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The award show's creator, Bob Stivers (also the creator of '' Circus Of The Stars ''), produced the first show in 1975 . Stiver's first show recognized '' The Sting '' as 1974's Favorite Picture, Barbra Streisand as the year's Favorite Actress, and John Wayne as its Favorite Actor. Ratings for the annual event peaked in 1977 , when the 3rd People's Choice Awards attracted 35.3 million viewers who witnessed Streisand and Wayne win again. '' One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest '' was that year's Favorite Picture. Procter & Gamble, the show's first and only sponsor, bought the show from Stivers in 1982 . POLL-BASED AWARDS Throughout the 20th century, the awards were based upon results from Gallup Poll s. Each year, Gallup took a survey of different categories for favorite actor, actress, movie, artist, television program or group. The scope is unlimited—the public can choose whomever or whatever it likes. The results of the annual survey were announced in the form of the People's Choice Awards. Since polls have '' were recognized as Favorite Motion Picture. CATEGORIES The award categories have varied over the years. For example, the Fans Favorite Hair ( Faith Hill ). SWITCH TO ONLINE VOTING The winners of the 31st Annual Awards (aired January 9 , 2005 ) were decided by online voting rather than Gallup polls. The nominees submitted for Internet voting were selected using an unpublished process involving editors at '' Entertainment Weekly '', the show's production team, and a panel of pop culture fans. The nominees for the 32nd People's Choice Awards were determined by web research company Knowledge Networks , which took what it described as a "pop culture-involved sample of men and women ages 18 to 54" to come up with the nominees after being presented with a list of candidates determined by national ratings averages, box office grosses and album sales, and they had the option to write in their favorites. Again, winners were selected via Internet voting. EXTERNAL LINKS AND REFERENCES
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