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People's Choice 2017 was so romantic! See what Justin Timberlake, Blake Lively and others said about their loves

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Sharnaz Shahid
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This year's People's Choice Awards, which took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, was full of love. As the stars took to the stage to accept their prizes, they made sure they gave their loved-ups a good shout-out. Here at HELLO! we take a look at some of the most memorable tributes....

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Blake Lively

Looking absolutely incredible as she took to the stage to pick up her award for Favourite Dramatic Movie Actress, Blake Lively - who plays a stranded surfer in The Shallows – paid tribute to her husband Ryan Reynolds, letting the world know he "belongs" to her. During her tongue-in-cheek speech, she said: "Thank you to my husband. He is everything to me. You can't have him he's mine!"

The 29-year-old also went on to her hail her mother Elaine, saying: "This is more than I could've ever hoped or dreamed of. My mama taught me as a kid there is nothing you can't do. Thanks mum. She deserved this. I was always an ambitious kid and I knew I could do anything I put my mind to."

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake thanked his wife Jessica Biel and their 21-month-old son Silas as he accepted two awards - Favourite Male Artist and Favourite Song for his smash hit Can't Stop the Feeling. Turning his attention towards his family, the 35-year-old teased: "My two favourite people in the world, my wife and my beautiful son - who may or may not be watching right now. If you are buddy, the nanny's fired…I love you, and go to bed and you're the reason why I wrote this song."

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Ellen DeGeneres

After receiving her record-breaking 20th People's Choice Award, Ellen DeGeneres went backstage to gush over partner Portia de Rossi. "It's such an accident because she normally doesn't look beautiful like that," the TV host jokingly said of her wife of eight years' red carpet attire when speaking to Entertainment Tonight.

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Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart, was took home the prize for Favourite Comedic Movie Actor, praised his loved ones for all their "amazing support". He revealed: "I thank God, there is no me without God. I gotta thank my beautiful wife and kids. I have to thank my amazing fans for the support that you guys have given me in this amazing career. Last but not least, all of the co-stars that I've had in my life that helped me grow in this business. I appreciate you all, I'm definitely able to do what I do because of the help that I've had on camera."

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Blake Shelton

As he accepted the award for Favourite Album and Favourite Male Country Artist, Blake Shelton gave a sweet shout-out to his stunning girlfriend Gwen Stefani. "I've got a lot of people to thank, to all the people that voted for me - thank you so much," he told the crowd. "And thanks the hottest date here tonight, Gwen Stefani, who is sitting out there." Blake, 40, was awarded for Favourite Album for his tenth studio album, If I'm Honest.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Dwayne Johnson made sure his Simone daughter was on hand to celebrate his success. After taking to the stage to receive the gong for Favourite Premium Series Actor, the Hollywood star told the audience: "I want to thank my family. By the way my 15-year-old daughter Simone, I love you so much…. Yeah, she looks like daddy. Woo!"

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