NICOLE KIDMAN - BIG STARS FIGHT FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE

NICOLE KIDMAN will fight JULIA ROBERTS and GEORGE CLOONEY, TOM CRUISE and JOHNNY DEPP will scrap it out for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS in America in January (09JAN05).

The quintet are among the acting heavyweights up for major honours after being nominated for the 31st ceremony yesterday (26OCT04).

Meanwhile, in new music categories, CHRISTINA AGUILERA and MISSY ELLIOT are up for Favourite Remake and Favourite Combined Forces with their CARWASH cover.

They'll fight SHERYL CROW's THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST and NO DOUBT's IT'S MY LIFE for the Favourite Remake and BLACK EYED PEAS' collaboration with JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE on WHERE IS THE LOVE? for the Favourite Combined Forces.

The full list of nominees is:

Favourite Female Movie Star:

NICOLE KIDMAN

JULIANNE MOORE

JULIA ROBERTS

CHARLIZE THERON

REESE WITHERSPOON

Favourite Male Movie Star:

GEORGE CLOONEY

TOM CRUISE

JOHNNY DEPP

TOM HANKS

DENZEL WASHINGTON

Favourite Female Action Movie Star:

KATEW BECKINSALE

HALLE BERRY

ANGELINA JOLIE

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

UMA THURMAN

Favourite Male Action Movie Star:

MATT DAMON

HUGH JACKMAN

TOBEY MAGUIRE

VIGGO MORTENSEN

WILL SMITH

Favourite Leading Man:

ZACH BRAFF

JIM CARREY

COLIN FARRELL

JUDE LAW

BRAD PITT

Favourite Leading Lady:

DREW BARRYMORE

JENNIFER GARNER

NATALIE PORTMAN

JENNIFER GARNER

KATE WINSLET

RENEE ZELLWEGER

Favourite Group:

EVANESCENCE

MAROON 5

NO DOUBT

OUTKAST

U2

Favourite Male Singer: EMINEM

JOSH GROBAN

JOHN MAYER

PRINCE

USHER

Favourite Female Singer:

SHERYL CROW

NORAH JONES

ALICIA KEYS

AVRIL LAVIGNE

SARAH McLACHLAN

Favourite Remake:

CARWASH - CHRISTINA AGUILERA, MISSY ELLIOT, LIL' KIM

THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST - SHERYL CROW

IT'S MY LIFE - NO DOUBT

LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA - EDDIE MURPHY + ANTONIO BANDERAS

TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - JESSICA SIMPSON

Favourite Combined Forces:

BLACK EYED PEAS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (WHERE IS THE LOVE?

BLACK EYED PEAS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (WHERE IS THE LOVE?

LIL' JON, USHER (YEAH!)

BRITNEY SPEARS, MADONNA (ME AGAINST THE MUSIC)

BRITNEY SPEARS, MADONNA