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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT: Top picks for the week

3. TUNES: Houselot Chilies

4-5. DINING OUT KAUA‘I: Wahoo Seafood Grill

6. FLICKS: ‘Saving Mr. Banks’

7. ART & THEATER: KCP’s ‘Closer’

8-9. CHECK DA SCENE: Painting party

10. ISLAND CALENDAR

11. ENTERTAINMENT: People Choice Awards

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN SLACK KEY GUITAR 4 TO 6 P.M. HANALEI FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors). Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program. 826-1469 ‘CLOSER’ 7 P.M. PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE Kauai Community Players perform ‘Closer,’ directed by Faith Harding. Tickets cost $20. 245-7700 NORTH SHORE DANCE PARTY 7 TO 10 P.M. CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC From 7 to 8 p.m. enjoy tango music and 8 to 10 p.m. a variety of swing, ballroom and Latin music. $5. kauaidancing@gmail.com ALOHA FRIDAY NIGHTS 7 P.M. KUKUI GROVE CENTER Featuring JettStream.

DOG PARK OPENING 1 TO 4 P.M. NORTH SHORE DOG PARK, KILAUEA The Kauai North Shore Community Foundation will host the North Shore Dog Park grand opening celebration. www.knscf.org

MEMBERSHIP MAHALO DAY 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. KAUAI MUSEUM WELCOME THE WHALES 4 P.M. KEALIA LOOKOUT Bring a poem, song, dance or musical instrument to share. 337-9977 USA YOGA ASANA CHAMPIONSHIP 3 TO 6 P.M. ALL SAINTS GYM Cost is $10. www. usayoga.org

TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA 9:45 A.M. ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH The sermon by Father William Miller will celebrate Mandela’s life. Music from Africa and around the world will be performed by Kauai’s Voices, under the direction of Randy Leonard. 245-3796 LOVE AND RESPECT 8:30 a.m. Kauai Bible Church Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author of ‘Love & Respect’ will speak at Kauai Bible Church in Omao at the 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. service. 742-7514 SUNSET TO FULL MOON WALK Join the Sierra Club mid-afternoon starting from Shipwreck Beach walking along the coast to Mahaulepu. See the setting sun and a nearly full moon rise. Car shuttle for a one-way, moderate hike of 3 miles. 246-9067

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Welcome the whales 4 p.m. Saturday at Kealia lookout.

MON TUE WED KILAUEA DANCE CLASS FOR ADULTS 7 TO 8:30 P.M. KILAUEA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Triple Step, East Coast Swing class costs $20 for 5-week series or $5 drop-in. Sponsored by YMCA North Shore Dance Club and the Kauai Parks and Recreation Department. FARMERS MARKETS There is a Koloa Sunshine Market at noon at the Koloa Knudsen Ball Park side parking lot off Maluhia Road and a Monday Market at 3 p.m. in the parking lot behind Kmart at Kukui Grove Center.

CASE KAUAI WOODWORKING ART OPENING 6 P.M. TREE LOUNGE

SOCARIZE KEKAHA 6 P.M. KEKAHA SCHOOL CAFETERIA

CORP TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT MEETING 5:30 P.M. KAPAA FIRST HAWAIIAN CHURCH Kauai Medical Relief Corp is now recruiting and training new volunteers to join our emergency response teams that serve Kauai in a variety of community services, including disaster relief.

LARRY RIVERA PERFORMS 7 P.M. CAFE PORTOFINO PRESENTATION WITH DR. CARL SAFINA 6 TO 7:30 P.M. PRINCEVILLE LIBRARY Internationally respected ocean expert Dr. Carl Safina author of ‘Eye of the Albatross’ and many other titles, will be doing a free public presentation.

LOVE AND RESPECT 7 TO 8:30 P.M. LIHUE MISSIONARY CHURCH Free marriage relationship building classes based on biblical principles. Starts today for five nights each Thursday. Singles also welcome. 332-7406 TODDLER THURSDAY 11 A.M. KUKUI GROVE CENTER A musical show with the Showtime Characters and keiki craft corner. KUGA DANCE CLASS 5 P.M. ISLAND SCHOOL Learn hip-hop, drop in fee is $10. kuga808.com BASKET WEAVING 3 P.M. KAUAI MUSEUM 90-minute basket weaving classes with Uncle Onio weekly on Thursdays. Class fee is $25 which includes admission to Museum. Reservations required. 245-6931

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Houselot Chilies spice up music scene D

avid Greenberg has been marching to the beat of his own drum for nearly 40 years as a musician and even collaborated with his former Phoenix-based band on a CD before he moved to Kauai in 2008. But that recording experience using new digital techniques, he said, helped him develop an itch he needed to scratch. “I’d say that right after I did that album about five or six years ago, I thought, ‘I think this would be a lot of fun,’ so I kind of got the bug to write my own music,” Greenberg said. That process, he said, began about five or six years ago and picked up in 2011, when he compiled nine songs together for what would become Kawika and the Houselot Chilies, his first CD comprised entirely of his own songs. “When you write music, you write a lot of it and most of it

never makes it on a CD — you have to cherry pick which ones are the really good stuff that you think people are going to like,” Greenberg said. But when it came down to recording the music, he circumvented the traditional route of forming a band, rehearsing the songs and spending time in a recording studio. Instead, Greenberg said he reached out to the best studio musicians he could find on Kauai and in Los Angeles and Phoenix to provide some of the instrumentals for his CD, including local musicians Michael Ruff, Kirk Smart and David Braun. For the next 18 months, he recorded and gathered all the tracks for his CD and even squeezed in some time in the studio while visiting his family in Phoenix, where his CD was produced. “You have to realize that’s not working on it eight hours a day,”

Greenberg said. “It’s recording when I can get musicians into a studio and get them to record their parts and their track and then a lot of pasting, cutting and editing stuff goes on when you do it that way.” The finished product, however, was worth it, he said. “There’s a couple of emotions, really,” Greenberg explained. “There’s relief because you’re done with the project and you worked really, really hard to get it done and it is what it is now, but then you also feel like, ‘Oh gosh, I wish I could do this a little bit more.’” Each song tells a story. They’re based on funny experiences that came as an afterthought or even from several family members, whose opinions, he said, matter to him the most. “There are a lot of songs on there that are about members of my family and about life experiences that I’ve had,” Greenberg

Main: Kirk Smart, Rory Marsh, Chris White-Root, Dave Greenberg, Bart Skrbec and Marty Leonard, from left to right, on Monday at Kauai Music and Sound in Kapaa. Above: Kauai Music and Sound owner Dave Greenberg and Kirk Smart practice the song “Old Guy Hat” from their CD, Kawika and the Houselot Chilies on Monday. said. “When they write back and say they had a good time with it, you can’t spend enough money on it to make that happen.” And as for the genre of music on his CD? Well, it’s just as diverse and idiosyncratic as the subject

of the songs — there’s county, blues, reggae and even one rock tune. “It kind of goes all over the place,” Greenberg said with a laugh. “I suppose that if you were to take a cross between Don Tiki

and The Tubes you would kind of have what we are. It’s a kind of rock out deal most of the time but there’s a lot of island influence and beat.” But the main thing, Greenberg said, is for people to have fun with it. “There’s some humor in it, so I hope they find it funny,”Greenberg said. “It’s out there for everybody just to have fun with. I’m the kind of guy who thinks music should be uplifting and not something that is a bad thing.” A CD release party for Kawika and the Houselot Chilies, featuring OCDC, will be held tonight in the Luau Room at Tahiti Nui in Hanalei. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the $10 general admission tickets sold through Kauai Music and Sound in Kapaa will benefit the Kauai Music Festival. Info: 823-8000

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ahoo Seafood Bar and Grill is next to a coconut tree-covered field on Kuhio Highway in Kapaa. For more than 10 years, the restaurant has been serving Kauai’s community. With a view of Sleeping Giant mountain as well as the open fields in front of it, the place has a great location. The view toward the mountain from the lanai is beautiful, especially during sunset. The day I went it was raining, which gave it a romantic feel, with the tables tucked in and protected. Owner John Borales and also lead chef has been perfecting his culinary craft for more

“We’ve been here a while, are from Hawaii and we take care of business,” Borales said proudly. He is originally from the Big Island and has been in the restaurant business for more than 45 years. As you might have guessed, the restaurant specializes in sea food, however, there is many choices for all appetites. For lunch, you can enjoy a burger with fries, local-style pupus, soup, salads and more. Server Austin Kekoa Alfiler with fish. The dinner menu consists of starters, burgers, pasta, steaks, than 30 years. His unique style of the king mackerel fish, which ribs and, of course, fish. The dish I enjoyed was from features the best recipes for in Hawaii is also known as ono. you to enjoy. Ono in Hawaiian also means the fresh island fish specialties part of the menu: the Kona The name Wahoo is the name good to eat or delicious.

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ahoo restaurant has a bar with a vast selection of drinks, beers and wines. I ordered the Coconut T vodka, passion fruit, pineapple coconut syrup blended and laced with grenadine. eneral manager Tami Takenaka explained that when she first started working there they had a brain storming day where the staff got to create fun new drinks, and the Coconut T was her creation. Thus, the T for Tami: “I like fruity drinks, and figured I’m not alone.” The drink is usually served in a coconut when available and is a delicious, refreshing,

Kampachi (Big Island grown) pan fried, then stuffed and baked with a bay shrimp, cheese and spinach filling, finished with a port wine bordelaise ($30). It was an interesting mix. The fish was a bit fatty like a catfish, but I was told that’s the type of fish the kampachi is. An interesting item from the starters menu is the coconut crusted crab cakes with pineapple-papaya relish, Thai chili sauce and a doubled-garlic mushroom sweet cream, $16. Another eye-catcher, from the dessert menu is the baked papaya that’s prepared with caramelized sugar, cinnamon and butter and filled with vanilla ice cream caramel glaze. The restaurant has a classy feel to it with beautiful table arrangements, candles and soft music coming from the bar. Wahoo tries to stay local with produce and beef, and

blended mix. I was shown the Nui Loa and Menahune cocktail glasses, which are both huge. You can order any tropical drink in either one with Nui Loa being the “very big” one, and the Menahune, the “smaller big” one. Nui Loa is also called Wahoo’s colossal tropical liberation. I can see why, since I am sure that after you finish one of those drinks, if you can manage, you are sure to feel liberated from anything. In my humble opinion, you should share or at least have a designated driver if you go for one. The restaurant also has an extensive wine menu. Owner

Bartender Branden Bonilla and GM Tami Takenaka John Borales said they host a couple of wine events a year where they sample and choose wines for the restaurant. It’s usually his personal picks and

choices with different kinds of wines from California and Argentina. Happy hour is daily from 4 to 6 p.m.

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their fish is from the Hawaiian islands as well. If you are food sensitive, such as gluten free or vegetarian, they can accommodate you, but prefer some advanced notice. Wahoo is open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for lunch, 4 to 6 p.m. for happy hour and 5 to 9:30 p.m. for dinner. There are also daily drink specials, such as, Margarita

Monday and Smirnoff Saturday. Join them for live Hawaiian music of Troy Waialeale and Jess Montgomery on Mondays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and live Jazz from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday with performances by Greg Yost and Friends. Dinner reservations are recommended. Call 8227833.

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or most scribes who have toiled in the movie industry, portraying Hollywood as a healing paradise is roughly equivalent to regaling a lobster of the soothing properties of a boiling pot of water. Hollywood has always, and probably will always, chew up authors. From “Sunset Boulevard” to “In a Lonely Place” to “Barton Fink,” we’ve often had the writer’s perspective on the painful life of movie scripting. Now, in Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks,” we have the studio’s. No one, needless to say, winds up face down in a swimming pool in the Disney version. “Saving Mr. Banks,” directed by John Lee Hancock (a sure studio hand of inspirational tales like “The Blind Side” and “The Rookie”), is based on the true story of the tug of wills between “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) and Walt Disney (Tom Hanks). Finally drawn by Disney’s money and years of entreaties to adapt her books, the extremely particular British writer arrives in mythic 1961 Los Angeles like a dark cloud indignant of sunshine. She peers warily at “Los Ang-uh-lees,” as she calls it, from the back window of the limo that’s been sent to pick her up. Her chipper driver (Paul Giamatti) is infuriatingly American. She flinches when he calls her home “Inger-land” and, worse, says “no problemo.” It’s just the start of the unpleasantness for Travers, who recoils at the thought of handing over her very precious characters — “my family,” she says — to Disney. When she arrives in a hotel room strewn with baskets and stuffed animals, she faces a giant Mickey doll in the corner, telling him he can stay there “until you learn the art of subtlety.” She doesn’t treat Disney much better, nor

her would-be collaborators: writer Don DaGradi (Bradley Whitford) and the songwriting Sherman brothers, Robert (B.J. Novak) and Richard (Jason Schwartzman). She is resolute in keeping sentimentality, trite showmanship or dancing penguins from her tale. The Disney team members are puppy dogs, obedient but pleading with big eyes to be let off the leash. As the mustached Disney, Hanks (well-suited for the part, belying only the slightest hint of Disney’s strong-arm side) absorbs her contempt for his “silly cartoon” with a quick wince. But he’s equally dauntless in the certainty of his mission, a zealot for the fantasy of storytelling. They’re all flummoxed by her demands, like not having red in the film: “I’ve simply gone off the color,” says Travers. As these lines, from the script by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith, suggest, it’s extremely pleasurable watching Thompson in the role. With pursed lips and folded arms, she’s a force of condescension. But she’s also a haunted woman. In a flashback that runs intermittently throughout the film, “Saving Mr. Banks” explores the roots of Travers’ fiction in the reality of her upbringing. Her childhood in rural Australia at the start of the 20th century was poor and tragic because of her sick and alcoholic father (Colin Farrell), the Mr. Banks in need of saving. The background explains the source of Travers’ Poppins and gives “Saving Mr. Banks” something genuine about artists and the drive for storytelling. (Don’t expect straight history here. Travers, for one, didn’t end up a fan of Disney or the “Mary Poppins” movie.) But it also leads it into the very same kind of sap Travers wailed against.

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Kauai Community Players cast members Bailey Hutton, Brooke Morgan, Director Faith Harding, Assistant Director Shauna Griffin, Jacqueline Eldin and Benny Barrett.

KCP kicks off ‘Closer’tonight CHRIS D’ANGELO TGIFR!DAY

arents, you’re going to want to leave the youngsters at home for this one. Kauai Community Players opens its 2014 season tonight with the premiere production of Patrick Marber’s “Closer.” Director Faith Harding describes it as a dark comedy, full of wit and sarcasm, with scenes of betrayal, desire and misogyny. “I like off-beat, out-of-the-box, pushing-the-envelope, adult enter-

tainment,” she said. “And I think there’s an audience out there for this type of entertainment on Kauai.” If you love British humor, you are going to love “Closer,” according to Harding. Winner of the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Play and the 1999 New York Drama Critics Award for Best Foreign Plan, “Closer” is an elaborate character study of two London couples as they engage in an ultimate game of partner swapping, according to

a release for the production. The plot revolves around the infatuation of the couples for one another. Ultimately, each ends up with the partner for whom they are best suited; but has their desire to win at the game of love diminished their capacity to love and to enjoy its fruit? Harding says it is a sexy, smart, titillating show that features “four hot, young actors” — Bailey Hutton, Brooke Morgan, Jacqueline Eldin

and Benny Barrett. “It is a slice-of-life kind of play,” Harding said. “It’s got everything.” Closer opens tonight at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse and runs for three weekends. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m. It contains explicit sexual themes and language, and is not appropriate for audiences under the age of 16. “It has adult themes and I

certainly don’t want people bringing their 10-year-old to see it,” Harding said. Tickets cost $20, with $5 off opening weekend and discounts for KCP members, seniors and students. Visit www.kauaicommunityplayers.org for tickets and information, or call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006. KCP’s next production will be “Other Desert Cities,” directed by Arnold Meister.

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CHECK DA SCENE Larry Rivera, Wailua provides entertainment while Patrick Ching, Waimanalo, Oahu (in black shirt) and Rob Miller, Kapaa (in white shirt) help patrons of the painting party at the Mazzarella Gallery in the Kinipopo Shopping Village in Wailua.

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Mick Menard - Wailua, Patrick Ching - Waimanalo, Oahu

Den Kriner - Wailua

Rob Miller, Marilyn Miller - Kapaa

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Bridget Gillogley, Cadence Ruder, Linda Gillogley - Denver.

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loria Rivera said she likes Patrick Chingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art because it draws her into the picture. Gloriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband, Kauai composer and entertainer Larry Rivera, provided music to paint by Sunday during the painting party hosted by artist Ching and Rob Miller of the Mazzarella Gallery in the Kinipopo Shopping Village in Wailua. Drawn by the large crowd that mingled in the gallery filled with Ching and Rob Miller art, people peeked in while passing by the shopping village adjacent to the Wailua Shell gas station. Helping draw people to the small gallery, Kimo the holiday horse who, had just completed holiday stops at the Kong Lung center in Kilauea and the Ching Young Village in Hanalei with stops at the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital, basked in the afternoon sun.

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ISLAND CALENDAR SUNDAY ‘Closer’ 4 p.m. Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players perform ‘Closer,’ directed by Faith Harding. Tickets cost $20. 245-7700

A TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA Beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday join St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church as they celebrate Mandela’s life with music.

FRIDAY Slack Key Guitar 4 to 6 p.m. Hanalei Family Community Center. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors). Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program. 826-1469 Outreach Day 8 to 11 a.m. Hanalei Community Center Outreach workers will be available to answer questions and assist people in finding the right insurance plan for them. SNAP (food stamp) program sign up will also be available. 826-1011

Members Vote 7 to 9 p.m. Princeville Community Center Some active members of the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative will present a year-long gathering of information and facts in their dialogue and relation-

ship with the KIUC Board of Directors concerning the installation of smart meters. 635-5230 ‘Closer’ 7 p.m. Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players perform ‘Closer,’ directed by Faith Harding. Tickets cost $20. 245-7700 North Shore Dance Party 7 to 10 p.m. Church of the Pacific From 7 to 8 p.m. enjoy tango music and 8 to 10 p.m. a variety of swing, ballroom and Latin music. $5 kauaidancing@gmail. com Children Storytime 10:30 to 11 a.m. Princeville Public Library The Princeville librarian will present stories, songs and a simple craft for toddlers. All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 826-4310

Aloha Friday Nights 7 p.m. Kukui Grove Center Featuring JettStream.

SATURDAY Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED 1 to 3:15 p.m. Breath of Life Church Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants and learn how to use an AED. Cost is $110. To register, call 1-800-733-2767 or www.redcross.org/take-a-class Membership Mahalo Day 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kauai Museum ‘Closer’ 7 p.m. Puhi Theatrical Warehouse

Kauai Community Players performs ‘Closer,’ directed by Faith Harding. Tickets cost $20. Welcome The Whales 4 p.m. Kealia Lookout Bring a poem, song, dance or musical instrument to share. 337-9977 From Tree To Table 8:30 a.m. NTBG Education Center The half-day session will cover how to grow, harvest, prepare, and market this important food crop. Cost is $12. (808) 756-9437 Driving Safety Class 8 a.m. to noon Lihue Neighborhood Center Class fee is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. 823-9635 Genora’s Sacred Guidance Faire 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Church of the Pacific

Tribute to Nelson Mandela 9:45 a.m. St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church The sermon by Father William Miller will celebrate Mandela’s life and witness music from Africa and around the world performed by Kauai’s Voices, under the direction of Randy Leonard. 245-3796 Love And Respect 8:30 a.m. Kauai Bible Church Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author of ‘Love & Respect’ will speak at Kauai Bible Church in Omao at the 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. service. 742-7514 Sunset to Full Moon Walk Join the Sierra Club mid-afternoon starting from Shipwreck Beach walking along the coast to Mahaulepu. See the setting sun and a nearly full moon rise. Car shuttle for a one-way, moderate hike of 3 miles. 246-9067

MONDAY Kilauea Dance Class for Adults 7 to 8:30 p.m. Kilauea Neighborhood Center Triple Step, East Coast Swing class costs $20 for 5-week series or $5 drop-in. Sponsored by YMCA North Shore Dance Club and the Kauai Parks and Recreation Department. KauaiDancing@gmail.com

TUESDAY Love and Respect 7 to 8:30 p.m. Calvary Chapel and Kauai Christian Fellowship Free marriage relationship building classes based on biblical principles. Starts today for five nights each Tuesday. Singles also welcome. 332-7406 Case Kauai Woodworking Art Opening 6 p.m. Tree Lounge Corp Training and Recruitment Meeting 5:30 p.m. Kapaa First Hawaiian Church Kauai Medical Relief Corp is now recruiting and training new volunteers to join our emergency response teams that serve Kauai in a variety of community services, including disaster relief. 241-3555

WEDNESDAY Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Breath of Life Church Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants and learn how to use an AED. Cost is $110. To register, call 1-800-733-2767 or www.redcross.org/take-a-class Socarize Kekaha 6 p.m. Kekaha School Cafeteria Government Contracting 101 10 a.m. to noon Lihue Plantation Building www.hiptac.org

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PEOPLE CHOICE AWARDS

Bullock sweeps ceremony JESSICA HERNDON ASSOCIATED PRESS

andra Bullock reigned supreme at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards, taking home four trophies as the evening’s top winner. The actress was named favorite movie actress, comedic actress, dramatic actress and shared the favorite movie duo award with “Gravity” co-star George Clooney. Bullock’s buddy comedy, “The Heat,” co-starring Melissa McCarthy, was awarded favorite comedic movie. Fans deemed Ellen DeGeneres their favorite daytime TV host, making her the woman who has gained the most People’s Choice Awards with a total of 14 trophies. “As a young girl growing up in New Orleans, if anyone would have told me I was going to win 14 People’s Choice Awards I... I mean 12, yes. 13, maybe. But 14?” joked DeGeneres, host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” who said that she wanted to make the show for everyone from old, young, black, white, guy and straight. “Iron Man 3” scored three awards including favorite movie, action movie and the film’s star, Robert Downey Jr., channeling Iron Man in his acceptance speech, received the favorite action movie star honor. Justin Timberlake also nabbed three awards. Among them was the favorite album accolade

for “The 20/20 Experience.” In a sweet moment, he thanked his “beautiful wife,” Jessica Biel, “for teaching me patience and the little things like just putting the dishes in the dishwasher. It goes a long way. Fellas, you’re welcome.” Katy Perry, who was not at the show, scored the win for favorite video for the third year in a row, following up last year’s award for “Part of Me” and 2012’s honor for “Last Friday Night” with her hit “Roar” this year. A pregnant Drew Barrymore, who joked that DeGeneres had called her fat backstage, presented her “Blended” co-star Adam Sandler with the comedic movie actor award. After debuting her talk show “The Queen Latifah Show” in 2013, fans crowned Queen Latifah their favorite new talk show host. Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, the stars of “The Vampire Diaries,” earned the award for best on-screen chemistry at the People’s Choice Awards. The duo, who had their round of break-ups and make-ups on-screen and off, joked about their coupledom. “The good thing is chemistry,” said Dobrev, with her arm around Somerhalder, who she is no long romantically attached to. They managed to make a would-be awkward moment entertaining by addressing their buzz-worthy pairing head-on.

John Shearer/AP Sandra Bullock, winner of the Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress and Favorite Comedic Movie Actress poses in the press room at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Wednesday in Los Angeles. Shemar Moore heavily hit on fellow presenter Malin Akerman, cracking jokes about ebony and ivory and saying he didn’t see a ring on her finger. She played right along, leaning in as the crowd cheered them on. Stephen Colbert won the favorite late night talk show host award, Britney Spears picked up the favorite pop artist honor, and Kaley Cuoco received the favorite comedic TV actress prize as well as the favorite TV comedy award, along with the rest of the cast of “The Big Bang Theory.” Sara Bareilles performed her hit “Brave,” country star Brad Paisley took the stage to sing “The Mona Lisa” and OneRepublic sang “Counting Stars.”

Jennifer Hudson was the show’s second humanitarian award recipient for her work with children via her Julian D. King Gift Foundation. Bullock gained the show’s first humanitarian award in 2013 for her efforts in storm-ravaged New Orleans. Accompanied on stage by her sister Julia, Hudson, holding back tears, accepted the favorite humanitarian award. “My mother always taught us without family you have nothing,” Hudson said. “Whether you know it or not, we all are family. What happens to the other happens to us. It’s one thing to be a celebrity and have power, but it means nothing if we’re not making a difference

and helping someone else. It feels good to see positivity acknowledged. Where we come from all you hear about is who shot who and who went to jail. There is more to life than the block you live on. We want to show them that I came from the same area and if I can do it, you can do it too.” LL Cool J presented Hudson with the award. The Oscarwinning actress created the Chicago-based Julian D. King Gift Foundation with her sister, Julia Hudson, in honor of her nephew, Julian King, who was murdered in 2008 at the age of 7. “2 Broke Girls” stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs hosted the show at the Nokia Theatre.

Overall winners Movie: “Iron Man 3” Movie actor: Johnny Depp Movie actress: Sandra Bullock Movie duo: Sandra Bullock and George Glooney, “Gravity” Action movie: “Iron Man 3” Action movie star: Robert Downey Jr. Comedic movie: “The Heat” Comedic movie actor: Adam Sandler Comedic movie actress: Sandra Bullock Dramatic movie: “Gravity” Dramatic movie actor: Leonardo DiCaprio Dramatic movie actress: Sandra Bullock Family movie: “Despicable Me 2” Horror movie: “Carrie” Thriller movie: “Now You See Me” Year-end movie: “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Network TV comedy: “The Big Bang Theory” Comedic TV actor: Chris Colfer Comedic TV actress: Kaley Cuoco Network TV drama: “The Good Wife” Dramatic TV actor: Josh Charles Dramatic TV actress: Stana Katic Actor in a new TV series: Joseph Morgan Actress in a new TV series: Sarah Michelle Gellar TV crime drama: “Castle” Competition TV show: “The Voice” Cable TV comedy: “Psych” Cable TV drama: “The Walking Dead” Cable TV show: “Homeland” Cable TV actress: Lucy Hale TV anti-hero: Rick Grimes, “The Walking Dead” TV bromance: Sam, Dean and Castiel, “Supernatural” TV gal pals: Rachel and Santana, “Glee” On-screen chemistry: Damon and Elena, “The Vampire Diaries” TV movie/miniseries: “American Horror Story” Daytime TV host(s): Ellen DeGeneres New talk show host: Queen Latifah

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