| 17th People's Choice Awards (1991) |
| Film |
| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture |
| Ghost | |
| Dances with Wolves | |
| The Hunt for Red October |
| Favorite Comedy Motion Picture |
| Pretty Woman | |
| Home Alone | |
| Three Men and a Little Lady |
| Favorite Motion Picture Actor |
| Mel Gibson | |
| Kevin Costner | |
| Patrick Swayze |
| Favorite Motion Picture Actress |
| Julia Roberts | |
| Kirstie Alley | |
| Meryl Streep |
| Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer |
| Bill Cosby | |
| Mel Gibson | |
| Patrick Swayze |
| Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer |
| Julia Roberts | |
| Cher | |
| Janet Jackson | |
| Madonna |
| TV |
| Favorite TV Drama |
| L.A. Law | |
| In the Heat of the Night | |
| Knots Landing | |
| Thirtysomething |
| Favorite TV Comedy |
| Cheers | |
| The Cosby Show | |
| Roseanne |
| Favorite TV Mini-Series |
| The Civil War | |
| It | |
| Lucky Chances |
| Favorite News-Oriented Information Series |
| 60 Minutes | |
| A Current Affair | |
| 20/20 |
| Favorite Male TV Performer |
| Bill Cosby | |
| Ted Danson | |
| Tom Selleck |
| Favorite Female TV Performer |
| Kirstie Alley | |
| Candice Bergen | |
| Phylicia Rashad |
| Favorite Young TV Performer |
| Fred Savage | |
| Neil Patrick Harris | |
| Raven Symone |
| Favorite New TV Dramatic Series |
| Equal Justice | |
| Gabriel's Fire | |
| Twin Peaks |
| Favorite New TV Comedy |
| In Living Color | |
| The Simpsons | |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| Favorite Male Performer In A New TV Series |
| Burt Reynolds | |
| James Earl Jones | |
| Will Smith |
| Favorite Female Performer In A New TV Series |
| Carol Burnett | |
| Mayim Bialik | |
| Sharon Gless | |
| Marilu Henner |