The people have spoken, and celebrities and fan-favorite stars behind the buzziest music, TV shows, and movies of 2023 took center stage in Santa Monica on Sunday at the 49th People’s Choice Awards, the first to be held in February amid Hollywood’s wider awards season, which aired on NBC and E! and streamed on Peacock.

The People’s Choice Awards makes no bones about being a popularity contest—at least compared to its counterparts like the Critics Choice Awards or Oscars. It bestows laurels based not on the haughty judgment of professional reviewers or industry colleagues but rather on a public online vote across 45 different categories that include The Bingeworthy Show of the Year and The Social Celebrity of the Year, with famous nominees including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, …