Last night, Ellen won the People's Choice Award for Best Talk Show Host again, and ended her rambling speech with "and to my roommate Portia, thank you very much, as well" (watch it here). Love that she made that point, and in such a humorous way.

Here are a few pics of Ellen accepting the award:

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The People's Choice Awards are expecting a record number of voters this year because everyone is still hopped up on the power of change from the U.S. presidential election. CBS is going to one-up that election though, because, once again, they're giving us a queen — Queen Latifah to be exact. She'll be returning to host the 35th annual awards on CBS this January. Plus, she's nominated as Favorite Leading Lady.

The People's Choice Awards are so much better than the Oscars or the Emmys, because who is the Academy or the Foreign Press or whoever it is that movie and TV stars are always thanking? The People's Choice Awards are voted on by the me and you, and the categories are much more fun than a one of those tepid awards shows.

Check out some of this year's nominees:

Favorite Leading Lady: Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson and Queen Latifah

Favorite TV Diva: Mary Louise-Parker, Kyra Sedgwick and Holly Hunter

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Queen Latifah hosts the 34th annual People's Choice Awards tonight at 9/8c on CBS.

Ellen DeGeneres and Jodie Foster are among the nominees, as are lots of other AfterEllen.com favorites. Three categories are still open for voting.

Sure, it's no Golden Globes, but I'm already in take-what-I-can-get mode in these days of striking writers!

Last night, the nominees for the 34th Annual People's Choice Awards were announced. Brian has a rundown on AfterElton.com, but here are a few highlights:

Favorite Leading Lady: Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore, Queen Latifah

Favorite Female Action Star: Jessica Alba, Jodie Foster, Keira Knightley

Favorite Female Movie Star: Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon

Favorite Female TV Star: Sally Field, Katherine Heigl, Jennifer Love Hewitt

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