Kiwi Riverdale star KJ Apa nominated for People's Choice Award

KJ Apa is up for a People's Choice Award. Photo / Getty Images

Kiwi heartthrob KJ Apa has been nominated for a People's Choice Award.

The Riverdale star has clearly earned a massive following in the US thanks to the Netflix series, and is now up for the award for best Male TV Star of 2019.

The nod sees him up against Game of Thrones star Kit Harington, The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus, superstars Milo Ventimiglia and Sterling K Brown and even his own Riverdale co-star, Cole Sprouse.

The nod puts Apa in good company on a larger scale too though, with stars like Taylor Swift, Keanu Reeves, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Ryan Reynolds and Beyonce being nominated at the awards across various categories.

Taylor Swift's Lover is up for Album of the Year against Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next; Khalid's Free Spirit, Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?, Lizzo's Cuz I Love You, Jonas Brothers' Happiness Begins, Ed Sheeran's No.6 Collaborations Project and Bad Bunny's X 100pre.

Taylor may even come away with two trophies on the night as she's also been nominated for Female Artist of the Year alongside Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Halsey, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Camila Cabello and P!nk.

The Male Artist of the Year category is equally as strong as Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran, Drake, Travis Scott, Khalid, Lil Nas X and Bad Bunny will go head-to-head to nab the coveted trophy.

Avengers: Endgame is in with the chance of walking away with four gongs as it's been nominated for Movie of Year, The Action of the Year and its stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson have also scored nods.

As well as Robert and Chis, the Male Movie Star category is made up of Tom Holland, Will Smith, Keanu Reeves, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson and Adam Sandler, while the female equivalent features Millie Bobby Brown, Zendaya, Sophie Turner, Jennifer Aniston, Brie Larson, Lupita Nyong'o and Tessa Thompson.

The People's Choice Awards take place on November 11.

The short list of the 2019 People's Choice Awards are as follows;

The Movie of 2019
Avengers: Endgame'
'Toy Story 4'
'Captain Marvel'
'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'
'The Lion King'
'John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum'
'Us'
'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

The Comedy Movie of 2019
'The Upside'
'Yesterday '
'The Hustle'
'Men in Black: International'
'Long Shot'
'Little'
'Wine Country'
'Murder Mystery'

The Action Movie of 2019
'Avengers: Endgame'
'Spider-Man: Far From Home'
'Captain Marvel'
'John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum'
'Shazam!'
'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'
'Dark Phoenix'
'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'

The Drama Movie of 2019
'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood'
'Rocketman'
'Five Feet Apart'
'Glass'
'Us'
'Triple Frontier'
'After'
'Breakthrough'

The Male Movie Star of 2019
Robert Downey Jr., 'Avengers: Endgame'
Chris Hemsworth, 'Avengers: Endgame'
Tom Holland, 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'
Will Smith, 'Aladdin'
Keanu Reeves, 'John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum'
Samuel L. Jackson, 'Captain Marvel'
Dwayne Johnson, 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'
Adam Sandler, 'Murder Mystery'

The Female Movie Star of 2019
Millie Bobby Brown, 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'
Scarlett Johansson, 'Avengers: Endgame'
Zendaya, 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'
Sophie Turner, 'Dark Phoenix'
Jennifer Aniston, 'Murder Mystery'
Brie Larson, 'Captain Marvel'
Lupita Nyong'o, 'Us'
Tessa Thompson, 'Men in Black: International'

The Animated Star of 2019
America Ferrera, 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Tom Hanks, 'Toy Story 4'
Kevin Hart, 'The Secret Life of Pets 2'
Beyoncé, 'The Lion King'
Ryan Reynolds, 'Pokémon Detective Pikachu'
Chris Pratt, 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'
Tiffany Haddish, 'The Secret Life of Pets 2'
Awkwafina, 'The Angry Birds Movie 2'

The Show of 2019
'Game of Thrones'
'WWE Raw'
'Stranger Things'
'The Walking Dead'
'The Big Bang Theory'
'Riverdale'
'This Is Us'
'Grey's Anatomy'

The Male TV Star of 2019
Kit Harington, 'Game of Thrones'
Cole Sprouse, 'Riverdale'
Norman Reedus, 'The Walking Dead'
Finn Wolfhard, 'Stranger Things'
Jim Parsons, 'The Big Bang Theory'
Milo Ventimiglia, 'This Is Us'
Sterling K. Brown, 'This Is Us'
KJ Apa, 'Riverdale'

The Female TV Star of 2019
Mandy Moore, 'This Is Us'
Millie Bobby Brown, 'Stranger Things'
Sophie Turner, 'Game of Thrones'
Danai Gurira, 'The Walking Dead'
Camila Mendes, 'Riverdale'
Lili Reinhart, 'Riverdale'
Maisie Williams, 'Game of Thrones'
Reese Witherspoon, 'Big Little Lies'

The Daytime Talk Show of 2019
'The View'
'Red Table Talk'
'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
'The Wendy Williams Show'
'Live with Kelly and Ryan'
'Good Morning America'
'The Real'

The Male Artist of 2019
Shawn Mendes
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Drake
Travis Scott
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Bad Bunny

The Female Artist of 2019
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Cardi B
Halsey
Billie Eilish
Miley Cyrus
Camila Cabello
P!nk

The Song of 2019
'Sucker,' Jonas Brothers
'7 Rings,' Ariana Grande
'Old Town Road,' Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
'Talk,' Khalid
'I Don't Care,' Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
'Dancing With A Stranger,' Sam Smith and Normani
'Bad Guy,' Billie Eilish
'Señorita,' Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello

The Album of 2019
'Thank U, Next,' Ariana Grande
'Free Spirit,' Khalid
'When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?' Billie Eilish
'Cuz I Love You,' Lizzo
'Happiness Begins,' Jonas Brothers
'No. 6 Collaborations Project,' Ed Sheeran
'X 100pre,' Bad Bunny
'Lover, ' Taylor Swift

- with Bang! Showbiz