Teen Choice Awards encyclopedia topics

History

Bob Bain and Michael Burg came together to produce an award show for a young demographic, somewhat older to 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. For example, in 2007, Verizon's VCast was a big digital advancement, that the "Choice VCast Video" category was added to the repertoire.

The show has usually started with a parody production number reflecting some significant teen phenomenon of the year. 2007 featured the High School Musical: The 50th Reunion.

Ballots are usually found in teen oriented magazines, where readers were to purchase and tear out their ballot. Votes may also be cast online through FOX.com, the official website for the Teen Choice Awards. Even though the show suggests it is based on viewers votes, the case is far from the truth. According to the credits, fans chose the top 4 finalists. Out of those four finalists, the winner is selected by "Teenasaurus Rox". Also, the ultimate choice and red carpet icon awards are determined by the producers of the show.

Since the ceremony's inception, the show has given out lifesize surfboards to individual winners. They create a new original design every year.

Hosts

Past hosts

Future hosts

2008 - Miley Cyrus
2009- Megan Fox

Performers

2008 - Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, P!nk
2007 - Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Fergie, Shop Boyz
2006 - Kevin Federline, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
2005 - Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas, Simple Plan, Pussycat Dolls
2004 - Blink-182, Lenny Kravitz, Ashlee Simpson, JoJo
2003 - Kelly Clarkson, Evanescence, The Donnas
2002 - Nelly, BBMak, Jennifer Love Hewitt
2001 - Usher, Shaggy, Aaron Carter featuring Nick Carter
2000 - No Doubt, Enrique Iglesias, 98 Degrees, BBMak
1999 - Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Blink-182, NSYNC featuring Gloria Estefan

Award categories

Movies

Choice Movie: Action Adventure
Choice Movie: Comedy
Choice Movie: Drama
Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller
Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure
Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thiller
Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thiller
Choice Movie: Chemistry
Choice Movie: Liplock
Choice Movie: Slut
Choice Movie: Villain
Choice Movie: Breakout Male
Choice Movie: Breakout Female

Television

Choice TV Show: Drama
Choice TV Show: Comedy
Choice TV Show: Animation
Choice TV Show: Reality/Variety
Choice TV Actor: Drama
Choice TV Actress: Drama
Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star
Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star
Choice TV: Personality
Choice TV: Villain
Choice TV: Movie
Choice TV: Breakout Show
Choice TV: Breakout Star

Do Something

Choice Do Something

The Do Something Award recognizes amazing young people— seriously amazing young people. Nine nominees —who saw a problem in the world and then tackled it—will each win $10,000 for their cause. And one lucky winner will receive a whopping $100,000! The Do Something Award (formerly the BR!CK Awards) is a program of Do Something, a New York-based not-for-profit that reaches about 11.5 million young people annually. This award celebrates young people making a difference in the world.

Music

Choice Music: Rap Artist
Choice Music: R&B Artist
Choice Music: Rock Group
Choice Music: Male Artist
Choice Music: Female Artist
Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track
Choice Music: R&B Track
Choice Music: Rock Track
Choice Music: Love Song
Choice Music: Single
Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Male
Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female
Choice Music: Breakout Group

Sports

Choice Male Athlete
Choice Female Athlete
Choice Action Sports Female
Choice Action Sports Male

Summer's categories

Choice Summer Movie - Drama/Action Adventure
Choice Summer Movie - Comedy/Musical
Choice Summer TV Show
Choice Summer Artist
Choice Summer Song
Choice Summer Most Fanatic Fans (As of 2008)
Choice MySpacer (As of 2008)

Non-traditional categories

2007 - Choice Movie: Hissy Fit
2007 - Choice Movie: Dance
2007 - Choice

Credits

Executive Producers: Bob Bain, Michael Burg
Producer: Paul Flattery
Supervising Producer: Greg Sills
Current Sponsors: Do Something, JCPenney, FOX

Criticism

The conservative media watchdog group Parents Television Council has been a prominent critic of the Teen Choice Awards, claiming that they glorify celebrities who promote immoral messages to teenagers. PTC founder L. Brent Bozell criticized the 2000, 2005, and 2006 awards ceremonies for awarding rated-R films and other entertainers allegedly not appropriate for teenagers, claiming it showed "how successfully Hollywood has marketed adult fare to the young." Bozell also attacked Nelly Furtado's and Timbaland's performance of their hit song "Promiscuous" in the 2006 awards ceremony for promoting a mixed message to teens about sex by performing their song, which allegedly contained lyrics encouraging sex, and then telling the audience to perform safe sex with condoms and such and telling the audience not actually to be promiscuous in real life. The PTC also named the 2005 and 2006 awards ceremonies the "Worst Family TV Show of the Week" after their initial broadcasts on FOX.

However, L. Brent Bozell did somewhat praise the 2004 awards ceremony for containing little objectionable content due to the "wardrobe malfunction" of Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.

The awards have also been criticized for their use of laugh tracks (sweetening) for the jokes offered by hosts and other stars since the live broadcast has a slight delay. The credits do show that sound mixers do the sweetening for television only.