'Twilight' leads People's Choice nominees

Wednesday, November 11 2009, 7:19am EST

By Lara Martin, News Editor

Vampires have dominated the nominations for the upcoming People's Choice Awards, with Twilight and True Blood both receiving nods.

Twilight has been nominated for 'Favorite Movie', 'Franchise' and 'On Screen Team' for stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.

Stewart and Pattinson also earned recognition in the individual acting categories, while Lautner was among the 'Breakout Movie Actor' nominees.

HBO drama True Blood was nominated for 'Favorite TV Obsession' and 'Sci-fi/Fantasy Show', alongside The CW's Vampire Diaries, while star Anna Paquin was shortlisted for 'Favorite TV Drama Actress'.

Other movies recognised include J.J. Abrams's Star Trek reboot, X Men Origins: Wolverine and Miley Cyrus's Hannah Montana: The Movie.

Taylor Swift leads the music nominations with three, including 'Favorite Country Artist' and 'Best Female', while Britney Spears and Beyoncé were also recognized.

Meanwhile, the 'Breakout Music Artist' category sees Britain's Got Talent winner Susan Boyle going up against Lady GaGa and American Idol stars Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.

This year's nominees were selected after more than 18 million votes were cast online. Viewers can now select their winners on the awards' website.

The People's Choice Awards will be broadcast live on CBS on January 6.

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