US fans voted "Fahrenheit 9/11" their favourite movie of 2004 in the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards, picking politics over the animation and fantasy flicks also nominated. Accepting the award at a glittering ceremony near Los Angeles Sunday, the winning film's controversial director Michael Moore dedicated it to American parents who have children serving in Iraq.
"We live in a great country and we all love our country very much, and I am so amazed that you did this, the people of America, that you voted for this film," Moore said as he accepted it. The movie, which became the best-selling documentary of all time, beat out "Spiderman 2," "Shrek 2", "The Incredibles" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
"I love making movies and I'll take this as an invitation to make more Fahrenheit 9/11s," Moore said of his unabashedly partisan look at the handling of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and the US war in Iraq that mercilessly flays President George W. Bush.
Viewers crowned Mel Gibson' religious epic "The Passion of the Christ" favourite movie drama, while animated sequel "Shrek 2" won favourite movie comedy.
Gibson thanked fans for making a success out of the film he personally funded after failing to find backers. The controversial account of the brutal final days of Jesus Christ's life raked in more than 370 million dollars in North America, becoming the ninth best performing film of all time.
Viewers Choice Awards, the first Tinseltown awards ceremony of the year, are chosen by fans who for the first time this year voted exclusively over the Internet.
They named Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp their favourite all around movie actors, while Brad Pitt and Renee Zellweger plucked heart strings as favourite leading man and leading lady.
Comic Ellen DeGeneres beat out Oprah Winfrey as favourite daytime talk show host and was also dubbed favourite funny female star. Fans of the late night gabfests picked David Letterman as their favourite host.
Jason Alexander, known for his portrayal of George Costanza on "Seinfeld," and Malcolm-Jamal Warner, one of Bill Cosby's television sons on "The Cosby Show," emceed the program from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
Former "Friends" actor Matt LeBlanc was voted favourite male TV star and his new vehicle, "Joey," won best new TV comedy. The sexy new show "Desperate Housewives" was the top new TV drama.
Angelina Jolie was the top female action star and Will Smith of "I, Robot" was the favourite male action star.
Smith received the award from his "Hitch" co-star, Eva Mendez. After kissing Mendez four times, Smith straightened his jacket and tie and said, "I gotta look right, my mom is watching."
Nominees for the numerous categories were chosen by editors and readers of Entertainment Weekly.
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