17th People's Choice Awards

The 17th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1990, were held on March 11, 1991, at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by Burt Reynolds, and broadcast on CBS.

Awards

Winners are listed first, in bold.

Favorite New TV Comedy	Favorite Female Musical Performer
In Living ColorThe Simpsons The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Paula Abdul Janet Jackson Madonna
Favorite Comedy Motion Picture	Favorite TV Mini-Series
Pretty Woman Home Alone Three Men and a Little Lady	The Civil War It Lucky Chances
Favorite Male TV Performer	Favorite Male Musical Performer
Bill Cosby Ted Danson Tom Selleck	MC Hammer Phil Collins Vanilla Ice
Favorite Young TV Performer	Favorite Female TV Performer
Fred Savage Neil Patrick Harris Raven Symone	Kirstie Alley Candice Bergen Phylicia Rashad
Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer	Favorite TV Comedy
Bill Cosby Mel Gibson Patrick Swayze	Cheers The Cosby Show Roseanne
Favorite TV Drama	Favorite Motion Picture Actor
L.A. Law In the Heat of the Night Knots Landing Thirtysomething	Mel Gibson Kevin Costner Patrick Swayze
Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture	Favorite New Song
Ghost Dances with Wolves The Hunt for Red October	Ice Ice Baby Love Takes Time U Can't Touch This
Favorite Motion Picture Actress	Favorite News-Oriented Information Series
Julia Roberts Kirstie Alley Meryl Streep	60 Minutes A Current Affair 20/20
Favorite Male Performer In A New TV Series	Favorite Female Performer In A New TV Series
Burt Reynolds James Earl Jones Will Smith	Carol Burnett Mayim Bialik Sharon Gless Marilu Henner
Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer	Favorite New TV Dramatic Series
Julia Roberts Cher Janet Jackson Madonna	Equal Justice Gabriel's Fire Twin Peaks