LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television musical series "Glee" on Tuesday led all nominees for the annual People's Choice Awards, while actress Sandra Bullock and pop singer Katy Perry each scored five nominations.
Fox's "Glee" picked up eight total nominations for the only Hollywood awards show covering film, music and television that is voted on entirely by the public.
The People's Choice Awards ceremony, set for January 8 in Los Angeles, kicks off the Hollywood awards season, which culminates with the coveted Academy Awards, or Oscars, on March 2.
"Glee" scored nominations for best network TV comedy, while its stars Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch and Lea Michele each won nominations for acting.
The series also picked up nominations for the awards show's more off-beat categories, including favorite TV "bromance," favorite TV "gal pals" and favorite on-screen chemistry.
Bullock won nominations for best movie actress, best dramatic actress, best comedic actress, as well as two nominations for top movie duo for her roles in outer-space drama "Gravity" with George Clooney and buddy-cop comedy "The Heat" with Melissa McCarthy.
Perry picked up her nods for best female music artist, pop artist, and favorite music fan following. Her song "Roar" was nominated for best song and music video.
Network CBS dominated the main television categories, picking up a total of 13 nominations spanning best comedy, drama, and actors in a drama and comedy series. Fox and ABC were second with seven nods, while NBC picked up three.
The awards show will be broadcast on CBS and hosted by actresses Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings, stars of the CBS comedy series "2 Broke Girls."
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy, Patricia Reaney and Vicki Allen)