It was a rough start for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" at tonight's People's Choice Awards—a ceremony fans expected the vampire franchise to sweep. Surprisingly, "Eclipse" was left empty-handed until the show's final moments.
Early in the ceremony, Johnny Depp bested both Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner for Favorite Movie Actor, while Zac Efron won Favorite Movie Star Under 25 over both Robert and Kristen Stewart. Some speculated that having two nominees in both categories split the vote, resulting in "Twilight"'s loss, though others argued that the winners were more deserving candidates. We'll let you decide that one for yourselves!
Thankfully, that was the end of the "Twilight" pity party, because Rob, Kristen and Taylor cleaned up the other four categories they were nominated in. Kristen won Favorite Movie Actress and was accompanied to the podium by Taylor to receive her award from "True Blood"'s Stephen Moyer and Malin Akerman. "I've never been to the People's Choice Awards," she said during her acceptance speech. "This is so exciting." She then proceeded to spill a rather substantial plot point from "Breaking Dawn" (if you haven't read the books, click at your own risk!).
A rather awkward exchange between host Queen Latifah and the "Twilight" trio followed (trust us, you don't want us to rehash it here), before "Eclipse" won the big award of the night: Favorite Movie. All three actors took to the stage, joking about who would deliver their thank yous first. Eager Taylor won, saying, "I can't believe this. You guys [the fans] are unreal. It still amazes me, for movie No. 3, 'Eclipse,' already. You guys have gotten us here today." After Kristen thanked the "Twilight" producers and Summit Entertainment, Rob chimed in, adding, "I couldn't hear what either of them said. I can guarantee they both wrote speeches...Thanks so much for everything." (Click on the clip below to see all of the Favorite Movie acceptance speeches!)
"Eclipse" also scored statues in the Favorite Drama Movie and Favorite Onscreen Team categories. See the complete list of winners here.
What did you think of "Eclipse"'s performance at the People's Choice Awards? Do you think they should have won more awards? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!
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