Teen Choice Awards Explained

Teen Choice Awards
Country:United States
Reward:Special surfboards
Presenter:Fox
Website:http://www.teenchoice.com/
Network:Fox
Runtime:88–104 minutes

The Teen Choice Awards were an annual awards show that aired on the Fox television network between 1999 and 2019. The awards honored 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]

The awards show has been on an indefinite hiatus since the 2019 edition.

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 over the years, awarding the achievements of those in the entertainment and athletic industries with non-traditional categories fixed into the ceremony.

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 the fox.com website. 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.[2]

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.[3] In 2009, Hugh Jackman, upon winning his first one, said that he was no longer the only Australian without a surfboard.[4]

Categories

These were the categories that were presented at the teen choice awards from 1999 to 2019. This list also includes categories that were renamed, split, or grouped.

Movies

Television

Music

Sports

Web/Digital

Miscellaneous

Ceremonies

Teen Choice Awards ceremonies
DateVenueCityHost(s)Performers
1stAugust 1, 1999Barker HangarSanta Monica, CaliforniaNone
(Britney Spears introduced the show)
2ndAugust 6, 2000None
(Freddie Prinze, Jr. introduced the show)
3rdAugust 12, 2001Universal Amphitheatre
Universal City, CaliforniaNone
(David Spade introduced the show)
4thAugust 4, 2002None
(Britney Spears and Verne Troyer introduced the show)
5thAugust 2, 2003David Spade
6thAugust 8, 2004Paris Hilton
Nicole Richie
7thAugust 14, 2005Hilary Duff
Rob Schneider
8thAugust 20, 2006Dane Cook
Jessica Simpson
9thAugust 26, 2007Hilary Duff
Nick Cannon
10thAugust 4, 2008Miley Cyrus
11thAugust 9, 2009Jonas Brothers
12thAugust 8, 2010Katy Perry
Cory Monteith
Mark Salling
Chris Colfer
Kevin McHale
13thAugust 7, 2011Kaley Cuoco
14thJuly 22, 2012Demi Lovato
Kevin McHale
15thAugust 11, 2013Darren Criss
Lucy Hale
16thAugust 10, 2014Shrine AuditoriumLos Angeles, CaliforniaTyler Posey
Sarah Hyland
17thAugust 16, 2015Galen CenterGina Rodriguez
Josh Peck
Ludacris
18thJuly 31, 2016The ForumInglewood, CaliforniaJohn Cena
Victoria Justice
19thAugust 13, 2017Galen CenterLos Angeles, CaliforniaNone
(Logan Paul introduced the show)
20thAugust 12, 2018The ForumInglewood, CaliforniaNick Cannon
Lele Pons
21stAugust 11, 2019Hermosa Beach, California
Lucy Hale
David Dobrik[5]

Venues

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 Universal Amphitheatre (later known as Gibson Amphitheatre) in Universal City, California. 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.[6] The 2015 and 2017 ceremonies were held at The Galen Center (USC), and the 2016 and 2018 ceremonies were held at the refurbished Forum in Inglewood. The 2019 ceremony was held at an outdoor set in Hermosa Beach, California.

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.

WinsArtistAwards
28One Direction
26
23Justin Bieber
19Miley Cyrus
18Selena Gomez
17Jonas Brothers
15Ashton Kutcher
14Demi Lovato
Zac Efron
12Ariana Grande
11Britney Spears
Eminem
Kristen Stewart
Paramore
Robert Pattinson
10Justin Timberlake
Fifth Harmony

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, Vine star 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 stated "Teenasaurus Rox reserves the right to choose the winner from the top four vote generators".[16] [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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voting Rules. Fox. June 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627144953/https://www.fox.com/teen-choice/article/voting-rules-5b2141e29fe15c002d2e9579/. June 27, 2018. live.
  2. Web site: Winners of "Teen Choice 2016" announced . Teen Choice. FOX. August 5, 2016. https://archive.today/20160801074253/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/winners-of-“teen-choice-2016”-announced. August 1, 2016. dead .
  3. Web site: What's The Story Behind The Teen Choice Surfboard?. Aug 16, 2015 . Sage. Young. Bustle.com. February 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185222/https://www.bustle.com/articles/104250-why-is-the-teen-choice-award-a-surfboard-7-more-iconic-symbols-of-summer-that-would. November 12, 2017. live.
  4. Web site: Wilkinson . Amy . Teen Choice Awards: The Top Five Moments Of The Show Were... . . July 29, 2023 . August 11, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729145626/https://www.mtv.com/news/2obppl/teen-choice-awards-the-top-five-moments-of-the-show-were . July 29, 2023 .
  5. Seven-Time "Teen Choice" Winner Lucy Hale to Host "Teen Choice 2019". Fox. The Futon Critic. July 29, 2019. April 20, 2022 . live . https://archive.today/20240112012112/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/07/29/seven-time-teen-choice-winner-lucy-hale-to-host-teen-choice-2019-240215/20190729fox02/ . 12 January 2024 .
  6. Web site: 2014 Teen Choice Awards: The Fault in Our Stars Win Big, Maid in Manhattan Reunion & More Highlights . E! Online . August 10, 2014. Mike. Vulpo. August 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812060928/http://www.eonline.com/news/567932/2014-teen-choice-awards-the-fault-in-our-stars-win-big-maid-in-manhattan-reunion-more-highlights. August 12, 2014. live.
  7. Web site: Selena Gomez to Be Honored at 2014 Teen Choice Awards, Jennifer Lopez to Present! . . August 9, 2014 . Brett . Malec . June 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621223532/http://www.eonline.com/news/567812/selena-gomez-to-be-honored-at-2014-teen-choice-awards-jennifer-lopez-to-present . June 21, 2015 . live .
  8. News: Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Kaitlin Olson, More Confirmed To Appear At 2017 Teen Choice Awards . August 4, 2017 . Headline Planet . August 4, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807060444/http://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/08/04/camila-cabello-shawn-mendes-kaitlin-olson-confirmed-appear-2017-teen-choice-awards/ . August 7, 2017 . live .
  9. Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List . August 10, 2014 . The Hollywood Reporter . August 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812214317/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-2014-winners-724423 . August 12, 2014 . live .
  10. Web site: Justin Timberlake to Accept Decade Award at Teen Choice 2016 . July 6, 2016 . FOX . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014200617/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/justin-timberlake-to-accept-decade-award-at-teen-choice-2016 . October 14, 2016 . July 6, 2016.
  11. Maroon 5 to Receive Decade Award at Teen Choice 2017. August 2, 2017. Rubin. Rebecca. Variety. August 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802223031/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/maroon-5-decade-award-teen-choice-awards-1202513966/. August 2, 2017. live.
  12. News: Vanessa Hudgens To Receive See Her Award At Teen Choice 2017 . August 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814084115/http://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/08/11/vanessa-hudgens-receive-seeher-award-teen-choice-2017/ . August 14, 2017 . live .
  13. News: Taylor Swift to Be Honored With First-Ever Icon Award at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards . July 25, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725194241/https://www.eonline.com/ap/news/1059621/taylor-swift-to-be-honored-with-first-ever-icon-award-at-the-2019-teen-choice-awards . July 25, 2019 . live .
  14. 498854152420605952 . August 11, 2014 . camerondallas . Cameron Dallas . Cameron Dallas . I knew I should have taken the high road, but you guys know I don't like when people lie to you. . June 21, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305115038/https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/498854152420605952 . Mar 5, 2016 .
  15. News: Teen Choice Awards: Claims of 'rigged' winners cause teen meltdown on Twitter . subscription . August 11, 2014 . Emily . Yahr . . June 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724032336/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/08/11/teen-choice-awards-claims-of-rigged-winners-cause-teen-meltdown-on-twitter/ . July 24, 2015 . live . . Web site: Teen Choice Awards Causes Twitter Uprising! . August 11, 2014 . Ora.tv . June 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625195214/http://www.ora.tv/dailyrehash/article/teen-choice-awards-causes-twitter-uprising . June 25, 2015 . live .
  16. Web site: Teen Choice Awards rigged? Cameron Dallas sparks fan revolt as voting system comes under scrutiny. August 12, 2014. News.com.au. June 21, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150728034005/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/teen-choice-awards-rigged-cameron-dallas-sparks-fan-revolt-as-voting-system-comes-under-scrutiny/story-fnil5php-1227021580059. July 28, 2015. dead .
  17. Web site: June 17, 2014 . Voting Rules . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701143311/http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/tcvotingrules.aspx . July 1, 2014 . April 16, 2017 . Teen Choice Awards.
  18. News: Christina Grimmie won a Teen Choice Award but wasn't mentioned on the show. Fans aren't happy. . subscription . Emily . Yahr . . August 1, 2016 . August 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922065253/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/08/01/christina-grimmie-won-a-teen-choice-award-but-wasnt-mentioned-on-the-show-fans-arent-happy/ . September 22, 2018 . live .

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