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Shorty Awards 2016: Priyanka Chopra Nominated For Best Actress

Shorty Awards 2016: Priyanka Chopra Nominated For Best Actress

Priyanka Chopra photographed at the People's Choice Awards. (Image courtesy: AFP)

New York: Actress Priyanka Chopra, who has nearly 31 million followers across various social media platforms, has been nominated for the 8th Annual Shorty Awards in the Best Actress category. (Also Read: Priyanka Chopra, 'Frozen to Bones,' Films Quantico in Minus 25 Degrees)

Priyanka has been nominated along with actresses including Amandla Stenberg, Cara Delevingne, Elizabeth Banks, Gabourey Sidibe, Kerry Washington, Maisie Williams, Olivia Wilde, Reese Witherspoon, Taraji P Henson, Uzo Aduba and Zendaya at the Shorty Awards under the Arts and Entertainment categories.

Earlier this month, Priyanka won the Favourite Actress in A New TV Series at the 42nd People's Choice Awards for her role in American TV series Quantico.

The Shorty Awards honour the people and organisations producing the best content across social media including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine and Periscope.

The actors who have been nominated for Best Actor include Ansel Elgort, Dwayne Johnson, Jared Leto, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Matt McGorry, Michael B Jordan, Nathan Fillion, Ryan Reynolds, Taye Diggs, Tom Hanks and Zac Efron.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Caitlyn Jenner, Chrissy Teigen, Jimmy Fallon, Kim Kardashian, Miss Piggy, RiFF RAFF, RuPaul, Ryan Seacrest, Snoop Dogg, Tavi Gevinson and Weird Al feature in the line-up for Celebrities.

The Best Singer nominees are Adele, Alicia Keys, Diplo, Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Pearl Jam Pharrell Williams, Ryan Adams and St. Vincent for Musician award and Demi Lovato, Ellie Goulding, FKA twigs, Rihanna, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift.

Founded and produced by Sawhorse Media, the Shorty Awards will be held in April here and will be available via live stream at ShortyAwards.com.

Finalists in each category have been determined by rankings from The Real Time Academy, as well as votes from fans via social media.
 
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