On October 27, the nominees for the 2021 People’s Choice Awards in movies, television, music, and pop culture were announced, with voting open now on the PCA website and Twitter through November 17, 2021. F9: The Fast Saga is the most-nominated film, with eight nominations, while This Is Us is the most-nominated television series, with six nominations. Justin Bieber leads the music artists with 10 nominations. The 47th awards ceremony will be held on December 7 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and be broadcast live simultaneously on NBC and E!
Musicals among the eight Drama Movie nominations include the adaptation of In the Heights (with a score by Lin-Manuel Miranda) and the biopic Respect, while the eight Family Movie nominations include the live-action Cinderella and animated Vivo (with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda). Jennifer Hudson, who stars as Aretha Franklin in Respect, also earned nods for Female Movie Star and Drama Movie Star. Anthony Ramos, who plays Usnavi in the film In the Heights, earned a nod for Drama Movie Star as well.