People's Choice Awards: Ellen's winning record, Fifth Harmony's quartet debut

Ellen DeGeneres set a record at the People's Choice Awards, becoming the winningest entertainer in the show's history, while popular singing group Fifth Harmony made a splash debutingas a quartet at the starry ceremony.

DeGeneres picked up three trophies at Wednesday's event: favourite comedic collaboration (sharing the award with Britney Spears), favourite daytime TV host and favouriteanimated movie voice, for Finding Dory. Meanwhile, the blockbuster animated movie was named both favourite film and favourite family film.

Overall, DeGeneres has a career total of 20 People's Choice wins.

Fifth Harmony gave its first performance since Camila Cabello'shigh-profile departure in December to pursue a solo career.The girl group performed its biggest hit, Work From Home,on the Microsoft Theater stage in Los Angeles.

Each member got a share of the spotlight with her name shown on the big screen above the stage while singing a solo verse.DJ Khaled presented the foursome with its second straight favourite group award after theset.

A star-studded night

Britney Spears was the evening's big winner, picking up four trophies including favourite female musical artist.

Canadian winners included Deadpool'sRyan Reynolds, with the Vancouver performer named favourite movie actor, andToronto's online video sensation Lilly Singh, named favourite YouTube star.

Others who took home crystal statuettes this year included Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, Sofia Vergara, Kevin Hart, Melissa McCarthy and Justin Timberlake.

Tyler Perry received the humanitarian award at the show, hosted by Joel McHale at the Microsoft Theatre and broadcast on CBS.

Selected list of winners at the 2017People's Choice Awards

• Movie: Finding Dory
• Movie actor: Ryan Reynolds
• Movie actress: Jennifer Lawrence
• Action movie: Deadpool
• Action movie actor: Robert Downey, Jr.
• Action movie actress: Margot Robbie
• Animated movie voice: Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Dory
• Comedic movie actor: Kevin Hart
• Comedic movie actress: Melissa McCarthy
• Dramatic movie actor: Tom Hanks
• Dramatic movie actress: Blake Lively
• Movie icon: Johnny Depp
• TV show: Outlander
• Network TV comedy: The Big Bang Theory
• Comedic TV actor: Jim Parsons
• Comedic TV actress: Sofia Vergara
• Network TV drama: Grey's Anatomy
• TV crime drama: Criminal Minds
• TV crime drama actor: Mark Harmon
• TV crime drama actress: Jennifer Lopez
• Competition TV show: The Voice
• Daytime TV host: Ellen DeGeneres
• Late night talk show host: Jimmy Fallon
• Male music artist: Justin Timberlake
• Female music artist: Britney Spears
• Group: Fifth Harmony
• Male country artist: Blake Shelton
• Female country artist: Carrie Underwood
• Country group: Little Big Town
• Hip-hop artist: G-Eazy
• R&B artist: Rihanna
• Song: Can't Stop the Feeling,Justin Timberlake
• Social media celebrity: Britney Spears
• Humanitarian: Tyler Perry