'Glee' tops the 2014 People's Choice Awards nominations.

The musical comedy series received eight nods, including Favourite Network TV Comedy, and star Darren Criss was overjoyed to receive a Favourite Comedic TV Actor nomination.

The 26-year-old actor tweeted: ''First off THANK YOU to all the @GLEEonFOX fans for the @peopleschoice nominations. #klaine #glee #blam

''I'm very proud to be part of the groundbreaking relationship that is #Klaine Thank u to @MrRPMurphy, the #Glee writers, and @chriscolfer (sic).''

He faces stiff competition from his co-star Chris Colfer, while Lea Michele and Jane Lynch will battle it out with a number of other actresses in the Favourite Comedic TV Actress category.

Katy Perry and Sandra Bullock were recognised in five categories each.

The 'Roar' hitmaker, 29, is up for Favourite Female Artist, Favourite Pop Artist, Favourite Song, Favourite Music Video and Favourite Fan Following.

'Gravity' star Sandra is up for Favourite Actress and features twice in the Favourite Duo category for her performance alongside George Clooney in the space drama and Melissa McCarthy in 'Heat'.

The annual U.S. event rewards the past year's films, TV shows and music artists in a huge number of categories, with the winners all voted for by members of the public.

The nominations were announced at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills on Tuesday (05.11.13) by stars including Rachel Bilson, Darren Criss, Allison Janney and Ciara, as well as awards hosts and '2 Broke Girls' stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs.

Voting has opened on peopleschoice.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter until December 5.

The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards will air live on CBS on January 8 at 9 p.m.

Partial list of nominations for the People's Choice Awards 2014:

Favourite Movie

'Despicable Me 2'

'Fast & Furious 6'

'Iron Man 3'

'Monsters University'

'Star Trek Into Darkness'

Favourite Movie Actor

Channing Tatum

Hugh Jackman

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Favourite Movie Actress

Gwyneth Paltrow

Jennifer Aniston

Melissa McCarthy

Sandra Bullock

Scarlett Johansson

Favourite Movie Duo

Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto ('Star Trek Into Darkness')

Jennifer Aniston & Jason Sudeikis ('We're the Millers')

Robert Downey Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow ('Iron Man 3')

Sandra Bullock & George Clooney ('Gravity')

Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy ('The Heat')

Favourite Action Movie

'Fast & Furious 6'

'Iron Man 3'

'Star Trek Into Darkness'

'The Wolverine'

'World War Z'

Favourite Action Movie Star

Brad Pitt

Channing Tatum

Hugh Jackman

Robert Downey Jr.

Vin Diesel

Favourite Comedic Movie

'Grown Ups 2'

'The Hangover Part III'

'The Heat'

'Instructions Not Included'

'We're the Millers'

Favourite Comedic Movie Actor

Adam Sandler

Bradley Cooper

Chris Rock

James Franco

Zach Galifianakis

Favourite Comedic Movie Actress

Emma Watson

Jennifer Aniston

Melissa McCarthy

Sandra Bullock

Scarlett Johansson

Favourite Dramatic Movie

'Captain Phillips'

'Gravity'

'The Great Gatsby'

'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

'Prisoners'

Favourite Dramatic Movie Actor

Channing Tatum

Chris Hemsworth

Hugh Jackman

Leonardo DiCaprio

Ryan Gosling

Favourite Dramatic Movie Actress

Amy Adams

Emma Stone

Halle Berry

Oprah Winfrey

Sandra Bullock

Favourite Family Movie

'Despicable Me 2'

'Monsters University'

'Oz the Great and Powerful'

'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'

'The Smurfs 2'

Favourite Horror Movie

'Carrie'

'The Conjuring'

'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'

'Insidious: Chapter 2'

'Mama'

Favourite Thriller Movie

'A Good Day to Die Hard'

'The Call'

'Now You See Me'

'Red 2'

'White House Down'

Favourite Network TV Comedy

'2 Broke Girls'

'The Big Bang Theory'

'Glee'

'How I Met Your Mother'

'Modern Family'

Favourite Comedic TV Actor

Chris Colfer

Darren Criss

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Jim Parsons

Neil Patrick Harris

Favourite Comedic TV Actress

Jane Lynch

Kaley Cuoco

Lea Michele

Melissa McCarthy

Zooey Deschanel

Favourite Network TV Drama

'Chicago Fire'

'The Good Wife'

'Grey's Anatomy'

'Nashville'

'Parenthood'

Favourite Dramatic TV Actor

Jim Caviezel

Josh Charles

Kevin Bacon

Mark Harmon

Patrick Dempsey

Favourite Dramatic TV Actress

Julianna Margulies

Mariska Hargitay

Pauley Perrette

Sandra Oh

Stana Katic

Favourite Actor in a New TV Series

Andy Samberg

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Joseph Morgan

Michael J. Fox

Robin Williams

Favourite Actress in a New TV Series

Allison Janney

Anna Faris

Ming-Na Wen

Rebel Wilson

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Favourite TV Crime Drama

'Bones'

'Castle'

'Criminal Minds'

'The Mentalist'

'NCIS'

Favourite Competition TV Show

'America's Got Talent'

'Dancing with the Stars'

'MasterChef'

'The Voice'

'The X Factor'

Favourite TV Anti-Hero

Dexter Morgan ('Dexter')

Jaime Lannister ('Game of Thrones')

Norman Bates ('Bates Motel')

Rick Grimes ('The Walking Dead')

Walter White ('Breaking Bad')

Favourite Female Artist

Britney Spears

Demi Lovato

Katy Perry

P!nk

Selena Gomez

Favourite Breakout Artist

Ariana Grande

Austin Mahone

Icona Pop

Imagine Dragons

Lorde

Favourite Pop Artist

Britney Spears

Bruno Mars

Demi Lovato

Justin Timberlake

Katy Perry

Favourite Country Artist

The Band Perry

Blake Shelton

Carrie Underwood

Lady Antebellum

Taylor Swift

Favourite Hip-Hop Artist

Drake

Jay Z

Kanye West

Lil Wayne

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Favourite R&B Artist

Alicia Keys

Ciara

Justin Timberlake

Rihanna

Robin Thicke

Favourite Band

Imagine Dragons

Maroon 5

One Direction

OneRepublic

Paramore

Favourite Alternative Band

Fall Out Boy

Imagine Dragons

Mumford & Sons

Muse

Paramore

Favourite Song

'Just Give Me A Reason' (P!nk feat. Nate Ruess)

'Mirrors' (Justin Timberlake)

'Radioactive' (Imagine Dragons)

'Roar' (Katy Perry)

'When I Was Your Man' (Bruno Mars)