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Kendall Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, and Kris Jenner accept The Reality Show of 2018 award for "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" on stage during the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards on Nov. 11, 2018.(Photo: E! Entertainment, Alberto Rodriguez / E! Entertainment)

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The People's Choice Awards finally made to return to TV on E! Sunday night, almost two years after its last telecast on CBS.

The show featured a performance of Rita Ora, Nicki Minaj and Tyga, and John Legend, plus an overwhelming amount of awards to a small handful of Hollywood A-listers.

Here are the five biggest moments of the night:

Stars recognized California firefighters, victims of the blaze

People's Choice Awards are expected to be widely used by the Woolsey Fire fire fighters, which blazed less than 40 miles away from the Barker Hangar tent in Santa Monica, California.

Mila Kunis accepted the first award of the telecast, giving a shout out to the firefighters battling the blaze: "We are in a state of emergency. to the LAFD Foundation, it would be really, really great. "

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Kim Kardashian West gave an emotional speech while accepting a reality TV prize on behalf of the Kardashian-Jenner family, noting the back-to-back tragedies Southern California has suffered this week between Borderline shootings and the wildfires.

"As horrible as it has been, it has been amazing to see the resilient spirit and the heroism of those risking their lives on the front lines," she said, dedicating the award to "all the firefighters, the law enforcement and the first responders, we really appreciate what you have done for all of us. "

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Blake Shelton, "The Country Artist of 2018" on stage during the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on Nov. 11, 2018. (Photo: E! Entertainment, Christopher Polk / E! Entertainment)

Veterans Day was remembered

The People's Choice Awards on Veterans Day, and the stars of the day.

Blake Shelton wore a red, white and blue ribbon on his lapel in honor of his veteran father and thanked those who fought during his speech.

Scarlett Johansson dedicated her award "to the men and women of the armed forces who put their lives on the line every day so we do not have to."

During activist Bryan Stevenson's rousing acceptance speech for the People's Champion Award, he touched on recent mass shootings, the #MeToo movement and racial inequality, including the way Americans approach Veterans Day.

"It's Veterans Day, it's important that we honor our veterans, but it's important to remember that we're still alive and well." burdened by that history, "he said.

Victoria Beckham gives fans a Spice Girls reference during Fashion Icon Award speech

It's clear that the '90s have been having a major revival moment lately, so leave it Posh Spice to give fans what they really really want by dropping a Spice Girls reference into her acceptance speech for the Fashion Icon Award.

"Beckham said, before accidentally slipping into the chorus of the Spice Girls hit song" Wannabe. " "If you really, really – I can not help it – if you really, really want it."

She said that you have gotten to give them what you want, what they really , really want. "

Beckham also touched on empowering women throughout the years, first with her music and her fashion line.

"Many years ago I started with girl power, and now that it is through the privileges of being able to empower women through my designs," she said. "I've always been around with strong supportive women, and that's for me now, for all the women who have been dubbed or doubted themselves, this award is for all of us."

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The list of nominees was too ambitious for the live telecast

When there were six minutes left in the show and still more than 20 awards to announce, we figured E! might have been a little bit more than they could chew.

Of the 46 awards on the lineup for the night – including the three special awards of People's Icon, Fashion Icon and People's Champion – only 22 awards were given out during the red carpet and the live telecast. Busy Philipps' late night talk show, "Busy Tonight."

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Carson Daly, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton on stage during the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on Nov. 11, 2018. (Photo: E! Entertainment, Alberto Rodriguez / E! Entertainment)

Blake Shelton and Stefani Gwen had a #couplegoals moment

Fan-favorite Shelton and Stefani couple could not help but have an adorable moment during the show. The current coach on "The Voice" invited the trainer – and his girlfriend – on stage with Daly for competition TV show.

Shelton and "Voice" host Carson Daly coaxed a laughing and slightly embarrassed Stefani from her seat in the crowd on the stage, with Shelton calling her "my all-time favorite coach" and saying "I love her!"

"What am I doing up here ?!" Stefani exclaimed when she hopped up onstage. And in an "aw" -inducing moment, Stefani Gushed: "I'm so excited to be with Blake Shelton."

Daly butted into the love fest, joking, "They're going to get a room."

Contributing: Carly Mallenbaum

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