Bears Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup - Two Kids
Daewoo - Dog Directs Blind Man
Heinz Baked Beans - Brother On Phone
Kids' Choice For Favourite TV Show Home and Away, Seven Network Friends, Nine Network
South Park, SBS TV
The Simpsons, Network Ten

1999

Source:[3]
Category Winner Nominees
Australian of the Century Victor Chang Donald Bradman
Dawn Fraser
Fred Hollows
Australian of the Year Ian Thorpe Cathy Freeman
Pat Rafter
Dick Smith
Favourite Movie Notting Hill Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Saving Private Ryan
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Favourite Movie Star (Male) Mel Gibson Sean Connery
Tom Hanks
Brad Pitt
Favourite Movie Star (Female) Julia Roberts Cate Blanchett
Nicole Kidman
Meg Ryan
Favourite Major Sporting Event on TV Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Nine Network AFL Grand Final, Seven Network
NRL Grand Final, Nine Network
Australian Open Tennis, Seven Network
Favourite Sports Star (Male) Pat Rafter - Tennis Michael Doohan - Motorcycle sport
Tony Lockett - Australian rules football
Ian Thorpe - Swimming
Favourite Sports Star (Female) Susie O'Neill - Swimming Jelena Dokić - Tennis
Cathy Freeman - Athletics
Samantha Riley - Swimming
Favourite Band Human Nature Cold Chisel
INXS
Savage Garden
Favourite Singer (Male) John Farnham Jimmy Barnes
Lee Kernaghan
Anthony Warlow
Favourite Singer (Female) Natalie Imbruglia Kate Ceberano
Olivia Newton-John
Marina Prior
Favourite International TV Show Friends, Nine Network Ally McBeal, Seven Network
The Bill, ABC TV
ER, Nine Network
Favourite TV Drama or Serial SeaChange, ABC TV All Saints, Seven Network
Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Water Rats, Nine Network
Favourite Actor in a Drama or Serial Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network
William McInnes, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
John Wood, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Favourite Actress in a Drama or Serial Sigrid Thornton, SeaChange, ABC TV Catherine McClements, Water Rats, Nine Network
Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Georgie Parker, All Saints, Seven Network
Favourite Comedy or Light Entertainment Show Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, Nine Network Good News Week, ABC TV and Network Ten
Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network
The Panel, Network Ten
Favourite Comedy / Light Entertainment Star Daryl Somers, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Nine Network Paul McDermott, Good News Week, ABC TV and Network Ten
Glenn Robbins, The Panel, Network Ten
Paul Vautin, The NRL Footy Show, Nine Network
Favourite Current Affairs Show A Current Affair, Nine Network Foreign Correspondent, ABC TV
60 Minutes, Nine Network
Today Tonight, Seven Network
Favourite Lifestyle or Infotainment Show Better Homes And Gardens, Seven Network Changing Rooms, Nine Network
Getaway, Nine Network
Harry's Practice, Seven Network
Favourite TV Presenter Ernie Dingo, The Great Outdoors, Seven Network Paul McDermott, Good News Week, ABC TV and Network Ten
Ray Martin, A Current Affair, Nine Network
Mike Munro, A Current Affair, Nine Network
Favourite TV Star Sigrid Thornton, SeaChange, ABC TV Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network
Lisa McCune, Blue Heelers, Seven Network
Georgie Parker, All Saints, Seven Network
Favourite Teen Idol on TV Brooke Satchwell, Neighbours, Network Ten Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Seven Network
Katie Holmes, Dawson's Creek, Network Ten
Jesse Spencer, Neighbours, Network Ten
Kids' Choice For Favourite TV Show Home and Away, Seven Network Dawson's Creek, Network Ten
Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Seven Network
The Simpsons, Network Ten

See also
  • List of television awards
  • Other Australian awards termed People's Choice Awards:
    • Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards[4]
    • Australian Traveller magazine People's Choice Awards[5]
    • Dimmi People's Choice Awards (a crowdsourced ranking of restaurants)[6]
    • National Landcare People's Choice Award[7]

References
  1. Australian Entertainment Awards, Australian Television Information Archive
  2. Australian Television Information Archive: People's Choice Awards 1998
  3. Australian Television Information Archive: People's Choice Awards 1999
  4. Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards
  5. Australian Traveller People's Choice Awards
  6. "Dimmi People's Choice Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  7. "National Landcare People's Choice Award". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
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