CBS and The PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS announced today that Tyler Perry will receive the fifth annual People's Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian, presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, during the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2017, live from the Microsoft Theater L.A. Live, Wednesday, Jan. 18 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Hosted by Joel McHale (THE GREAT INDOORS), The PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS are the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music, television and digital.
Perry was chosen as this year's honoree in recognition of his efforts to change lives all over the world for the better. With the help of the Tyler Perry Foundation, he has donated millions of dollars to organizations such as Feeding America, the NAACP and Charity Water, among others, all in effort to eradicate homelessness, support civil rights causes and aid survivors of devastating natural disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti and Hurricane Katrina. In support of Perry's tireless efforts to help those in need, Enterprise is donating $100,000 to Perry's charity of choice, the Global Medical Relief Fund for Children. "We are honored to present Tyler Perry with this year's People's Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian, and we thank our partners at Enterprise for their generous donation to the Global Medical Relief Fund on his behalf," said the president of the People's Choice Awards, Fred Nelson. "Mr. Perry's decades-long commitment to helping those in need is incomparable, and the GMRF is an amazing organization, dedicated to aiding children in desperate need of care. I'm proud that our show provides a platform for this well-deserved recognition."Voting for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2017 has closed for most categories, but will remain open for Favorite New TV Comedy, Favorite New TV Drama and Favorite Year End Blockbuster until show night on www.PeoplesChoice.com.
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About People's Choice Now in its 43rd year, the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS is the only major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in movies, music, television and digital. The People's Choice official website at www.PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Every year, potential nominees are determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses, music sales, social media activity and PeoplesChoice.com data, then vetted through E-Poll Market Research. Fred Nelson is the President of People's Choice, and serves alongside Mark Burnett, Jane Mun and Kimmie H. Kim as Executive Producers of the awards show. The awards show, and digital, mobile and social extensions of the brand are owned by Procter & Gamble. The show is produced by MGM Television and MGM serves as the international distributor.
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