Six things that happened at People's Choice

At 93-years-old, Betty White is still the people's choice. She accepted the Television Icon Award at the 2015 People's Choice Awards on Wednesday. VPC Video Transcript Automatically Generated Transcript (may not be 100% accurate) 00:00 And these people's choice for favorite TV icon is. Betty 00:05 why. Hammer crimes have been saying thank you. Or can you 00:19 imagine. The people's choice. Yeah so he. It. It's my favorite 00:40 actress continued TV series in the same with me. But yeah. 00:52 Thank you sound Iran's Betsy Beers and Peter no law. Forward 00:56 thinking about leading lady who looks like my classic beauty. Both 01:13 sides are favored Nippon cargo. Did take your time yeah. A 01:20 like I said any yeah. This is perfect for me because 01:33 I love people. I'm crazy about movies. And and I prefer 01:39 people who love my movies are so I'm I'm actually very 01:41 grateful I guess I'll keep my day job. Please award for 01:46 favorite and humanitarian. To Ben Affleck. The one way to combat. 01:51 The the sad things we see the terrible things that we 01:54 see is to try to bring a little bit of kindness 01:57 and to the world. People's Choice Award winner Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Melissa McCarthy share a moment backstage at the People's Choice Awards.(Photo: Frazer Harrison) Sure, Chris Evans may not get any Oscar love this year. As Captain America, though, he's now an award-winning fan favorite. "I don't win stuff, so this kind of cool," Evans said Wednesday night while accepting the honor for action-movie actor at the People's Choice Awards, the annual populist affair where fans get to vote for their favorites. The Captain America: The Winter Soldier star figured that "40 percent of the votes were my mom, and the other 60 percent means a lot to me." USA TODAY Who won People's Choice Awards? The People's Choice Awards also marked the first televised show of this awards season and, as co-host Allison Janney joked, "You get to see all the stars before they get down to Oscar weight." Chris Evans accepts the People's Choice Award for favorite Chris Evans accepts the People's Choice Award for favorite action-movie actor.(Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images) Here are six highlights from the night: Melissa McCarthy wows the crowd. TheTammy star walked the red carpet, where many noticed her slimmer figure, and then she won favorite comedic movie actress, the first award of the telecast. She thanked those who buy movie tickets: "Without you, I wouldn't have a job and I'll stay around as long as you'll have me." ENTERTAIN THIS! Hunter Hayes on singing for President Obama: 'It was nuts' One-man wardrobe malfunction. Before he even arrived, Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley had an awards night snafu when he ripped a small hole in the inseam of his Dolce & Gabbana suit pants. Kelley didn't take out on the designer, though. "You have to just blame whoever altered it," he joked after showing the rip to E!'s Giuliana Rancic. His night did get better: The jeans he changed into later stayed intact through a rousing rendition of the band's single Freestyle and an acceptance speech for favorite country group, in which Kelley told presenter Lisa Edelstein she looks "hot" on her new show, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. ENTERTAIN THIS! Wow! Melissa McCarthy shows off slimmer figure on People's Choice red carpet Kevin Hart and Josh Gad steal the spotlight. Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting won her second consecutive award for network comedic TV actress and her sitcom The Big Bang Theory won its fourth network TV comedy honor, plus overall favorite TV show. But she was upstaged by her Wedding Ringer co-stars Hart and Gad when presenting McCarthy's award. Hart walked out filming himself with three selfie sticks, prompting Gad to call him "the Steven Spielberg of selfie sticks." Gad also joked that he was working on a reality show called American Gaddiator, "where I fight the cast of Frozen in a cage." Viola Davis with her People's Choice Award for 'How Viola Davis with her People's Choice Award for 'How to Get Away With Murder.'(Photo: Frazer Harrison) How to get away with the last laugh. Last fall, a New York Times TV critic called How to Get Away With Murder star Viola Davis "less classically beautiful," but the actress won a little bit of sweet yet classy revenge. After winning favorite actress in a new TV series, she thanked Murder executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers for "thinking of a leading lady who looks like my classy beauty." ENTERTAIN THIS! So, do the 'Black-ish' kids fight like brother and sister off-screen, too? Ben Affleck honors the "real humanitarians." Amy Adams presented her friend (and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice co-star) Ben Affleck with the People's Choice Award for favorite humanitarian, honoring his work to bring peace and prosperity to the Eastern Congo. "I've been called a lot of things in my life but I'm not sure until recently that humanitarian has been one of them," said a humble Affleck, who dedicated the award to "the real humanitarians" he works with on the ground in Africa. "Sometimes the world is a scary and terrible place and bad things happen. … One way to combat the sad things we see and terrible things we see is to bring a little bit of kindness to the world." ENTERTAIN THIS! Oh snap! Viola Davis fires back at 'New York Times' diss in classiest way possible Fans' choice for favorite movie actor: Robert Downey Fans' choice for favorite movie actor: Robert Downey Jr., of course.(Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images) Robert Downey's keeping his day job, folks. One of the biggest hits of the night was Robert Downey Jr., who ran his People's Choice lifetime total to five wins, picking up awards for favorite movie actor and dramatic actor. "This is perfect for me because I love people, I'm crazy about movies and I prefer people who love my movies," said the star of The Judge. "I guess I'll keep my day job." Contributing: Cindy Clark Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1ItGU8R