{"id":597,"date":"2014-01-09T01:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T09:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/?p=597"},"modified":"2014-01-16T01:32:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T09:32:09","slug":"jennifer-hudson-the-emotional-highlight-at-the-2014-peoples-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/01\/09\/jennifer-hudson-the-emotional-highlight-at-the-2014-peoples-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Hudson: The emotional highlight at the 2014 People’s Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES\u2014Jennifer Hudson held back tears when she accepted the favourite humanitarian award at the 2014 People\u2019s Choice Awards on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Accompanied on stage by her sister Julia Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress became choked up as she said, \u201cMy mother always taught us without family you have nothing. Whether you know it or not, we all are family. What happens to the other happens to us. It\u2019s one thing to be a celebrity and have power, but it means nothing if we\u2019re not making a difference and helping someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hudson created the Chicago-based Julian D. King Gift Foundation with her sister, Julia Hudson, in honour of her nephew, Julian King, who was murdered in 2008 at the age of 7. The crime also took the lives of the Hudsons\u2019 mother and brother. The foundation aims to provide stability and positive experiences for children.<\/p>\n

Hudson was presented the award by LL Cool J. \u201cIt feels good to see positivity acknowledged,\u201d she said. \u201cWhere we come from all you hear about is who shot who and who went to jail. There is more to life than the block you live on. We want to show them that I came from the same area and if I can do it, you can do it too. It does not stop there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hudson\u2019s tender moment was the only instance to strike a strong emotional chord during the show. Bestowing the humanitarian award remains a gripping current in the show primarily packed with light-hearted moments.<\/p>\n

Sandra Bullock gained the show\u2019s first humanitarian award in 2013 for her efforts in storm-ravaged New Orleans. Bullock stayed modest in her speech, saying she didn\u2019t do much compared to the volunteers based in New Orleans. Bullock added that she was able to \u201cwrite a check and be a really good cheerleader.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year marked the first year that the People\u2019s Choice Awards included more in their lineup than the fans favourite slices of entertainment. But the show had yet to see a moment quite as affecting as Hudson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The show with nominees determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses, music sales, social media activity and peopleschoice.com data is a big popularity contest that\u2019s doesn\u2019t hold much weight in the industry. The winners are decided by the fans by online voting.<\/p>\n

But the People\u2019s Choice Awards is always a truly star-studded evening, as the show is one of the first big televised ceremonies occurring at the top of awards season. The Golden Globes take place on Sunday, followed by the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Grammys and the Oscars.<\/p>\n

Appearing at Wednesday night\u2019s fete were stars from television, music and film from Drew Barrymore to Heidi Klum, Ian Ziering, Jessica Alba, Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Anna Faris and Julianna Margulies.<\/p>\n

Ellen DeGeneres was named favourite daytime TV host, making her the woman who has gained the most People\u2019s Choice Awards with a total of 14 trophies.<\/p>\n

Bullock was named favourite movie, comedic and dramatic actress and shared the favourite movie duo award with \u201cGravity\u201d co-star George Clooney.<\/p>\n

\u201cIron Man 3\u201d scored three awards including Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s nod for favourite action movie star. Justin Timberlake also nabbed three prizes, Adam Sandler was deemed the favourite comedic movie actor, Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, the stars of \u201cThe Vampire Diaries,\u201d earned the award for best on-screen chemistry, Stephen Colbert won the favourite late night talk show host award, Britney Spears picked up the favourite pop artist honour, and Kaley Cuoco received the favourite comedic TV actress prize as well as the favourite TV comedy award, along with the rest of the cast of \u201cThe Big Bang Theory.\u201d<\/p>\n

After debuting her talk show \u201cThe Queen Latifah Show\u201d in 2013, fans awarded Queen Latifah their favourite new talk show host.<\/p>\n

\u201c2 Broke Girls\u201d stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs hosted the show at the Nokia Theatre, offering gut-busting wisecracks throughout the evening.<\/p>\n

2014 marks the show\u2019s 40th anniversary. Over the years fans have awarded honours to celebrated entertainers like Barbra Streisand, Farrah Fawcett, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts and Eddie Murphy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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