Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, social media, and more, voted by viewers living in the United States, aged 13 and over, through various social media sites; primarily Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and YouTube.[1]

Teen Choice Awards
2017 Teen Choice surfboard
CountryUnited States
Presented byFox
Reward(s)Special surfboards
First awardedAugust 1, 1999 (1999-08-01)
Websitehttp://www.teenchoice.com/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox
Runtime88–104 minutes

History

Executive producers, Bob Bain and Michael Burg, came together to create an award show geared toward a teen demographic, somewhat older than that of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, but similar to that of MTV.

The format of the show has remained the same, awarding the achievements of those in the entertainment and athletic industries with non-traditional categories fixed into the ceremony. The show was held at the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport for its first two shows in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2013, it was held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. It airs live to the east coast, taped delayed on the west. With the demolition of the amphitheater in 2013, the show moved to a new location. Then after the remodeled Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Westwood, Los Angeles was flooded by a broken 30" water pipe on July 29, 2014, the show was moved to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.[2] The 2015 Awards were held at The Galen Center (USC), and the 2016 Awards were held at the refurbished Forum in Inglewood. The 2019 Awards were held at the outdoor set in Hermosa Beach, California, There was no Awards Ceremony in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Ballots were once used in teen-oriented magazines, where readers were to purchase and tear out their ballot. Votes could also be cast online through Fox.com. In 2008, Fox and the show's producers created Teenchoiceawards.com as the official website for the Teen Choice Awards. In 2009, the number of votes cast was in excess of 83 million. Votes are now cast online through Twitter, FOX.com, and the FOX NOW app. In 2016, more than 37 million votes were cast.[3]

Since the ceremony's inception, the show has given out genuine custom-made surfboards to individual winners. The surfboard was chosen as the award because it represents the freedom of the summer vacation for teens.[4] Some celebrities, such as Jennifer Love Hewitt, have actually used them to surf; Marlon Wayans famously said, "Brothers don't surf"; and in 2009, Hugh Jackman, upon winning his first one, said that he was no longer the only Australian without a surfboard. Each of the custom-made surfboard awards costs US$800 to make.[5]

Ceremonies (by year)
# Date Venue Host(s) Performers
1st August 1, 1999 Barker Hangar None
(Britney Spears introduced the show)
2nd August 6, 2000 None
(Freddie Prinze, Jr. introduced the show)
3rd August 12, 2001 Universal Amphitheatre None
(David Spade introduced the show)
4th August 19, 2002 None
(Britney Spears and Verne Troyer introduced the show)
5th August 2, 2003 David Spade
6th August 8, 2004

Paris Hilton
Nicole Richie
7th August 14, 2005

Hilary Duff
Rob Schneider
8th August 20, 2006

Dane Cook
Jessica Simpson
9th August 26, 2007

Hilary Duff
Nick Cannon
10th August 4, 2008 Miley Cyrus
11th August 9, 2009 Jonas Brothers
12th August 8, 2010

Katy Perry
Cory Monteith
Mark Salling
Chris Colfer
Kevin McHale
13th August 7, 2011 Kaley Cuoco
14th July 22, 2012

Demi Lovato
Kevin McHale
15th August 11, 2013

Darren Criss
Lucy Hale
16th August 10, 2014 Shrine Auditorium

Tyler Posey
Sarah Hyland
17th August 16, 2015 Galen Center

Gina Rodriguez
Josh Peck
Ludacris
18th July 31, 2016 The Forum

John Cena
Victoria Justice
19th August 13, 2017 Galen Center

None
(Logan Paul introduced the show)
20th August 12, 2018 The Forum

Nick Cannon
Lele Pons
21st August 11, 2019 Hermosa Beach, California
(temporary outdoor set)

Lucy Hale
David Dobrik[6]
— 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Special awards
Extraordinary Achievement
Courage Award
Ultimate Choice Award
Visionary Award
Acuvue Inspire Award
Candie's Style Icon
Decade Award
See Her
Icon Award

Note: Special Awards are not given every year.

Most wins

The following artists have won 10 or more awards.

Wins Artist Awards
28 One Direction Choice Music: Breakout Group, Choice Love Song (5), Choice Summer Music Star: Group (2), Choice Music Group (3), Choice Single: Group (3), Choice Summer Tour (3), Choice Social Media King, Choice Twit, Choice Break-Up Song, Choice Fanatic Fans, Choice Male Hottie (2), Choice Music: Song: Group, Choice Music: Male Group, Choice Selfie Taker, Choice Party Song, Choice Fandom
26 Taylor Swift Choice Breakout Artist, Choice Female Artist (3), Choice Female Album, Choice Breakout Star: Female, Choice Female Country Artist (5), Choice Country Song (4), Choice Country Album, Red Carpet Hot Icon: Female, Ultimate Choice, Choice Break-Up Song (2), Choice Voice, Choice Single: Female Artist, Choice Summer Music Star: Female, Choice Twit, Choice Music Collaboration, Icon Award
23 Justin Bieber Choice Male Artist (5), Choice Summer Music Star Male (2), Choice Music: Pop Album, Choice Music: Breakout Artist Male, Choice Male Hottie, Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Male, Choice TV: Villain, Choice Twit (2), Choice Single: Male Artist (3), Choice Twitter Personality, Choice Break-Up Song, Choice Social Media King, Choice Music: Latin Song, Choice Summer Song, Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song
19 Miley Cyrus Choice Female Artist, Choice Hissy Fit (2), Choice TV Actress: Comedy (3), Choice Love Song, Choice Single, Choice Summer Song (2), Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance, Choice Instagrammer, Choice Female Hottie, Choice Scene Stealer: Female, Choice Style Icon, Candie's Fashion Trendsetter, Choice Fashion: Celebrity Line, Choice Actress: Drama, Ultimate Choice Award
18 Selena Gomez Choice Break-Up Song, Choice Female Hottie (3), Choice TV Actress: Comedy (2), Choice Summer Music Star: Female (2), Choice Summer TV Star: Female, Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female (2), Choice Celebrity Dancer, Ultimate Choice Award, Choice Female Artist, Choice Instagrammer (3), Choice Summer Song
16 Jonas Brothers Choice Music: Breakout Group, Choice Red Carpet Icon: Male (3), Choice Male Hottie, Choice Single, Choice Love Song, Choice Summer Song (2), Choice Fanatic Fans, Choice TV Actor: Comedy (2), Choice Breakout Show, Choice Album: Group, Choice Summer Group, Decade Award
15 Ashton Kutcher Choice Reality Hunk, Choice Reality/Variety TV Star: Male (2), Choice TV Actor, Choice TV Personality (2), Choice TV Male Personality, Choice TV Actor: Comedy (2), Choice Movie Rockstar Moment, Choice Movie Actor: Comedy, Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy (3), Ultimate Choice Award
14 Demi Lovato Choice Female Artist (2), Choice Summer Music Star: Female (2), Choice Summer Song (2), Choice Single: Female Artist, Choice Music Tour (with David Archuleta), Choice TV Breakout Star: Female, Choice TV Personality: Female, Choice Style Icon, Choice Twit, Acuvue Inspire Award, Choice Country Song
Zac Efron Choice Male Actor: Comedy (3), Choice Movie Actor: Drama (2), Choice Movie Actor: Romance, Choice Movie Actor: Music/Dance, Choice Male Hottie, Choice Rockstar Moment, Choice Breakout TV Star, Choice Collaboration, Choice TV Chemistry, Choice Movie Ship, Choice Male Red Carpet Fashion Icon
12 Britney Spears Choice Female Artist (4), Choice Female Hottie (3), Choice Single (2), Choice OMG! Moment, Ultimate Teen Choice Award (Lifetime Achievement Award), Candie's Choice Style Icon
Ariana Grande Choice Music: Female Artist (2), Choice Song: Female Artist (3), Choice Instagrammer, Choice Pop Song, Choice Selfie Taker, Choice Snapchatter (2), Choice Summer Tour, Choice Changemaker
11 Kristen Stewart Choice Movie: Liplock (3), Choice Movie: Romance Actress (2), Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress (2), Choice Movie: Summer Actress (2), Choice Movie: Drama Actress, Choice Movie: Chemistry
Paramore Choice Music: Breakout Group, Choice Music: Rock Group (5), Choice Rock Track (4), Choice Rock Album
Robert Pattinson Choice Movie: Liplock (3), Choice Movie: Drama Actor (3), Choice Male Hottie, Choice Movie: Rumble, Choice Movie: Summer Actor, Choice Vampire, Choice Movie: Chemistry
10 Eminem Choice Music: Male Artist, Choice Music: Rap Artist (3), Choice Movie: Drama Actor, Choice Movie: Breakout Actor, Choice Music: Rap Track, Choice Music: Rap Album, Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track, Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Justin Timberlake Choice Music: Male Artist (2), Choice Hottie Male (3), Choice Movie: Comedy Actor, Choice Music: Payback Track, Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Track, Ultimate Choice Award, Decade Award
Fifth Harmony Choice Summer Song (2), Choice Music Group: Female, Choice Female Hottie, Choice Social Media Queen, Choice Song: Movie or TV, Choice Music Group, Choice Song: Group, Choice Summer Group, Choice Fandom

Records

Wins

Nominations

Do Something

In 2008, Dosomething.org sponsored The Do Something Award—which recognized young people. Nine nominees—who saw a problem in the world and then tackled it—each won $10,000 for their cause. The winner received $100,000. The Do Something Award (formerly the BR!CK Awards) is a program of Do Something, a New York-based non-profit that reaches about 11.5 million young people annually. The award was not presented in 2009. It was replaced with "Choice Celebrity Activist", which was won by Hayden Panettiere.

Controversy

On August 11, 2014, after losing his category, Vine star Cameron Dallas tweeted that the awards ceremony was "rigged", saying that he had been informed six days prior to the actual event that he had won the award, and the runners-up were told to still try to solicit votes from their followers, even though the results had already been decided. He also tweeted "So I found out that the Teen Choice Awards were rigged and used powerful internet people for marketing. I'm sad now. Television is stupid" before deleting the tweets, saying he "should have taken the high road", but he "didn't like the fact that [his fans] were being lied to".[14] Soon after Dallas' initial tweets, fellow Viner Carter Reynolds stated that the Teen Choice Awards had "used everyone for promotion", using the hashtag "#TeensDontHaveAChoiceAwards", which soon began trending by fans who noticed the disclaimer at the end of the show saying that the producers reserved the right to choose the winners.[15]

In earlier years of the show, the voting rules page[16] stated "Teenasaurus Rox reserves the right to choose the winner from the top four vote generators".[17]

In 2016, controversy started on Twitter when fans became upset when they found out that late pop singer Christina Grimmie won the award for Choice Web Star: Music but was not mentioned during the show. Many fans felt that the award show should have been dedicated to her memory or at least for a moment of recognition.[18]

In 2017, controversy started again on Twitter when fans became upset that The Dolan Twins lost their category of Choice YouTuber to Jake Paul after being told that they had won and had gone backstage to get ready to accept their award. Fans on Twitter were also upset that Actress and Dancer Chloe Lukasiak lost her category, Choice Dancer, to Maddie Ziegler after having the most retweets and being the top trending account under 'Choice Dancer' on Twitter.[19]

Notes
  1. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was nominated for 4 awards in the Summer Movie categories in 2009 and 12 awards in the standard Movie categories in 2010.

References
  1. "Voting Rules". "Fox". Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. Vulpo, Mike (August 10, 2014). "2014 Teen Choice Awards: The Fault in Our Stars Win Big, Maid in Manhattan Reunion & More Highlights". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  3. "WINNERS OF "TEEN CHOICE 2016" ANNOUNCED". Teen Choice. FOX. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. Young, Sage. "What's The Story Behind The Teen Choice Surfboard?". Bustle.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. "Selena Gomez Wins Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakup Song · Guardian Liberty Voice". Guardianlv.com. August 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  8. "Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Kaitlin Olson, More Confirmed To Appear At 2017 Teen Choice Awards". Headline Planet. August 4, 2017. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
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  10. "Justin Timberlake to Accept Decade Award at Teen Choice 2016". FOX. July 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  11. Rubin, Rebecca (August 2, 2017). "Maroon 5 to Receive Decade Award at Teen Choice 2017". Variety. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  12. "Vanessa Hudgens To Receive See Her Award At Teen Choice 2017". Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  13. "Taylor Swift to Be Honored With First-Ever Icon Award at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards". Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  14. Cameron Dallas [@camerondallas] (August 11, 2014). "I knew I should have taken the high road, but you guys know I don't like when people lie to you" (Tweet). Retrieved June 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
  15. Yahr, Emily (August 11, 2014). "Teen Choice Awards: Claims of 'rigged' winners cause teen meltdown on Twitter". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.; "Teen Choice Awards Causes Twitter Uprising!". Ora.tv. August 11, 2014. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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  17. "Teen Choice Awards rigged? Cameron Dallas sparks fan revolt as voting system comes under scrutiny". News.com.au. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  18. "Christina Grimmie won a Teen Choice Award but wasn't mentioned on the show. Fans aren't happy". The Washington Post. August 1, 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  19. "Tweet". August 14, 2017.
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