Associated Press
Thursday, January 8, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 -- Holy People's Choice Awards, Batman!

"The Dark Knight" soared away with every trophy it was nominated for Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony.

The Caped Crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and the Joker, portrayed by the late Heath Ledger.

Other winners selected by Internet voters in categories spanning movies, television and music included "Dancing With the Stars" as favorite reality show, Ellen DeGeneres as favorite talk show host and "WALL E" for favorite family movie.

Chris Brown was voted favorite male singer, Brad Pitt was favorite leading man and Angelina Jolie was favorite female action star.