Justin Bieber, "Vampire Diaries" Lead Teen Choice Nominees
Justin Bieber and a gang of vampires are among the leaders going into this year's Teen Choice Awards. The first wave of nominees were announced on Friday, and the CW's "The Vampire Diaries" came out on top with six nods. Bieber is close behind with five nominations, including Choice Male Artist, Choice Single for "Boyfriend," and Choice Male Hottie. Among the other top nominees this time around are Fox's "American Idol," the box office smash "The Avengers," "The Hunger Games" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part One." The Teen Choice Awards have also added a few new categories, including Choice Book and Choice Electronic Dance Music Artist. Voting is under way now at TeenChoiceAwards.com, with the ceremony set to air Sunday, July 22nd, on Fox.
A partial list of the first wave of the 2012 Teen Choice Award nominees:
MOVIES
Choice Movie Actor, Drama:
Matt Damon, "We Bought a Zoo"
Zac Efron, "The Lucky One"
Ryan Gosling, "Drive"
Channing Tatum, "The Vow"
Justin Timberlake, "In Time"
TELEVISION
Choice TV Show, Comedy:
"2 Broke Girls"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Glee"
"Modern Family"
"New Girl"
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Miranda Cosgrove, "iCarly"
Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory"
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Lea Michele, "Glee"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Choice TV, Male Personality:
Nick Cannon, "America's Got Talent"
Simon Cowell, "The X Factor"
Cee Lo Green, "The Voice"
Gordon Ramsay, "Hell's Kitchen"
Steven Tyler, "American Idol"
Choice TV, Female Personality:
Christina Aguilera, "The Voice"
Tyra Banks, "America's Next Top Model"
Carrie Ann Inaba, "Dancing With The Stars"
Jennifer Lopez, "American Idol"
Jessica Simpson, "Fashion Star"
Choice TV, Reality Competition Show:
"American Idol"
"America's Next Top Model"
"Survivor: One World"
"The Voice"
"The X Factor"
Choice TV, Male Reality Star:
Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio, "Jersey Shore" and "The Pauly D Project"
Rob Dyrdek, "Fantasy Factory" and "Ridiculousness"
William Levy, "Dancing With The Stars"
Scotty McCreery, "American Idol"
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, "Jersey Shore"
Choice TV, Female Reality Star:
Lauren Alaina, "American Idol"
Melanie Amaro, "The X Factor"
The Kardashians, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians"
Tia & Tamera Mowry, "Tia & Tamera"
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, "Jersey Shore"
MUSIC
Choice Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Blake Shelton
Choice Female Artist:
Adele
Jennifer Lopez
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Choice Music Group:
Selena Gomez & The Scene
Gym Class Heroes
Lady Antebellum
LMFAO
The Wanted
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist:
Beyonce
Flo Rida
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Kanye West
Choice Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist:
DeadMau5
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Kaskade
Skrillex
Choice Single by a Group:
"We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
"Hit The Lights," Selena Gomez & The Scene
"Ass Back Home," Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch
"Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
"Moves Like Jagger," Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
Choice Single by a Female Artist:
"Set Fire to the Rain," Adele
"Stronger," Kelly Clarkson
"Dance Again," Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
"Part of Me," Katy Perry
"Eyes Open," Taylor Swift
Choice Single by a Male Artist:
"Boyfriend," Justin Bieber
"Take Care," Drake featuring Rihanna
"Good Feeling," Flo Rida
"It Will Rain," Bruno Mars
"Give Me Everything (Tonight)," Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song:
"Love on Top," Beyonce
"Take Care," Drake featuring Rihanna
"Wild Ones," Flo Rida featuring Sia
"Without You," David Guetta featuring Usher
"Starships," Nicki Minaj
FASHION
Choice Fashion Icon, Female:
Miley Cyrus
Zooey Deschanel
Jennifer Lopez
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Choice Fashion Icon, Male:
Justin Bieber
Chris Colfer
Cee Lo Green
Justin Timberlake
will.i.am
Choice Female Hottie:
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Kate Upton
Choice Male Hottie:
Justin Bieber
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
Robert Pattinson
Ian Somerhalder
OTHER
Choice Twit:
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
Jimmy Fallon
Demi Lovato
Ryan Seacrest
