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Captain America leads movie nominees at People's Choice Awards

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The third 'Captain America' movie, "Captain America: Civil War" has been nominated in the Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie category at the 2017 People's Choice Awards.

The nominations were announced by Jordana Brewster, Jamie Chung at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.

"Deadpool" is also a leading nominee with a nod in the Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie categories.

Another Marvel movie joining the competition is "X-Men: Apocalypse". Other blockbusters joining the race include "Finding Dory", "Zootopia" and DC's "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Suicide Squad".

In actor/actress categories, "Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds will compete against the likes of Kevin Hart, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Hanks and Will Smith in the Favorite Movie Actor category.
 

The Merc with a Mouth depicter is also nominated for Favorite Action Movie Actor. Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson is up for Favorite Movie Actress against the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie.

Winners in all categories, including music, TV and others, will be announced during the ceremony airing on CBS from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017.

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First Published: Nov 16 2016 | 1:02 PM IST

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