Glee leads People's Choice nominations

Los Angeles - Glee tops the 2014 People's Choice Awards nominations.

The musical comedy series received eight nods, including Favourite Network TV Comedy, and star Darren Criss was overjoyed to receive a Favourite Comedic TV Actor nomination.

The 26-year-old actor tweeted: "First off THANK YOU to all the @GLEEonFOX fans for the @peopleschoice nominations. #klaine #glee #blam

"I'm very proud to be part of the groundbreaking relationship that is #Klaine Thank u to @MrRPMurphy, the #Glee writers, and @chriscolfer (sic)."

He faces stiff competition from his co-star Chris Colfer, while Lea Michele and Jane Lynch will battle it out with a number of other actresses in the Favourite Comedic TV Actress category.

Katy Perry and Sandra Bullock were recognised in five categories each.

The Roar hitmaker, 29, is up for Favourite Female Artist, Favourite Pop Artist, Favourite Song, Favourite Music Video and Favourite Fan Following.

Gravity star Sandra is up for Favourite Actress and features twice in the Favourite Duo category for her performance alongside George Clooney in the space drama and Melissa McCarthy in Heat.

The annual US event rewards the past year's films, TV shows and music artists in a huge number of categories, with the winners all voted for by members of the public.

The nominations were announced at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills on Tuesday by stars including Rachel Bilson, Darren Criss, Allison Janney and Ciara, as well as awards hosts and 2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs.

Voting has opened on peopleschoice.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter until 5 December.

The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards will air live on CBS on 8 January at 21:00.

Partial list of nominations for the People's Choice Awards 2014:

Favourite Movie
Despicable Me 2
Fast & Furious 6
Iron Man 3
Monsters University
Star Trek Into Darkness

Favourite Movie Actor
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Downey Jr.

Favourite Movie Actress
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson

Favourite Movie Duo
Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Star Trek Into Darkness)
Jennifer Aniston & Jason Sudeikis (We're the Millers)
Robert Downey Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man 3)
Sandra Bullock & George Clooney (Gravity)
Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy (The Heat)

Favourite Action Movie
Fast & Furious 6
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Wolverine
World War Z

Favourite Action Movie Star
Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Robert Downey Jr.
Vin Diesel

Favourite Comedic Movie
Grown Ups 2
The Hangover Part III
The Heat
Instructions Not Included
We're the Millers

Favourite Comedic Movie Actor
Adam Sandler
Bradley Cooper
Chris Rock
James Franco
Zach Galifianakis

Favourite Comedic Movie Actress
Emma Watson
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson

Favourite Dramatic Movie
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Prisoners

Favourite Dramatic Movie Actor
Channing Tatum
Chris Hemsworth
Hugh Jackman
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ryan Gosling

Favourite Dramatic Movie Actress
Amy Adams
Emma Stone
Halle Berry
Oprah Winfrey
Sandra Bullock

Favourite Family Movie
Despicable Me 2
Monsters University
Oz the Great and Powerful
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
The Smurfs 2

Favourite Horror Movie
Carrie
The Conjuring
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Insidious: Chapter 2
Mama

Favourite Thriller Movie
A Good Day to Die Hard
The Call
Now You See Me
Red 2
White House Down

Favourite Network TV Comedy
2 Broke Girls
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family

Favourite Comedic TV Actor
Chris Colfer
Darren Criss
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris

Favourite Comedic TV Actress
Jane Lynch
Kaley Cuoco
Lea Michele
Melissa McCarthy
Zooey Deschanel

Favourite Network TV Drama
Chicago Fire
The Good Wife
Grey's Anatomy
Nashville
Parenthood

Favourite Dramatic TV Actor
Jim Caviezel
Josh Charles
Kevin Bacon
Mark Harmon
Patrick Dempsey

Favourite Dramatic TV Actress
Julianna Margulies
Mariska Hargitay
Pauley Perrette
Sandra Oh
Stana Katic

Favourite Actor in a New TV Series
Andy Samberg
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joseph Morgan
Michael J. Fox
Robin Williams

Favourite Actress in a New TV Series
Allison Janney
Anna Faris
Ming-Na Wen
Rebel Wilson
Sarah Michelle Gellar

Favourite TV Crime Drama
Bones
Castle
Criminal Minds
The Mentalist
NCIS

Favourite Competition TV Show
America's Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
MasterChef
The Voice
The X Factor

Favourite TV Anti-Hero
Dexter Morgan (Dexter)
Jaime Lannister (Game of Thrones)
Norman Bates (Bates Motel)
Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)
Walter White (Breaking Bad)

Favourite Female Artist
Britney Spears
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
P!nk
Selena Gomez

Favourite Breakout Artist
Ariana Grande
Austin Mahone
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Lorde

Favourite Pop Artist
Britney Spears
Bruno Mars
Demi Lovato
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry

Favourite Country Artist
The Band Perry
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift

Favourite Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Jay Z
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Favourite R&B Artist
Alicia Keys
Ciara
Justin Timberlake
Rihanna
Robin Thicke

Favourite Band
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic
Paramore

Favourite Alternative Band
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Paramore

Favourite Song
Just Give Me A Reason (P!nk feat. Nate Ruess)
Mirrors (Justin Timberlake)
Radioactive (Imagine Dragons)
Roar (Katy Perry)
When I Was Your Man (Bruno Mars)