How do you win a major entertainment award without even being on the ballot? Just ask Nina Dobrev, star of the CW hit show “The Vampire Diaries,” because that is exactly what happened to her in January at the People’s Choice Awards. Because of her loyal and active fan base, she became the first person not nominated to win.

In a video chat with senior editors Rob Licuria and Chris Beachum, she revealed that winning Favorite TV Drama Actress was “a really, really unique, cool experience. I’ve seen through my Twitter and now through the People’s Choice Awards how passionate and committed they really are. My fans were so ruthless and so passionate and enthusiastic about having me nominated that they wrote in so many times. That’s the best kind of recognition you can possibly get.”

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