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Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Hart and Jennifer Lopez Set for First People Magazine Awards

Just in time for the Holidays People and NBC are joining forces to give pop culture fans a big Hollywood A-lister-packed gift in the from of the first ever People Magazine Awards.

The two hour special event will be hosted by "America's Got Talent" emcee Nick Cannon. "It's People Magazine, the most iconic magazine of our culture," said Cannon. "To be a part of it, to be the host, I am truly excited. We're going to have fun with this."

Airing Thursday, December 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, the live show will celebrate the best in celebrity and entertainment, and feature appearances by Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Bridges, Billy Eichner, Josh Gad, Josh Groban, Diane Guerrero, Ryan Guzman, Jon Hamm, Kevin Hart, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Michael Keaton, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Messina, Chloë Grace Moretz, Kate Upton, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Sean Hayes, Karlie Kloss, John Krasinski, Lisa Kudrow, Elisabeth Moss and Ryan Phillippe.

"Voice" coaches Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams and Adam Levine (with Maroon 5) are set to perform alongside Aussie pop punk band 5 Seconds of Summer. 

The Hero of the Year Award will be presented to Nora Sandigo, the legal guardian of more than 800 American children of undocumented immigrants. Should a parent be deported, Sandigo steps in to arrange care for the child or children they leave behind. In many cases she cares for them herself, temporarily.

Readers and viewers had their chance to get in on the excitement by voting for the Best People Cover of the Year. By tweeting their pick with the hashtag #PEOPLEMagazineAwards, participants got to weigh in on whether little Prince George, the wedding of Amal Alamuddin to George Clooney or Chris Hemswoth's Sexiest Man Alive cover is the best of 2014.

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