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Jamie Dornan and Game of Thrones up for awards

Dakota Johnson as Anastasia 'Ana' Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey in a scene from Fifty Shades of Grey  
Dakota Johnson as Anastasia 'Ana' Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey in a scene from Fifty Shades of Grey   Dakota Johnson as Anastasia 'Ana' Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey in a scene from Fifty Shades of Grey  

JAMIE Doran and Game of Thrones will be representing Northern Ireland's interests at the People's Choice Awards next year.

Nomations for the awards, which will be announced at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on January 7, 2016, were announced on Tuesday.

Dornan's starring role in Fifty Shades of Grey has won the film a Favourite Dramatic Movie nomination.

Also nominated in the category are The Age of Adeline, The Longest Ride, The Martian and Straight Outta Compton.

Game of Thrones, whose sixth season is currently being filmed at a number of locations in Northern Ireland has been nomiated in the Favourite TV Show category.

Also nominated are The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, The Voice and The Walking Dead.

Game of Thrones is also up for an award in the Favourite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show section.

Other shows hoping for a win are American Horror Story, Outlander, Teen Wolf and The Walking Dead.

And Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, aka Khalessi, aka Mother of Dragons on the hit HBO show has been nominated in the Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress category.

She is up against Caitriona Balfe, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison and Lady Gaga.

Meanwhile, superhero blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron, medical drama Grey's Anatomy and singer The Weeknd have scored the most nominations for the People's Choice Awards.

The Avengers sequel picked up seven nods for prizes voted for by fans, including nominations for stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson.

The film is nominated for favourite movie alongside Fast and Furious 7, Inside Out, Jurassic World and Pitch Perfect 2, as well as favourite action movie, competing against Insurgent, Fast and Furious 7, Jurassic World and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.

Avengers star Downey Jr, who plays Iron Man in the Marvel franchise, will compete for favourite movie actor, as well as favourite action movie actor alongside his co-star Hemsworth.

Johansson is nominated for favourite movie actress, alongside Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. She is also nominated for favourite action movie actress for her role as the Black Widow in the blockbuster series.

Grey's Anatomy picked up six nominations including favourite TV show and favourite network TV drama, while stars Jesse Williams and Justin Chambers are among the nominees for favourite dramatic TV actor and Ellen Pompeo and Sara Ramirez are among the nominees for favourite dramatic TV actress.

The Weeknd, who scored a huge hit this summer with his single I Can't Feel My Face, received five nods. He will compete against British musician Ed Sheeran for favourite male artist, alongside Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas and country singer Luke Bryan.

The Weeknd is also nominated for favourite breakout artist and favourite R&B artist, while his single is nominated for favourite song and his record Beauty Behind The Madness is nominated for favourite album.

Sheeran is also nominated for favourite pop artist in a category dominated by female singers. He will face off against Demi Lovato, Kelly Clarkson, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift.

Veteran singer Madonna is nominated for both favourite music icon, which pits her against Paul McCartney, Prince, Steven Tyler, and Stevie Wonder, and favourite female artist, against Demi Lovato, Lana Del Rey, Selena Gomez, and Taylor Swift.

One Direction, who recently caused uproar when they cancelled a concert in Belfast at the last minute, will vie for the favourite group award with Fall Out Boy, Fifth Harmony, Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5.