PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HOST,
KENAN THOMPSON.
YEAH!
WHAT'S UP?
♪♪
YEAH!
COME ON!
♪ GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY
WANT ♪
- >> YEAH! - WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME TO THE 2021 PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARDS, CELEBRATING
EVERYTHING THAT YOU LOVE IN
MUSIC, POP CULTURE, TV, AND
MOVIES.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE OSCARS
- EXCEPT IT'S MOVIES THAT PEOPLE - HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN.
OH!
♪♪
I AM YOUR HOST KENAN THOMPSON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW, YOU MAY KNOW ME FROM MY
SHOW "KENAN" OR "SNL," WHERE
I'VE BEEN A CAST MEMBER SINCE
1956.
BUT IF I SPEND ANY MORE TIME ON
NBC, THEY'RE GOING TO... AND
MAKE ME THE NEW PEACOCK.
♪♪
WE GOT SO MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE
CELEBRITIES HERE TONIGHT.
- DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON IS - HERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S RIGHT.
HIS MOVIE "RED NOTICE" HAS BEEN
VIEWED A TOTAL OF ALMOST 300
MILLION HOURS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WORKED OUT
- IN THE GYM FOR 300 MILLION - HOURS, YOU STILL AIN'T GOING TO
LOOK LIKE THE ROCK.
COME ON!
♪♪
HALLE BERRY IS HERE TONIGHT.
YES.
YES, YES, YES, YES.
SHE HAS NOT AGED A SINGLE DAY,
AND I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR
- YEARS. - THAT IS, UNTIL THE POLICE TOLD
ME TO GET UP OUT THE BUSHES.
♪♪
WE'RE ALSO HONORING KIM
KARDASHIAN WEST TONIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY HAVE SUCH A LOYAL FAMILY,
MAKING MILLIONS IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS.
- IN HOLLYWOOD, THEY CALL THAT - SYNERGY.
IN THE FBI, THEY CALL IT THE
MAFIA.
♪♪
AND THE BLACK WIDOW HERSELF,
SCARLETT JOHANSSON IS NOMINATED
TONIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT, ALTHOUGH IF COLIN
JOST KEEPS USING MY PERSONAL
BATHROOM AT "SNL," SHE'S GOING
TO BE THE WHITE WIDOW SOON.
♪♪
YEAH!
SO LET'S ALL TAKE SOME TIME TO
CELEBRATE TONIGHT.
LET ME HEAR FROM EVERYBODY ON
THIS SIDE.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
THAT SIDE.
AND FROM THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE.
WHOO!
GIVE IT UP FOR MY BAND.
THIS IS THE 2021 PEOPLE'S CHOICE
AWARDS.
ALL RIGHT.
FIRST UP, SHE'S NOMINATED IN TWO
CATEGORIES TONIGHT FOR HER ROLE
IN "COMING 2 AMERICA."
GIVE IT UP FOR LESLIE JONES.
♪♪
THANKS, KENAN!
OKAY.
Y'ALL KNOW HOW I LOVE WATCHING
TV AND THE MOVIES.
LIKE I REALLY GET INTO IT, OKAY?
LIKE DROP.
- DON'T GO INTO... I BE LIKE, - DON'T GO INTO THAT CAVE, ROCK!
DAMN, HOW DID HE SURVIVE THAT
CAVE?
DANIEL CRAIG, I BE LIKE, MAN,
YOU ABOUT TO FIGHT THESE DUDES
IN THAT EXPENSIVE SUIT?
MAN, HOW DID HE BEAT THEM IN
THAT EXPENSIVE SUIT?
AND, YOU KNOW, CHRIS PRATT IS
THE NICE GUY WHO HAPPENS TO BE
IN SHAPE, BUT HE CAN SAVE MY
LIFE TOO, BECAUSE HE'S IN SHAPE.
AND EDDIE MURPHY, COME ON.
EDDIE MURPHY!
YEAH!
OKAY?
HERE ARE YOUR NOMINEES FOR THE
MALE MOVIE STAR OF 2021.
MALE MOVIE STAR
EDDIE MURPHY, "COMING 2
AMERICA."
- >> IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. - >> I'LL BE DAMNED.
- LOOK WHO COME UP IN HERE. - >> CHRIS PRATT, "THE TOMORROW
WAR."
IS IT A DRIVING TEST?
GOING TO HAVE JOKES IN THE
FUTURE?
- >> DWAYNE JOHNSON, "JUNGLE - CRUISE."
I DON'T GOT IT.
DANIEL CRAIG, "NO TIME TO
DIE."
THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT TO
SAY.
JOHN CENA, "F9: THE FAST
SAGA."
A LONG TIME.
NOW YOUR FAMILY IS IN MY
WORLD.
- >> SIMU LIU, "SHANG-CHI AND THE - LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS."
VIN DIESEL, "F9: THE FAST SAGA."
TAKE IT ALL THE WAY UP.
RYAN REYNOLDS, "FREE GUY."
IS THIS WHAT RECREATIONAL
DRUGS FEEL LIKE?
OKAY.
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO...
- DWAYNE JOHNSON, "JUNGLE CRUISE." - AH!
THE ROCK!
♪♪
WOW.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, LESLIE.
AND THANK YOU GUYS.
I GOT TO TELL YOU I'M A LUCKY
- GUY. - I'M A LUCKY AND GRATEFUL MAN
- RIGHT NOW, AND I'LL TELL YOU - WHY.
WHEN YOU STRIP THIS AWAY, REALLY
IT COMES DOWN TO THE CONNECTION
I HAVE WITH THE PEOPLE.
THE CONNECTION I HAVE WITH YOU
GUYS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
- SO IT'S NOT LOST ON ME. - I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS SO, SO
MUCH FOR THE VOTES.
THANK YOU.
AND TO MY LITTLE BABY GIRLS,
JASMINE AND TIA WHO ARE HOME
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE WATCHING.
THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT BEING FAMOUS MEANS, AND
I'M GOING TO TELL THEM NOW
- BECAUSE THEY'RE WATCHING, AS I - ALWAYS TELL THEM.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT
BEING FAMOUS IS TO BE KIND.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
FROM THE NEW SHOW "PIVOTING,"
- IT'S JENNIFER GOODWIN AND MAGGIE - Q.
READY?
OKAY.
- WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE AWARD - FOR MALE TV STAR.
HONESTLY, WE SPEND MORE TIME
WITH THESE NOMINEES THAN OUR OWN
- FAMILIES. - >> WE BINGE THEIR SHOWS, RIGHT?
- WE STALK THEM ON INSTAGRAM. - WE FANTASIZE ABOUT BEING THEIR
LEADING LADIES, NO?
WHO NEEDS A SOCIAL LIFE WHEN
YOU HAVE THESE NOMINEES FOR THE
MALE TV STAR OF 2021.
MALE TV STAR.
JASON SUDEIKIS, "TED LASSO."
START TOUCHING YOUR TOES.
TOUCH EACH OTHER'S TOES.
KENAN THOMPSON, SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE."
NORMAN REEDUS, "THE WALKING
DEAD".
CHASE STOKES, OUTER BANKS".
WHY DON'T WE GO TO YUCATAN?
- >> I'M NOT RUNNING ANYMORE. - >> STERLING K. BROWN, "THIS IS
- US." - >> WE GREW UP IN THE SAME HOUSE.
- THINGS LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN - HAPPENING TO BLACK PEOPLE FOR
YEARS AND WE'VE NEVER TALKED
ABOUT IT.
DWAYNE JOHNSON, "YOUNG ROCK."
TOM HIDDLESTON, "LOKI."
GOING BACK LIKE 50 TIMES.
ANTHONY MACKIE, THE FALCON
AND THE WINTER SOLDIER.
WAIT, WHO ARE YOU?
OKAY.
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO...
TOM HIDDLESTON.
LOKI" IS ALSO WINNING TONIGHT
FOR THE SHOW OF 2021.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AMAZING.
THANK YOU
- [ CROWD CHANTING, LOKI ] - >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOW.
I DID NOT EXPECT THAT.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
I AM SO DELIGHTED BY AND
GRATEFUL FOR THIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TO MY FELLOW NOMINEES, I HOLD
YOU IN THE HIGHEST REGARD,
RESPECT YOU.
THIS... I'M AWARE THAT "LOKI"...
I'VE BEEN PLAYING THE CHARACTER
NOW FOR 11 OR 12 YEARS, AND I
KNOW HE MEANS SO MUCH TO SO MANY
PEOPLE FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT
REASONS.
AND LOKI HAS BEEN AROUND A LOT
LONGER THAN I HAVE, AND I'M
AWARE THAT AS SURELY AS I KNOW
ANYTHING, I'M ONLY A TEMPORARY
TORCHBEARER FOR LOKI.
BUT IT IS A JOY AND AN HONOR,
AND IT CONTINUES TO BE.
I SHARE THIS ENTIRELY WITH THE
WHOLE CAST AND CREW, WITH OWEN
WILSON AND SOPHIA DeMARTINO.
RICHARD E. GRANT.
AND JONATHAN MAJORS.
THEY WERE AMAZING, AND
PARTICULARLY OUR DIRECTOR, KATE
HERON, WHO GUIDED US NOT JUST
- THROUGH TIME TRAVEL BUT ALSO - THROUGH A PANDEMIC WITH SUCH
CARE AND KINDNESS.
THE PRODUCERS, THE CREW,
EVERYBODY WHO HELPED ME GET UP
IN THE MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR THE ROLE OF A
LIFETIME.
BUT FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU, THE PEOPLE, THE
AUDIENCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
- THE ONLY REASON I AM ALLOWED TO - PLAY THIS CHARACTER AND TO
CONTINUE TO PLAY HIM IS BECAUSE
OF THE AFFECTION IN WHICH HE'S
HELD BY YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
IN OUR STORY, LOKI FOUND HIS
GLORIOUS PURPOSE DEVOID OF
MEANING, AND THIS MEANS A GREAT
DEAL TO ME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COMING UP ON THE 2021
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, YOU
VOTED, AND TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES, TV SHOWS,
ARTISTS, AND ENTERTAINERS OF THE
- YEAR. - >> I'M JUST LIKE THE
KARDASHIANS.
PLUS TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
- PRESENTS KIM KARDASHIAN WEST - WITH THE YEAR'S HIGHEST FASHION
HONOR.
CARDI B HONORS YOUR PEOPLE'S
ICON, THE HISTORY MAKING HALLE
BERRY, AND WE CELEBRATE YOUR
2021 PEOPLE'S CHAMPION, DWAYNE
"THE ROCK" JOHNSON.
AND LATER, A CAREER-DEFINING
PERFORMANCE BY MUSIC ICON OF
- 2021 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. - COUNTRY SUPERSTAR BLAKE SHELTON
HITS THE STAGE.
AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST
- H.E.R. TAKES ON THE LEGENDARY - MARVIN GAYE IN A POWERFUL
TRIBUTE PERFORMANCE.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT THE
- HOS. - >> IT'S A NIGHTMARE.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME BACK TO THE PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARDS.
WELCOME BACK.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE MOVIE OF 2021
NOMINEES IS "DUNE."
IT'S GOT A GREAT CAST.
TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, THAT'S RIGHT.
ZENDAYA.
OSCAR ISAAC AND JASON MOMOA.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY CUT OUT
- MY FAVORITE CHARACTER. - WHY DON'T WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
UNEDITED CLIP AND SEE IF YOU CAN
SPOT REGGIE.
OH, WE MEETIN'?
HOW COME NOBODY TOLD REGINALD
WYOMING?
WHEN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HIM?
STOP THERE.
HEY.
HE SAID THE WORD?
REGINALD GOES WYOMING ON YOUR
ASS.
WELCOME.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEM BLUE
EYES.
HEY, MAN, YOU LEADER OF THE
FREEMEN OR THE SMURFS.
BOOM!
OH, OKAY.
CAN SOMEBODY CLEAN UP THIS SPIT?
I LIKE TO WALK IN HERE
BAREFOOTED SOMETIMES.
THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF
YOUR BODY'S MOISTURE.
WE ACCEPT IT IN THE SPIRIT IN
WHICH IT WAS GIVEN.
OH, Y'ALL GETTING FREAKY OVER
HERE.
OKAY.
REGINALD WYOMING PLAY ALONG.
WHAT DID THAT DO FOR YOU?
THAT'S VERY HONORABLE.
OF COURSE YOU RECOGNIZE HIM.
- HE'S GOT THE BEST CHEEKBONES IN - THE GAME.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY YOU.
OH, YOU BOUNCING ALREADY?
HEY, MAN, COME FIND ME LATER.
I GOT ALL THE MOISTURE YOU NEED.
OH, THAT'S JUST SPIT.
CHALAMET.
- >> FROM "OUTER BANKS" AND - TONIGHT'S WINNER FOR THE DRAMA
TV STAR OF 2021, IT'S CHASE
STOKES.
- >> WHAT'S UP? - WHAT'S UP?
- HI, EVERYBODY. - WOW, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE HERE
TONIGHT.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
- OKAY. - SO TONIGHT'S NOMINEES FOR ACTION
MOVIE STAR HAVE PERFECTED THE
ART OF PUNCHING, KICKING,
- DRIVING, DODGING, AND SHAKING, - NOT STIRRING, ALL WITHOUT EVER
GETTING A HAIR OUT OF PLACE.
HERE ARE THE INCREDIBLE NOMINEES
FOR ACTION MOVIE STAR OF 2021.
ACTION MOVIE STAR.
- SCARLETT JOHANSSON, "BLACK - WIDOW."
OH, I GOT YOU.
JOHN CENA, "F9: THE FAST
- SAGA." - >> YOU CAN IMAGINE WHY I'VE COME
BACK TO PLAY.
DANIEL CRAIG, "NO TIME TO
DIE."
FLORENCE PUGH, "BLACK WIDOW."
SIMU LIU, "SHANG-CHI AND THE
LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS."
I'M NOT HERE TO FIGHT
ANYBODY.
CHARLIZE THERON, "F9: THE
FAST SAGA."
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
CHRIS PRATT, "THE TOMORROW
WAR".
VIN DIESEL, "F9: THE FAST SAGA".
NOT TODAY.
OKAY.
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO...
I DON'T WANT TO BREAK IT.
SIMU LIU!
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HOLY CRAP!
GUYS, I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT BRIEF,
- GUYS. - I GOT THREE THINGS TO SAY
- MOSTLY. - THE FIRST IS... THE FIRST IS
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU GUYS.
- YOU'RE THE REASON WHY I'M HERE, - AND NOT JUST HERE TONIGHT
- ACCEPTING THIS AWARD BUT HERE - LIVING MY DREAM EVERY SINGLE
- DAY. - SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO
VOTED.
- THANK YOU TO MY PARENTS, WHO - PROBABLY COUNTED FOR HALF OF
THOSE VOTES.
MY DAD'S RETIRED, SO HE'S GOT A
- LOT OF TIME ON HIS HANDS THESE - DAYS.
THE SECOND THING I WANT TO SAY
IS I HAD VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH
- THE SUCCESS OF THIS MOVIE, AND I - FEEL LIKE I GET A
DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF
CREDIT FOR IT.
BUT THAT CREDIT SHOULD
RIGHTFULLY GO TO OUR AMAZING
DIRECTOR.
TO THE HUNDREDS OF CAST AND CREW
THAT WORKED SO TIRELESSLY TO
MAKE THIS MOVIE WHAT IT WAS.
AND OUR STUNT TEAM, OH, MY GOD.
OUR STUNT TEAM LED BY THE
AMAZING, THE LATE BRAD ALLEN.
WE MISS HIM SO, SO DEARLY.
- THANK YOU. - THE THIRD THING THAT I WANT TO
SAY REAL QUICK IS TO ALL OF YOU
GUYS AND TO EVERYBODY WATCHING,
AND IT'S ABOUT PERMISSION.
BECAUSE, SEE, I WENT TO SCHOOL.
I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR FINANCE
AND ACCOUNTING, AND IT WAS
BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE
COURAGE INSIDE ME TO GIVE MYSELF
- THE PERMISSION TO PURSUE WHAT I - TRULY WANTED.
SO WHATEVER THAT MEANS FOR YOU
GUYS, IT ALL STARTS WITH
PERMISSION TO YOURSELF.
GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
♪♪
FROM "FREE GUY," PLEASE
WELCOME LIL REL HOWERY.
YO, YO, YO.
WHAT UP?
ALL RIGHT.
AS A FELLOW STAND-UP COMEDIAN
- WHO'S DONE A FEW SPECIALS - MYSELF, I KNOW HOW MUCH TIME AND
HARD WORK IT TAKES TO COME UP
WITH MATERIAL FOR A SPECIAL.
AND HONESTLY, AFTER THE LAST FEW
YEARS, IT HAS BECOME HARDER TO
- FIND IT FUNNY. - BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES THESE
- NOMINEES SO UNIQUE. - THEY ARE VULNERABLE, PERSONABLE,
- AND HONEST ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS - IN TODAY'S WORLD WHILE MAKING IT
HILARIOUS.
HERE ARE THE NOMINEES FOR COMEDY
ACT OF 2021.
TREVOR NOAH.
BO BURNHAM.
JOHN MULANEY.
PHOEBE ROBINSON.
HASAN MINHAJ.
- CHELSEA HANDLER, MARLON WAYANS. - ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO... HERE WE GO.
UH-OH.
CHELSEA HANDLER, WHAT'S UP?
♪♪
HOW COOL IS THIS?
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
- EVERYBODY WHO SPENT THE TIME - VOTING FOR ME.
AND TO MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO I
KNOW VOTED FOR ME SEVERAL TIMES,
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
AND FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S COME OUT
TO SEE MY SHOW AND TO ALL THE
STRAIGHT WHITE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN
DRAGGED OUT TO SEE MY SHOW BY
THEIR SPOUSES OR GIRLFRIENDS OR
DAUGHTERS.
IT TAKES A BRAVE MAN TO LISTEN
TO ME ONSTAGE FOR AN HOUR.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU TOO.
AND SPEAKING OF BRAVE MEN,
EVERYTHING IS SWEETER IN LIFE
BECAUSE I HAVE JOE COY WITH ME.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO SHARE ALL
- OF THIS WITH YOU AND EVERYTHING - WITH YOU.
- AND NOW WE GET TO GO HOME - TOGETHER AND HAVE MORE FUN
THERE.
SO THANK YOU!
♪♪
COMING UP, MUSIC ROYALTY IS
IN THE HOUSE.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA ROLLS OUT HER
BIGGEST HITS IN A
CAREER-DEFINING PERFORMANCE.
- CARDI B TAKES THE STAGE TO HONOR - TONIGHT'S PEOPLE'S ICON, THE
INCOMPARABLE HALLE BERRY.
AND NEXT, TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
CROWNS KIM KARDASHIAN WEST AS
THE FASHION ICON OF 2021.
- >>> PLEASE WELCOME THE STAR OF - SEE WA'S DANCE POP REVOLUTION,
AND TONIGHT'S WINNER FOR THE
COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF 2021,
- JOJO SIWA. - ♪♪
HI.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
- DAYTIME TALK SHOWS GIVE US A - MOMENT OF ME TIME JUST WHEN WE
NEED IT MOST.
HERE'S THE THING.
YOU CAN DANCE LIKE ELLEN, SING
LIKE KELLY CLARKSON, SPILL TEA
AROUND THE RED TABLE, OR EVEN
AGREE TO DISAGREE WITH JOY AND
- WHOOPI. - HERE WE GO.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE NOMINEES FOR
THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2021.
DAYTIME TALK SHOW.
LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN.
WHAT IS THE FABRIC?
I BELIEVE IT'S TARP.
THE ELLEN DeGENERES SHOW.
THAT IS SO MUCH FUN.
- >> GOOD MORNING AMERICA. - >> I'M GOING TO DANCE.
WHAT?
NO, I'M NOT.
- >> RED TABLE TALK. - >> THE TABLE MAKES YOU
- EMOTIONAL. - >> LET'S PUT IT ON THE TABLE.
IT'S OUT THERE.
THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW.
HOW YOU DOIN'?
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW.
I LIKE K-WIZZY.
THE VIEW.
- TODAY. - >> I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING BACK
TO THE OLD DAYS.
I LOVE THESE BIG FRIDAY CROWDS.
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO...
THE ELLEN DeGENERES SHOW!
♪♪
NOW I'M COVERED IN GLITTER
BECAUSE OF YOU!
- I LOVE IT. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU BACK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE.
THEY SAY THAT THIS IS MY 25th
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.
- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] - I MEAN IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME
- THAT I WAS GOING TO WIN 25 - PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, I WOULD
THINK YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
I MEAN WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I
THOUGHT 23 TOPS.
BUT THIS IS AMAZING.
- BUT SERIOUSLY, IT MEANS MORE TO - ME ESPECIALLY NOW.
THIS IS OUR FINAL SEASON.
SO TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED
AND TO EVERYONE THAT I HAVE
WORKED WITH FOR THE PAST 19
YEARS, WE ARE A FAMILY.
I LOVE ALL OF YOU.
I'M GRATEFUL, AND THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING ME FOR ALL THESE 19
- YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE - SHOW.
AND THE SHOW HAS BEEN THE
GREATEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.
I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY... EVERY
BIT OF IT.
- AS A KID, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE - PEOPLE HAPPY.
- I WANTED TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH - AND MAKE PEOPLE SMILE, AND IT'S
BECOME MORE THAN THAT.
WE PLAY GAMES.
- WE MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH. - BUT WE GET TO SHINE A LIGHT ON
- DESERVING PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING - GOOD IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THERE
ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD, AND WE
- JUST DON'T SEE ENOUGH OF IT. - SO I'M PROUD WE GET TO DO THAT
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY MY LAST
TIME UP HERE, UNLESS THEY CREATE
AN AWARD FOR FORMER TALK SHOW
HOSTS THAT ARE DOING NOTHING AT
ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
THIS FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE
INCLUDED.
POPULAR.
- BUT I HAVE LEARNED THAT THAT'S - NOT THE GOAL, AND IT SHOULD NOT
BE THE GOAL.
SO TO ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE
- WHO ARE NOT FEELING LIKE YOU'RE - FITTING IN OR THAT YOU'RE
- POPULAR, THAT YOU'RE PART OF THE - CROWD, THE GOAL IS TO BE
YOURSELF.
THE GOAL IS TO BE EXACTLY WHO
YOU ARE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND DON'T TRY TO FIT IN.
DON'T TRY TO FIT IN.
THE PEOPLE THAT GET TO KNOW YOU
WILL BE LUCKY, AND THAT'S WHO
- YOU NEED TO BE IS EXACTLY WHO - YOU WERE BORN TO BE.
SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
I LOVE YOU ALL.
THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AMAZING.
ELLEN DeGENERES, 25 TIMES.
- YOU'RE INCREDIBLE, ELLEN. - ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT AMAZING LIVE
PERFORMANCES COMING UP, AND IF
THERE'S TIME LEFT, THE PRODUCER
SAID THAT I CAN PERFORM SOME OF
MY LITTLE SLAM POETRY.
NOPE, I'M BEING TOLD THAT THERE
- WILL NOT BE TIME FOR THAT. - ALL RIGHT.
INSTEAD, PLEASE WELCOME LAST
YEAR'S FASHION ICON RECIPIENT
AND THE STAR OF "BLACK-ISH," THE
AMAZING TRACEE ELLIS ROSS.
♪♪
HELLO!
ALL RIGHT.
KIM KARDASHIAN WEST.
YEAH, WE THINK ABOUT HER A LOT.
HOLD ON.
I KNEW I'D NEED 'EM.
SHE'S PROVOCATIVE.
- SHE USES HER STYLE LIKE A - BUSINESSWOMAN, AND BUSINESS
LOVES HER STYLE.
WHEN SHE WEARS SOMETHING, IT
SELLS.
WHEN SHE SELLS SOMETHING, IT
SELLS OUT.
HER COMMITMENT TO A LOOK IS
SERIOUSLY NEXT-LEVEL.
I MEAN HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
FOOTAGE OF HER TRYING TO GET
INTO THAT BUTTERSCOTCH LATEX
- LOOK FOR PARIS FASHION WEEK? - I MEAN COME ON, THAT IS
COMMITMENT.
OR WHAT ABOUT THE TERRY MUGLER
- CORSET FOR THE MET BALL? - SHE NEVER SAT DOWN.
SHE COULDN'T.
LET'S NOT FORGET THE HEAD-TO-TOE
- BLACK BALENCIAGA NUMBER. - AND BY HEAD TO TOE, I MEAN EVEN
HER FACE.
FURTHER PROVING THAT EVEN WHEN
SHE'S INVISIBLE, SHE'S
RECOGNIZABLE.
HER STYLE IS BOLD AND
METICULOUS, RISKY, SOMETIMES
RISQUE, AND ALWAYS MEMORABLE.
IT INFLUENCES ALGORITHMS.
PLUS SHE HAD THE BEST OPENING
MONOLOGUE LOOK I HAVE EVER SEEN
ON "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, KIM
IS KIND.
SHE CARES, AND SHE USES HER VAST
- PLATFORM TO ADVOCATE FOR - CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT NEVER
GO OUT OF STYLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SO TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE YOU,
KIM.
MY NAME IS KIM KARDASHIAN
WEST.
FASHION IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE
ALWAYS LOVED.
I JUST LIKE TO PROVE PEOPLE
- WRONG. - I KNOW.
I'M SURPRISED TO SEE ME HERE
TOO.
YOU'VE CHANGED THE WAY THE
REST OF THE WORLD LOOKS AT
- FASHION IN SO MANY FUNDAMENTAL - WAYS.
I PRIDE MYSELF IN MY WORK
ETHIC, AND I WORK REALLY HARD.
THE QUEEN OF REALITY TV,
SOCIAL MEDIA, AND NOW COSMETICS
TOO.
I'M JUST PROUD THAT THERE'S
SUCH A DIVERSE LANGUAGE AND
BEAUTY, AND IN MY CAMPAIGNS, I
USE SO MANY DIFFERENT WOMEN.
THAT WAS JUST REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME TO INCLUDE
EVERYONE.
YOUR IMPACT ON HOW WOMEN
DRESS AND WHAT THEY WANT TO LOOK
LIKE HAS HAD REAL CULTURAL
SIGNIFICANCE.
WHEN I FEEL LIKE I LOOK GOOD,
I CAN ALWAYS JUST PUT ON THIS
ATTITUDE THAT I JUST FEEL
CONFIDENT.
- THAT'S WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS. - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHOO!
SO FROM FASHION ICON TO FASHION
ICON, FROM ENTREPRENEUR TO
ENTREPRENEUR, FROM BALENCIAGA
- LOVER TO BALENCIAGA LOVER, I - HAPPILY PASS THE CROWN TO THE
FASHION ICON OF 2021, KIM
KARDASHIAN WEST.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OH, MY GOSH.
TO BE RECEIVING THIS AWARD FROM
A FASHION ICON HERSELF, TRACEE,
I AM SO HONORED.
THANK YOU.
I AM HONESTLY SO HUMBLED TO BE
- HERE. - I MEAN I STARTED OFF AS A CLOSET
ORGANIZER AND A STYLIST.
SO THE FACT THAT I AM WINNING A
FASHION ICON AWARD, IT'S LIKE A
PINCH-ME MOMENT.
- I HAVE THOSE EVERY SINGLE DAY - THAT DESIGNERS ARE WILLING TO
WORK WITH ME.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THEY
WEREN'T.
AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO ZAC
POSEN WHO DRESSED ME AND TOOK ME
TO MY FIRST CFDA AWARDS.
AND SO MANY AMAZING DESIGNERS
LIKE RICARDO AND OLIVIER THAT
REALLY BELIEVED IN ME... WELL,
PROBABLY WERE TALKED INTO IT BY
GETTING A CALL FROM KANYE.
SO THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, TO KANYE EVEN FOR
REALLY INTRODUCING ME TO THE
FASHION WORLD.
AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH FASHION,
- AND I'M SO INSPIRED BY SO MANY - PEOPLE.
BUT, AGAIN, THIS IS LIKE A DREAM
THAT I GET TO WAKE UP AND WEAR
THESE AMAZING CLOTHES AND JUST
TRY NEW THINGS, YOU KNOW?
- TAKE A RISK. - I'M SO HUMBLED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COMING UP, WE'RE JUST MINUTES
AWAY FROM AN ICONIC PERFORMANCE
BY CHRISTINA AGUILERA.
CARDI B HONORS HER FRIEND HALLE
BERRY AS OUR 2021 PEOPLE'S ICON.
AND LATER, STAR OF "YOUNG ROCK,"
DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON IS
CROWNED THIS YEAR'S PEOPLE'S
CHAMPION.
WHEN I FIRST... WHEN I FIRST
GOT THE CALL THAT I'D WON THE
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, I THOUGHT,
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME
MISTAKE.
IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS.
BUT IT IS A HUGE HONOR TO BE
NAMED THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE FOR
NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW.
WE FEEL SO LUCKY TO GET TO DO
THIS SHOW EVERY NIGHT AND
- ENTERTAIN AND MAKE YOUR DAY A - LITTLE BETTER.
- TO ALL THE FANS, TO EVERYONE OUT - THERE WHO WATCHES OUR SHOW,
EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR US, THANK
YOU.
♪♪
SHE'S NOMINATED TONIGHT FOR
THE LATIN ARTIST OF 2021.
HERE IS BECKY G.
TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT WHAT THE
PEOPLE WANT, AND THIS NEXT
ARTIST HAS GIVEN HER FANS HIT
AFTER HIT, ONE MASSIVE ALBUM
AFTER THE NEXT.
AND HER VOICE IS INSTANTLY
RECOGNIZABLE AND COMPLETELY
UNFORGETTABLE.
- HER CATALOG OF HITS DEFINES POP - MUSIC.
HER TALENT IS LEGENDARY.
HER SOUND IS ONE OF A KIND.
AND TONIGHT WE ARE CALLING IT
LIKE IT IS.
- CHRISTINA AGUILERA IS A MUSIC - ICON.
SO GIVE IT UP FOR MY GIRL,
CHRISTINA AGUILERA!
♪♪
♪ MY HEART IS SAYING NO ♪
♪ IF YOU WANNA BE WITH ME ♪
♪ BABY, THERE'S A PRICE TO PAY ♪
♪ I'M A GENIE IN A BOTTLE ♪
♪ COME ON AND LOVE ME ♪
♪ LADIES, GENTLEMEN ♪
♪ IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR ♪
♪ OH, YEAH ♪
♪♪
♪ MAKES ME THAT MUCH WISER ♪
♪ THANKS FOR MAKING ME A FIGHTER
FIGHTER ♪
♪♪
WE'VE BEEN SINGING THIS
MESSAGE A LONG TIME, AND THIS
MESSAGE STILL HOLDS SO TRUE
TODAY.
THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY THAT HAS A
VOICE TO BE HEARD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ EVERY DAY IS SO WONDERFUL ♪
♪ AND SUDDENLY IT'S SO HARD TO
BREATHE ♪
♪ NOW AND THEN I GET SO
INSECURE ♪
♪ FROM ALL THE PAIN ♪
♪ I AM BEAUTIFUL NO MATTER WHAT
THEY SAY ♪
♪ WORDS CAN'T BRING ME... NO,
- THEY CAN'T, THEY CAN'T, THEY - CAN'T ♪
♪ WE ARE BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY
SINGLE WAY ♪
♪ OH, YEAH ♪
♪ SO DON'T YOU BRING ME DOWN ♪
♪ NOT TODAY ♪♪
I LOVE YOU!
GIVE IT UP FOR CHRISTINA
AGUILERA!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
- YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE - MUCHACHAS EVER.
- A TRUE GODDESS. - >> LOVE YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
LOOK AT YOU.
YOU ARE THE MUSIC ICON OF
2021.
THANK YOU, BECKY.
OH, MY GOODNESS!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.
WHAT ANEXCEPTIONAL HONOR TO BE
STANDING HERE RECEIVING AN AWARD
WITH THE WORD "ICON" IS TRULY
SURREAL, AND I'M BEYOND HUMBLED
IN THIS MOMENT.
I HAVE ALWAYS STRIVED FOR MY
- MUSIC TO COMMUNICATE MESSAGES OF - EMPOWERMENT, WHETHER IT'S
SPEAKING MY OWN TRUTHS OR GIVING
VOICE TO THOSE UNABLE TO DO SO
ON THEIR OWN.
MY ARTISTRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOR
THE FIGHTERS IN THIS WORLD, FOR
THOSE WHO FACE ADVERSITY, FOR
- THOSE WANTING TO INVOKE CHANGE, - MY MUSIC IS FOR YOU.
BELIEVING IN YOURSELF IS OFTEN
THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE OF ALL.
- AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, I'VE - HEARD YOUR STORIES ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF SONGS LIKE
"BEAUTIFUL," "FIGHTER," "CAN'T
- HOLD US DOWN" AND, YES, EVEN - "LADY."
- THANK YOU FOR YOUR STORIES. - THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
AND THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING.
YOU INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE WOMEN
WHO HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO SHARE
- THE STAGE, MICROPHONE AND - RECORDING STUDIO WITH OVER THE
YEARS.
YOU ARE ALL ICONS TO ME, AND I'M
- PROUD THAT TOGETHER WE HAVE - STRENGTHENED THE VOICES OF WOMEN
IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY
- INCREDIBLE BAND. - I WAS SO HAPPY TO SHARE THIS
MOMENT WITH YOU GUYS.
MY AMAZING DANCERS, YOU GIVE ME
LIFE AND SAVE MY ASS.
MY TEAM WHO HAS BECOME A SECOND
- FAMILY, I CAN ACCOMPLISH NOTHING - WITHOUT YOU.
AN AMAZING SUPPORT TEAM IS
EVERYTHING.
MY ICONIC FANS AND.
AND MY TRUE ANGELS, MY BABIES,
MAX AND SUMMER, I LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU.
COMING UP, THESE LADIES
DOMINATED OUR SCREENS ALL YEAR.
LILI REINHART AWARDS HER
FAVORITE FEMALE MOVIE STAR NEXT.
H.E.R. CELEBRATES MARVIN GAYE
WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIBUTE
- PERFORMANCE. - AND LATER FROM THE KING OF THE
RING TO THE KING OF THE BOX
OFFICE, WE CROWN DWAYNE JOHNSON
AS OUR PEOPLE'S CHAMPION.
HI, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE ON THE SET OF "THE
VOICE" PREPARING FOR OUR BIG
- FINALE. - WE WANTED TO SAY A HUGE THANK
YOU.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL YOU'RE
- STILL WITH US ON THIS CRAZY - RIDE.
- >> "THE VOICE" IS ALL ABOUT THE - FANS AND THE MUSIC THAT HAS THE
POWER TO BRING US ALL TOGETHER.
WE'VE GOT TO THANK EVERYBODY
HERE BEHIND THE SCENES WHO MAKES
IT ALL POSSIBLE.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. - >> THANK YOU.
- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PEOPLE'S - CHOICE AWARDS.
WE LOVE YOU.
WHOO, WHOO, WHOO!
WELCOME BACK.
NOW, IT IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS
- YOU CAN SEE, WHICH MEANS GETTING - TOGETHER WITH FAMILY THAT YOU
MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH.
BUT THAT'S WHY CHILI IS HERE.
I AM THE ELF WHO MAKES
EVERYTHING CHILL.
AMERICANS MIGHT NOT AGREE ON A
LOT, BUT EVERYBODY AGREES THAT
- DWAYNE JOHNSON IS QUITE - HANDSOME.
SO JUST USE THAT.
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS.
ALL RIGHT.
SAY YOUR UNCLE STAN WANTS TO
TALK ABOUT POLITICS.
YOU JUST SAY, OH, POLITICS?
- HAVE YOU SEEN "YOUNG ROCK" - DWAYNE JOHNSON IS RUNNING FOR
THE PRESIDENT ON THAT SHOW.
BOY, HE SURE IS HANDSOME.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
ROCK INSTEAD OF VOTER FRAUD.
- BOOM! - OH, YOUR GRANDMAMA WANTS TO TALK
ABOUT THE VACCINE?
WELL, SPEAKING OF JOHNSON &
JOHNSON, HAVE YOU SEEN DWAYNE?
I WISH THERE WAS TWO OF 'EM.
OR SAY YOUR AUNT MOTHER STARTS
ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHO'S DEFINITELY
GETTING HOTTER EVERY YEAR?
DWAYNE JOHNSON.
SHOW THEM THE BIDNESS.
COME ON.
GIVE US A LITTLE PEC... NEVER
- MIND. - BUT EVEN IF DWAYNE JOHNSON CAN'T
BRING YOUR FAMILY TOGETHER,
CHILLY STILL HAS YOUR BACK.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TURN ON
YOUR TV AND WATCH A SPECIAL
HOLIDAY EPISODE OF "KENAN,"
AIRING DECEMBER 15th.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW, PLEASE WELCOME THE STAR OF
DEMOCRAT "RIVERDALE," LILI
REINHART.
THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN
NOMINATED IN THIS CATEGORY
PLAYED ICONS, HEROES, AND
LEADERS, BOTH ON-SCREEN AND OFF,
THEY WERE IN CHARGE AND
UNSTOPPABLE.
HERE ARE THE BAD-ASS NOMINEES
FOR THE FEMALE MOVIE STAR OF
2021.
FEMALE MOVIE STAR.
- MARGOT ROBBIE, "THE SUICIDE - SQUAD."
REALLY GOOD PLAN TOO.
I CAN GO BACK INSIDE.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, "BLACK
WIDOW."
YOU MADE A SCENE, DIDN'T YOU?
LESLIE JONES, "COMING 2
AMERICA."
I'M GOING TO HUG YOU BECAUSE
I'M A HUGGER.
AWKWAFINA, "SHANG-CHI AND THE
LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS."
WE MAKE A GOOD TEAM.
SALMA HAYEK, "HITMAN'S WIFE'S
BODYGUARD."
- >> I SPECIFICALLY SAID NO - KILLING.
CHARLIZE THERON, "F9: THE
FAST SAGA."
JENNIFER HUDSON, "RESPECT."
I WANT TO SING WHAT I WANT TO
- SING. - >> FLORENCE PUGH, "BLACK WIDOW."
OKAY.
YOU GOT A PLAN?
MY PLAN WAS TO DRIVE US AWAY.
YOUR PLAN SUCKS.
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO...
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, "BLACK
WIDOW."
♪♪
BLACK WIDOW" IS ALSO WINNING
TONIGHT FOR THE MOVIE OF 2021.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
GOSH, THIS IS VERY EXCITING
- BECAUSE IT'S THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE - AWARD, AND THAT'S WHO WE MAKE
MOVIES FOR.
SO THANK YOU GUYS SO VERY MUCH.
TEN-PLUS YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST
STARTED MY JOURNEY WITH MARVEL,
I...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT
AUDIENCES WOULD LIKE MY
- PORTRAYAL OF THIS BELOVED - CHARACTER.
SO I REALLY OWE THIS ALL TO ALL
OF YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
I ALSO HAVE TO MENTION THE
BAD-ASS WOMEN THAT I WORKED WITH
ON THIS FILM.
OUR FILMMAKER, KATE SHORTLAND,
OUR LEADER.
MY AMAZING, AMAZING CO-STARS,
FLORENCE PUGH AND RACHEL WEISZ,
- AND OUR PRODUCER, VICTORIA - ALONZO.
- THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. - I WILL REALLY TREASURE THIS.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
THANK YOU.
♪♪
FROM "THIS IS US," PLEASE
WELCOME CHRIS SULLIVAN AND SUSAN
KELECHI WATSON.
♪♪
WE ARE HERE TO LET YOU KNOW
THE END IS NEAR.
NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.
- THAT'S STILL A FEW WEEKS OFF AT - LEAST.
- WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE END OF - "THIS IS US."
AS WE APPROACH OUR FINAL
SEASON, WE SHARE OUR GRATITUDE
WITH OUR GLOBAL FAMILY AND THE
BEST FANS IN THE WORLD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU GUYS.
BUT SINCE WE'VE KIND OF BEEN
RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF TEARS
OVER THE LAST FIVE SEASONS,
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT UP
- TO YOU RIGHT NOW. - >> RIGHT NO.
HERE ARE THE NOMINEES FOR THE
COMEDY MOVIE STAR OF 2021.
COMEDY MOVIE STAR.
LESLIE JONES, "COMING 2
AMERICA."
DWAYNE JOHNSON, "JUNGLE CRUISE."
- SALMA HAYEK, "HITMAN'S WIFE'S - BODYGUARD."
MELISSA McCARTHY, "THUNDER
FORCE."
RYAN REYNOLDS, "FREE GUY."
EDDIE MURPHY, "COMING 2
AMERICA."
OCTAVIA SPENCER, "THUNDER
FORCE."
EMILY BLUNT, "JUNGLE CRUISE."
ALL RIGHT.
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO...
COME ON.
DWAYNE JOHNSON, "JUNGLE CRUISE".
♪♪
WOW, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THIS.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, YOU
KNOW, THE SUCCESS THAT YOU
TURNED "JUNGLE CRUISE" INTO.
WE WANTED TO MAKE A MOVIE THAT
HONORED THE RIDE AROUND THE
WORLD, AND WE WANTED TO
- CERTAINLY THE MOST IMPORTANT - THING WAS TO ENTERTAIN YOU GUYS
- AROUND THE WORLD. - SO, GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- I LOVE YOU TOO. - THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAYING
THAT.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN
IT COMES TO COMEDY, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE I'M DECENTLY FUNNY.
- I CAN TELL A DECENT DIRTY JOKE, - ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE TOO MUCH
TEQUILA.
BUT I WILL SAY... I WILL SAY
- THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH COMEDY, IT - ALWAYS TAKES A GREAT PARTNER.
AND THIS ONE GOES OUT TO THIS
WOMAN, WHO IS ONE OF THE
- GREATEST ACTORS OF OUR - GENERATION, OF OUR TIME.
SHE IS BRILLIANT.
SHE'S FUNNY.
- SHE'S ALMOST AS FILTHY AS ME, - ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE DRINKS
TEQUILA.
EMILY BLUNT, THIS IS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
- >> COMING UP, SHE'S A SUPERHERO - ON AND OFF-SCREEN.
THE UNSTOPPABLE HALLE BERRY IS
HONORED BY HER FRIEND CARDI B.
- A ROCKING PERFORMANCE BY COUNTRY - INDUSTRY BLAKE SHELTON.
AND LATER FROM THROWING GRENADES
TO THROWING SHADE, WE AWARD YO
ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME BACK.
NOW, OUR NEXT PRESENTER IS
LEGENDARY.
SHE INFLUENCES EVERYTHING SHE
TOUCHES.
NUMBER ONE, MUSIC.
NUMBER TWO, FOOD.
NUMBER THREE, FASHION.
NUMBER FOUR, MY MANICURE BUDGET.
I CAN GO ON AND ON AND ON, BABY.
PLEASE WELCOME THE EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER OF THE BRUISE
SOUNDTRACK, CARDI B.
♪♪
HEY, EVERYBODY.
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. - HALLE BERRY IS ONE OF MY HEROES.
SHE'S STRONG.
SHE'S BRILLIANT.
SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR
TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST
ACTRESS.
YEAH!
SHE LET LITTLE GIRLS LIKE ME
DREAM BIG, INSPIRING US TO REACH
THE STARS AND BREAK RECORDS OF
OUR OWN, WHICH I DID BY THE WAY.
LOTS OF THEM.
THROUGH HER WORK, SHE'S TAUGHT
US THAT WOMEN CAN BE AS POWERFUL
AS THE WEATHER, AS CRAFTY AS A
SUPERSPY, COMPLEX, AND THAT ALL
WOMEN ARE FIGHTERS.
I JUST GOT TO WORK WITH HER ON
MAKING THE FIRST ALL-FEMALE
PRODUCED HIP-HOP ALBUM FOR HER
NEW MOVIE "BRUISED," WHICH SHE
DIRECTED AS WELL.
SHE ACTS AND SHE DIRECTED, OKAY?
SHE ACT AND DIRECTED.
WE ALL KNOW HALLE BERRY IS FINE,
FINE, FINE.
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULEST
WOMEN I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
BUT SHE IS NOT AFRAID TO PUSH
THE RANGE.
SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO GO THERE.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR
PEOPLE'S ICON, HALLE BERRY!
MEOW.
GOOD EVENING.
- I'M DOROTHY DANDRIDGE. - >> I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
LOVE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT YOUR
ASS HOME LAST NIGHT.
DO YOU HAVE THE PACKAGE?
OF COURSE I HAVE THE PACKAGE.
DON'T I ALWAYS HAVE THE PACKAGE?
♪♪
WHATEVER DO YOU HOPE TO
INFER?
SOMETIMES ANGER CAN HELP YOU
SURVIVE.
WE LIVE IN A WORLD FULL OF
FEAR, HATE, INTOLERANCE.
THE' ISN'T READY FOR A
COLORED LEADING LADY.
- >> BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO FIGHT - AGAINST.
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE JUST
GONNA TAKE MY BABY, YOU GOT
ANOTHER THINK COMING, LADY.
I THREW HIM AWAY, MY BABY.
I KILLED HIM.
♪♪
IF YOU REALLY HAVE A DREAM,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONLY ONE GOAL
AND BE RELENTLESS IN YOUR
PURSUIT OF THAT GOAL.
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO HALLE
BERRY, "MONSTER'S BALL."
OH, MY GOD.
THIS MOMENT IS SO MUCH BIGGER
THAN ME.
THIS MOMENT IS FOR EVERY
NAMELESS, FACELESS WOMAN OF
COLOR THAT NOW HAS A CHANCE
BECAUSE THIS DOOR TONIGHT HAS
BEEN OPENED.
- >> I'M OFFERING YOU A SECOND - CHANCE.
YOU'RE NOT TAKING IT?
YEAH, I'M NOT TAKING IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GIVE IT UP FOR THE PEOPLE'S
ICON OF 2021, HALLE BERRY!
♪♪
OH!
OH, OH, OH!
OH, MY GOSH!
THANK YOU, CARDI.
TO HAVE CARDI B PRESENT YOU WITH
- AN ICON AWARD, I CAN'T THINK OF - A MOMENT THAT WOULD BE BIGGER IN
MY LIFE.
THANK YOU, CARDI.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY REASON I
HAVHAVE
BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS, WORKING
- ON MY OWN TERMS, REDEFINING - MYSELF DECADE AFTER DECADE IS
BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
YOU ALLOW ME TO BE MYSELF.
WHEN I FALL DOWN, MY FANS, THE
PUBLIC, YOU PICK ME UP.
- AND WHEN I'M UP, YOU PUSH ME - HIGHER.
- SO THANK YOU! - THANK YOU FROM MY HEART, FROM MY
HEART.
I WANT TO THANK TONIGHT MY KIDS,
- MY TWO LITTLE KIDS, WHO THEY - HAVE TO LOSE SO MUCH TIME WITH
THEIR MOMMY BECAUSE I GET TO GO
WORK AND DO WHAT I LOVE.
SO THANK YOU, NALA, THANK YOU,
MACIO, I HOPE YOU FIND SOMETHING
IN LIFE THAT YOU CAN LOVE AND
CAN DO WITH AS MUCH VIGOR AND
- ZEST AS I DO WHAT I DO. - I LOVE YOU GUYS.
- AND THANK YOU. - THANK YOU, PEOPLE'S CHOICE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU!
♪♪
COMING UP, H.E.R. CELEBRATES
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF MARVIN
GAYE'S ICONIC ALBUM "WHAT'S
GOING ON."
BLAKE SHELTON COMES BACKS A
COUNTRY BOY AND TAKES THE STAGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS.
THIS IS SO LOVELY.
I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A WONDERFUL
NIGHT.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AND I HOPE TO
SEE YOU SOON, ALL RIGHT?
BYE.
HI, PEOPLE'S CHOICE.
IT'S SELENA.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I WON.
I'M SO, SO SORRY I CAN'T BE
THERE.
I'M SHOOTING SEASON 2 OF "ONLY
MURDERS IN THE BUILDING" RIGHT
NOW IN NEW YORK CITY.
- I AM SO HONORED TO GET THIS - AWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BELIEVING
IN THE SHOW AND FOR ENJOYING IT,
AND I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING SO MUCH
FUN RIGHT NOW AND THAT YOU'RE
JUST ENJOYING YOURSELF, AND I
HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS SOON.
BYE.
ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME BACK.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE... LESLIE
JONES, EVERYBODY?
WHAT?
LESLIE, WHY ARE YOU JUST
STANDING HERE LIKE THAT?
I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE
PEOPLES.
THE PEOPLES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
THE PEOPLES IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
YES, THEY ARE.
THEY'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
- BUT YOUR SEAT IS OVER THERE, SO - YOU WANT TO JUST GO BACK TO YOUR
- SEAT AND STOP BLOCKING THESE - BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE'S VIEW?
NO.
I'M JUST GOING TO STAY WITH THE
PEOPLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
- Y'ALL WANT ME TO STAY WITH - Y'ALL, STAY WITH THE PEOPLE.
YOUR FEET HURT, DON'T THEY?
OH, MY GOD.
- OH, THESE SHOES HAD A 30-MINUTE - LIMIT THAT ENDED AN HOUR AGO.
YEAH.
I CAN'T FEEL MY BIG TOE.
- CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE? - >> YOU NEED SOME HELP BACK?
- >> PLEASE. - >> I'M GOING TO HELP LESLIE BACK
TO HER SEAT.
IN THE MEANWHILE, PLEASE WELCOME
EMMY NOMINATED ACTRESS AND THE
NEW HOST OF THE E! RED CARPET,
LAVERNE COX.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHOO!
50 YEARS AGO, MARVIN GAYE
CREATED AN ALBUM THAT PROVES
THAT MUSIC IS A REVOLUTION.
"WHAT'S GOING ON" CHALLENGED US
TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, RECKON
WITH OUR CHOICES, AND CONNECT
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
AS RELEVANT TODAY AS WHEN IT WAS
MADE.
THE PROFOUND LYRICS FOR RACIAL
INJUSTICE, CLIMATE ISSUES, DRUG
ADDICTION, AND SOCIAL DIVISION.
BUT ULTIMATELY HE FOUND HOPE IN
THE BELIEF THAT WE ARE ALL ONE.
HERE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MARVIN
GAYE AND THIS MASTERPIECE ON ITS
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY IS THE
MULTI-TALENTED, GRAMMY AND OSCAR
AWARD-WINNING SINGER,
SONGWRITER, H.E.R.
♪♪
♪ MOTHER, MOTHER ♪
♪ EVERYBODY THINKS WE'RE WRONG ♪
♪ OH, BUT WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE
US ♪
♪ SIMPLY CAUSE WE WEAR OUR HAIR
LONG ♪
♪ YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FIND A
WAY ♪
♪ TO BRING SOME LOVE HERE
TODAY ♪
♪♪
♪ OOOH ♪
♪ THIS AIN'T LIVIN'
THIS AIN'T LIVIN' ♪
♪ NO, NO, BABY ♪
♪♪
♪ SO WHAT'S GOIN' ON ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COMING UP, FROM BACHELOR
- NATION TO REAL HOUSEWIVES, PARIS - JACKSON CROWNS HER FAVORITE
REALITY SHOW NEXT.
AND LATER, DWAYNE JOHNSON IS THE
PEOPLE'S CHAMP FOR A REASON.
FROM AMERICAN HORROR
STORIES, GIVE IT UP FOR PARIS
JACKSON.
REALITY TV CAN HAVE YOU
SITTING ON THE EDGE OF YOUR
SEAT, SHOUTING AT YOUR SCREEN,
OR CRINGING LIKE YOU'VE NEVER
CRINGED BEFORE.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THE SHOWS
- THAT KEEP US COMING BACK FOR - MORE.
THE NOMINEES FOR REALITY SHOW OF
2021 ARE...
- >> REALITY SHOW. - "JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION."
"KEEPING UP WITH THE
KARDASHIANS."
- LOV"LOVE & HIP HOP: ATLANTA." - "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY
HILLS."
90 DAY FIANCE.
THE REAL "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA
- ATLANTA." - "BACHELOR IN PARADISE."
- >> AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD - GOES TO...
"KEEPING UP WITH THE
KARDASHIANS "."
♪♪
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT FOR
US BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE VOTED
- FOR US ON OUR LAST SEASON OF - "KEEPING UP WITH THE
- KARDASHIANS." - IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE 14-YEAR
- RIDE, AND ALL OF THE MEMORIES WE - HAVE CAN NEVER BE REPLACED.
WE STARTED THE SHOW WITH AN IDEA
OF BRINGING OUR CRAZY FAMILY
INTO YOUR HOMES, AND WE COULD
NOT HAVE IMAGINED THAT IT WOULD
HAVE LASTED THIS LONG.
I THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS
- SUPPORTED US, OLD AND NEW. - WE SEE YOU.
WE READ THE COMMENTS.
WE SEE THE SOCIAL POSTS, AND
- IT'S AWESOME. - A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO ALL OF OUR
FAN ACCOUNTS.
YOU ALL NEVER MISS A BEAT.
AND, GUYS, WE'VE CLOSED THIS
ONE CHAPTER, BUT A NEW ONE IS
COMING.
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE
WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU
COMING IN 2022 ON HULU.
SO GET READY.
THANK YOU.
- >> COMING UP, BLAKE SHELTON - MAKES HIS RETURN TO THE PEOPLE'S
CHOICE STAGE.
AND LATER, IT'S ABOUT DRIVE.
FROM "THE UPSHAWS," IT'S
WANDA SYKES AND MIKE EPPS.
YOU KNOW, OUR JOB BEGINS WHEN
THE DIRECTOR SAY "ACTION".
SOMETIMES THAT MEANS YOU'LL
BE DODGING BULLETS OR THROWING
PUNCHES.
AND SOMETIMES IT MEANS
WATCHING YOUR CO-STAR FORGET HER
LINES BECAUSE SHE STAYED UP LATE
AND WATCHED "90 DAY FIANCÉ."
COME ON, I LOVE THAT SHOW.
I MEAN I CAN'T BELIEVE BIG ED
AND LIZ ARE A THING AGAIN.
BUT LIKE I SAID, HERE ARE THE
NOMINEES FOR ACTION IN 2021.
ACTION MOVIE.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD.
"SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE
TEN RINGS."
"NO TIME TO DIE."
"GODZILLA VS. KONG."
- "THE TOMORROW WAR." - "VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE."
"F9: THE FAST SAGA."
"BLACK WIDOW."
AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
GOES TO...
"SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE
TEN RINGS."
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
PRETTY RAD.
- I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE BACK - HERE.
- I'VE PREPARED NOTHING. - SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST HANG OUT
FOR A BIT.
NO, I'M KIDDING.
- IT'S SAYING PLEASE WRAP IT UP - ALREADY ON THE SCREEN.
CLEARLY I'M NOT INTERESTING
ENOUGH.
LOOK, I WANT TO SAY THIS.
DUSTIN DANIEL CENTEN, OUR
- AMAZING FEARLESS LEADER COULDN'T - BE HERE TODAY, BUT THIS AWARD
SHOULD VERY MUCH BE FOR HIM.
LOOK, GUYS, THERE'S A MILLION
AND A HALF WAYS THAT THIS MOVIE
COULD HAVE GONE WRONG, YOU KNOW?
IT WAS BASED ON A 1970s COMIC
ABOUT A CHINESE GUY WITH A DAD
WITH A FEW MANCHU MUSTACHE NAMED
FU MANCHU.
- IT TOOK AN INCREDIBLE FILMMAKER - WITH AN INCREDIBLE VISION TO
IMAGINE THIS CHARACTER NOT AS
THAT, BUT AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS
LAYERED, WHO HAD TEXTURE, WHO
HAD INSECURITY, AND THIS MOVIE
IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST AN
ACTION MOVIE, YOU KNOW.
- I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO - BRILLIANT.
DUSTIN, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, THIS
ONE'S FOR YOU.
- THANKS SO MUCH. - ♪♪
COMING UP, OUR FAVORITE
COUNTRY BOY HITS THE STAGE.
WE'RE JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM A
PERFORMANCE BY BLAKE SHELTON.
AND NOW FROM EUPHORIA, IT'S
SYDNEY SWEENEY.
AND FROM SCREAM, IT'S JACK WADE.
OUR NEXT PERFORMER IS A BONA
- FIDE COUNTRY SUPERSTAR AND ONE - OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC
- WITH A WHOPPING 28 NUMBER ONE - HIT SINGLES.
WHEN HIS SONGS COME ON, YOU
KNOW YOU'RE IN FOR A GOOD TIME.
HE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE PROVEN
BY ALL YOU FABULOUS FANS WHO
VOTED YOUR HEARTS OUT TO MAKE
HIM YOUR WINNER TONIGHT FOR THE
COUNTRY ARTIST OF TW2021.
PLEASE WELCOME THE COUNTRY
BOY HIMSELF, BLAKE SHELTON.
♪ WHEN I DIE I WANT TO COME BACK
AS A COUNTRY BOY ♪
♪ NO, THERE AIN'T NO BETTER LIFE
IF YOU ASK ME ♪
♪ IF MY NECK DON'T COME OUT
RED ♪
♪ THEN LORD JUST KEEP ME DEAD ♪
♪ CUZ A COUNTRY BOY IS ALL I
KNOW HOW TO BE ♪
♪ MY BACK IS ALWAYS BREAKING ♪
♪ MY DOGS ARE ALWAYS BARKING ♪
♪ I'M UP BEFORE THE SUN EITHER
HAULING HAY OR HUNTIN' ♪
- ♪ MY WORK AIN'T NEVER DONE BUT, - SON, I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR
NOTHING ♪
♪ SO WHEN I DIE I WANT TO COME
BACK AS A COUNTRY BOY ♪
♪ NO, THERE AIN'T NO BETTER LIFE
IF YOU ASK ME ♪
♪ IF MY NECK DON'T COME OUT
RED ♪
♪ THEN LORD JUST KEEP ME DEAD ♪
♪ CUZ A COUNTRY BOY IS ALL THAT
I KNOW HOW TO BE ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪♪
♪ WHEN I DIE I WANT TO COME BACK
AS A COUNTRY BOY ♪
♪ NO, THERE AIN'T NO BETTER LIFE
IF YOU ASK ME ♪
♪ IF MY NECK DON'T COME OUT
RED ♪
♪ THEN LORD JUST KEEP ME DEAD ♪
♪ CUZ A COUNTRY BOY IS ALL THAT
I KNOW HOW TO BE ♪
♪ WHEN I DIE I WANT TO COME BACK
AS A COUNTRY BOY ♪
♪ LIVE OFF THIS LAND LIKE MY OLD
MAN DID BEFORE ME ♪
♪ I DON'T WANT TO BE BORN INTO
- MONEY ♪ - ♪ WHERE THE BOOTS DON'T EVER GET
MUDDY ♪
♪ CUZ A COUNTRY BOY IS ALL THAT
I KNOW HOW TO BE ♪
♪ WHEN I DIE I WANT TO COME BACK
AS A COUNTRY BOY ♪
♪ NO, THERE AIN'T NO BETTER LIFE
IF YOU ASK ME ♪
♪ IF MY NECK DON'T COME OUT
RED ♪
♪ THEN LORD JUST KEEP ME DEAD
CAUSE CAUSE A COUNTRY BOY IS ALL
THAT I KNOW HOW TO BE ♪
♪ YEAH, A COUNTRY BOY IS ALL
♪ THAT'S RIGHT ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR
- THE COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST OF - 2021.
THE ONE AND ONLY BLAKE
SHELTON!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
I MEAN I THINK I WAS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT.
I THINK THIS IS THREE OR FOUR
TIMES NOW THAT I'VE BEEN LUCKY
ENOUGH TO WIN THIS THING.
AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE
PEOPLE AT HOME.
I SWEAR THE LONGER I GO ON, THE
MORE I REALIZE THAT OF ALL THESE
- AWARDS SHOWS, THE FAN-VOTED - AWARDS ARE THE ONES THAT MEAN
THE MOST TO ME.
YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES OUT THERE
DIALING THE NUMBER, GETTING ON
THE WEBSITE, HOWEVER THE HELL IT
- IS YOU VOTE FOR THIS THING. - YOU ALWAYS SHOW UP AND DO IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE Y'ALL.
COMING UP, DO YOU SMELL WHAT
THE ROCK IS COOKIN'?
DWAYNE JOHNSON CLOSES THE SHOW
WITH A MOMENT EVERYO W
YES, YES, YES!
WELCOME BACK TO THE PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARDS.
FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER, I
WANTED TO SAY THAT IF ANYBODY
HERE AS THE POWER TO SEND ME TO
SPACE, I WOULD REALLY, REALLY
LOVE TO GO TO SPACE.
AND NOW PLEASE WELCOME JEFF
BEZOS.
♪♪
LISTEN, THERE ARE SO MANY
WAYS TO DESCRIBE DWAYNE JOHNSON.
LARGER THAN LIFE LEAPS TO MIND.
EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED.
THE ULTIMATE GIRL DAD.
STRONG, HANDSOME, BALD.
HEY, IT'S A GOOD LOOK.
DWAYNE'S ACHIEVEMENTS ARE
LEGEND.
HIS WORK ETHIC IS UNPARALLELED.
HE TRANSCENDS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS.
HE IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO LIKE.
AND HE CAN SURE PUT DOWN A LOT
OF PANCAKES.
I'VE SEEN IT.
BUT EVEN WITH ALL THAT, THE
THING THAT REALLY STANDS OUT THE
MOST, HE'S KIND.
WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD, MY
GRANDFATHER TOLD ME SOMETHING
IMPORTANT THAT'S REALLY STUCK
WITH ME.
HE SAID, IT'S HARDER TO BE KIND
THAN IT IS TO BE CLEVER.
YOU SEE, KINDNESS IS A CHOICE.
AND WHAT I ADMIRE MOST IN DWAYNE
IS HIS CHOICE TO SHOW UNWAVERING
KINDNESS TO EVERYONE AROUND HIM.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN LUCKY
ENOUGH TO WORK WITH DWAYNE HAVE
SEEN IT OVER AND OVER.
IT EXTENDS TO FAMILY, FRIENDS,
PARTNERS, CAST, CREW, AND EVEN
STRANGERS WHO APPROACH HIM ON
THE STREET.
HIS LEGACY IS ONE OF WARMTH,
PASSION, RESPECT, HUMOR,
COMMITMENT, AND KINDNESS.
THAT'S A TRACK RECORD WE SHOULD
ALL STRIVE FOR.
- HE HAS BROUGHT JOY TO SO MANY - WHILE ASKING FOR NOTHING IN
RETURN.
TO HIM, THAT IS THE GREATEST
JOY.
YOU, THE PEOPLE, YOUR SUPPORT,
- YOUR JOY IS WHAT HAS ALWAYS - MATTERED THE MOST.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR
PEOPLE'S CHAMPION.
DWAYNE JOHNSON'S ICONIC
CAREER.
IT'S NOT A ROAD OFTEN
TRAVELED FROM PROFESSIONAL
- WRESTLER TO BIGGEST BOX OFFICE - STAR ON THE PLANET.
HAS GIVEN HIM AN
UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL PLATFORM.
YOU ARE THE MOST FOLLOWED
AMERICAN MAN ON PLANET EARTH.
AND A SINGULAR MISSION THAT
HAS IMPACTED MILLIONS.
SUCCESS DOESN'T HAPPEN
WITHOUT A FOUNDATION.
THE THING THAT HAS WORKED FOR ME
IS TO REMEMBER THE HARD TIMES.
- I WAS EVICTED WHEN I WAS 14. - I HAD 7 BUCKS IN MY POCKET.
I HAD NO PLACE TO LIVE.
I WOULD REMEMBER THAT, AND IT
- ALLOWS ME THEN TO BE PRESENT IN - THE MOMENT.
- >> THE REASON WHY WE LOVE YOU SO - MUCH IS YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO BE
- COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR SOFTER - SIDE.
LET'S BE EMPATHETIC.
LET'S ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF OUR
- PEOPLE. - >> YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO MAKE
- PEOPLE FEEL GOOD. - THAT'S SUCH A POWERFUL THING.
- >> YOU DO SO MANY GREAT THINGS. - ANOTHER TRADITION IS MAKE A WISH
KIDS.
SURE.
- >> YOU SPEND AN ENTIRE DAY WHEN - YOU'RE ON-SET.
WE'RE DELIVERING SOME
HAPPINESS TO KIDS WHO NEED IT
AND PARENTS WHO NEED IT.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THEY
INSPIRE ME.
WHEN YOU COME, YOU JUST LIFT
- UP THE ENTIRE BUILDING, MY - BROTHER.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE HIGHEST
PAID ACTORS IN THE WORLD.
I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE
POSITION THAT I'M IN, FOR THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT I'M ABLE TO
CREATE, THE IMPACT, THE RIPPLE
- EFFECT THAT THAT HAS FOR THE - GLOBE, LITTLE KIDS.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLY INSPIRING
THING.
♪ WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M HONORED TO PRESENT THE
PEOPLE'S CHAMPION AWARD TO MY
FRIEND, DWAYNE "THE ROCK"
JOHNSON.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WOW.
I LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK MY GOOD FRIEND
JEFF, MY TEQUILA-DRINKING BUDDY,
- JEFF. - THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU, MAN. - I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS.
- IT MEANT A LOT TO ME. - THANK YOU.
- I DON'T KNOW IF I'M DESERVING OF - THAT, BUT REALLY THANK YOU.
IT MEANS A LOT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, GUYS, THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE WHO MAY KNOW
OR FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW,
BUT THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE'S
CHAMPION, RIGHT, WAS THE
GREATEST OF ALL TIME, MUHAMMUD
ALI.
AND I FIRST MET MUHAMMUD WHEN I
- WAS A LITTLE BOY, AND HE WAS SO - COOL TO ME.
- HE WAS SO KIND AND SO FUNNY. - HE MADE ME LAUGH.
I MET HIM A COUPLE TIMES LATER
DOWN THE ROAD, AND HE WAS ALWAYS
WONDERFUL TO ME.
AND THEN BEFORE I'M VERY
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DO WHAT I DO
A DAY, I HAD THIS WHOLE OTHER
LIFE WHERE I USED TO THROW
AROUND 300-POUND MEN FOR A
LIVING.
AND AS A BAD GUY IN THE WWE, I
USED TO RAISE THAT EYEBROW
AND...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, THE
WHOLE THING.
SO AS A BAD GUY, I USED TO CALL
MYSELF THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION,
THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION, THE
PEOPLE'S CHAMPION.
AND THEN IN LOUISVILLE,
- KENTUCKY, MUHAMMUD ALI'S - HOMETOWN, HIS FAMILY CAME TO
- WATCH ME WRESTLE ONE NIGHT. - I MET WITH THEM IN THE BACK.
- I HUNG OUT WITH THEM IN THE - BACK.
I TOLD HIS WIFE... I GAVE HER A
BIG HUG.
- MUHAMMUD WASN'T DOING THAT WELL - AT THAT TIME.
- I SAID, PLEASE TELL HIM I CALL - MYSELF THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION OUT
- OF RESPECT. - IF HE DOESN'T LIKE IT, I WILL
- NOT DO IT. - SHE SAID, HE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU
YOU ARE THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION.
YOU EARNED IT.
YOU TAKE THAT TITLE.
SO YEARS LATER, TO BE STANDING
HERE WITH YOU GUYS, YOU VOTING
ME THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION, THIS
IRONY IS NOT LOST ON ME BECAUSE
I REALIZE THAT WHAT IT MEANS TO
BE THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION IS SO
MUCH BIGGER THAN ME BECAUSE WHAT
IT MEANS TO BE THE PEOPLE'S
CHAMPION, CHAMPION OF THE
- PEOPLE, IS YOU TREAT PEOPLE - GOOD.
- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] - YOU TREAT PEOPLE GOOD.
YOU TREAT PEOPLE KIND.
YOU TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
YOU'RE INCLUSIVE OF PEOPLE.
ALL PEOPLE, ALL COLORS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THE LAST TIME I SAW MUHAMMUD, WE
WERE AT A MAKE A WISH EVENT, AND
WE WERE BOTH GRANTING WISHES.
AND HIS LAST WORDS TO ME WERE
"YOU KEEP RUMBLING."
I WAS LIKE, OKAY.
THANK YOU, CHAMP.
NOW, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE AND
HONOR OF WORKING WITH MAKE A
WISH OVER THE YEARS.
FOR DECADES NOW I'VE BEEN
GRANTING WISHES.
AGAIN, IT IS SUCH A PRIVILEGE
AND AN HONOR TO DO THAT.
THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE TONIGHT
FROM MAKE A WISH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND BEING HERE TONIGHT WITH US
AND WITH YOU GUYS, LIKE THIS IS
- HER WISH. - AND SHE HAS NO IDEA I'M DOING
THIS.
HER NAME IS SHUSHANA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SHUSHANA, CAN YOU STAND UP?
SHUSHANA, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN
ME?
GUYS, THIS IS SHUSHANA.
SAY HELLO.
THIS IS A TOTAL SURPRISE.
- I MET HER EARLIER. - I TOLD HER HOW INSPIRED I WAS BY
HER STORY.
SHE IS A SURVIVOR.
- SHE HAS FOUGHT LITERALLY FOR HER - LIFE.
- SHE HAS INSPIRED HER FAMILY, HER - FRIENDS.
NOW YOU GUYS HERE, NOW THE WORLD
THAT IS WATCHING, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THIS.
AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU
- THAT, YOU KNOW, MUHAMMAD ALI, - ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES THAT
HE SAYS IS "THE SERVICE TO
OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY FOR
THE ROOM YOU HAVE HERE ON
EARTH."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I WANT TO TELL YOU JUST HOW MUCH
- YOU'VE INSPIRED ME AND EVERYONE - AROUND YOU AND CERTAINLY
EVERYONE HERE.
BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT EVERYTHING
THAT IS MEANS TO BE A PEOPLE'S
CHAMPION.
SO THIS IS FOR YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
OKAY.
FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
- I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS AT ALL. - BUT I MEAN JUST THANK YOU TO
MAKE A WISH IN GENERAL.
I JUST NEVER EXPECTED THAT
SOMETHING THIS BIG COULD HAPPEN.
THIS IS CRAZY.
I NEVER THOUGHT JUST FROM BEING
SICK THAT IT COULD END UP IN
THIS.
YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU
AND TO MAKE A WISH.
OUR PLEASURE.
- AND I WANT TO SAY THIS. - KENAN, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO YOU
HERE.
I WANT TO CLOSE THIS OUT WITH
ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES THAT I
HEARD WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD,
AND I NEVER FORGOT IT.
IT'S NICE TO BE IMPORTANT, BUT
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
INCREDIBLE.
- THANK YOU DWAYNE JOHNSON, THE - PEOPLE'S CHAMPION.
- THANK YOU TO ALL YOU BEAUTIFUL - PEOPLE FOR TUNING IN.
CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
WE WANT TO SEND LOVE AND
CONDOLENCES TO MY BROTHER NICK
- CANNON. - I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE ALL OF YOU.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, EVERYBODY!
♪♪