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Los Angeles — The Teen Choice Awards, always a bubble of teenage celebration, took time out during Sunday night's ceremony to consider the world its young audience will inherit.
Hashtags, surfboards and loud shrieks dominated the Teen Choice Awards, as usual, with YouTube star Jake Paul presiding over a show designed to be tweeted, Snapchatted and put on Instagram. But with the two-hour broadcast coming a day after the violence at a rally of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, some winners pleaded for teen viewers to do better than their elders.
"With all the injustice and the hatred and everything that's happened not only in the world but in our country right now, I need for you young people, I need you guys to be educated. I need you to listen. I need you to pay attention," said Spider-Man: Homecoming actress Zendaya, accepting an award for best summer movie actress.
"You are the future presidents, the future senators," she added, clutching the show's trademark surfboard award. "You guys are the ones who are going to make this world better."
The music performance-stuffed show, broadcast live on Fox from Los Angeles, followed a three-hour "Teen Fest" concert in downtown Los Angeles that was streamed on YouTube.
Miley Cyrus, an 18-time Teen Choice award winner, was to receive the ceremony's highest honour, the Ultimate Choice Award. But she was announced as a last-minute cancellation early in the ceremony. "I know," said presenter Victoria Justice. "It's a bummer." (Cyrus apologised on Instagram saying she created "an unrealistic schedule for myself.")
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Many of the other biggest names either sent video acceptances (Bruno Mars, Gal Gadot) or were merely announced as winners (Beyoncé, Zac Efron, Ariana Grande). One notable exception was Chris Pratt, who dropped by to accept his two movie awards. Pratt and Anna Farris recently announced their separation.
That still left many teen idols for the crowd to cheer, including the cast of the CW drama series Riverdale (winner of seven awards) and the group Fifth Harmony, the winner of best music group and song.
"In light of recent events, we just wanted to say to all of the young ones at home watching, no matter who you are, where you come from or what you look like, you are beautiful and you are important," said the group's Lauren Jauregui. "So keep spreading love and positivity."
The prominent role for Paul was a big moment for him, too. In late July Paul departed the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark after reports that he was feuding with his West Hollywood, California, neighbours.
"The past few months have humbled me quite a bit. I had to be more mindful of my words and actions and how they impact others," said Paul while accepting his own pair of awards for best YouTuber and web star. "The next step for me is to forget all the bad press, drama, negativity."
Rock band Maroon 5 was honoured with the decade award. Other winners included Dwayne Johnson for Moana, Lucy Hale for Pretty Little Liars and Ed Sheeran for best male song.
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MOVIES
Choice Action Movie
Wonder Woman
Choice Action Movie Actor
Chris Pine – Wonder Woman
Choice Action Movie Actress
Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman
Choice Sci-Fi Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor
Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress
Zoe Saldana – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Choice Fantasy Movie
Beauty and the Beast
Choice Fantasy Movie Actor
Dwayne Johnson – Moana
Choice Fantasy Movie Actress
Emma Watson – Beauty and the Beast
Choice Drama Movie
Everything, Everything
Choice Drama Movie Actor
Kian Lawley – Before I Fall
Choice Drama Movie Actress
Emma Watson – The Circle
Choice Comedy Movie
Finding Dory
Choice Comedy Movie Actor
Zac Efron – Baywatch
Choice Comedy Movie Actress
Ellen DeGeneres – Finding Dory
Choice Summer Movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Choice Summer Movie Actor
Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Homecoming
Choice Summer Movie Actress
Zendaya – Spider-Man: Homecoming
Choice Movie Villain
Luke Evans – Beauty and the Beast
Choice Breakout Movie Star
Auli’i Cravalho – Moana
Choice MovieShip
Emma Watson & Dan Stevens – Beauty and the Beast
TELEVISION
Choice Drama TV Show
Riverdale
Choice Drama TV Actor
Cole Sprouse – Riverdale
Choice Drama TV Actress
Lucy Hale – Pretty Little Liars
Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
The Vampire Diaries
Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor
Dylan O’Brien – Teen Wolf
Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
Kat Graham – The Vampire Diaries
Choice Action TV Show
The Flash
Choice Action TV Actor
Grant Gustin – The Flash
Choice Action TV Actress
Melissa Benoist – Supergirl
Choice Comedy TV Show
Fuller House
Choice Comedy TV Actor
Jean-Luc Bilodeau – Baby Daddy
Choice Comedy TV Actress
Candace Cameron Bure – Fuller House
Choice Animated TV Show
Family Guy
Choice Reality TV Show
The Voice
Choice Throwback TV Show
One Tree Hill
Choice TV Personality
Ellen DeGeneres – The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Choice Summer TV Show)
Teen Wolf
Choice Summer TV Actor
Tyler Posey – Teen Wolf
Choice Summer TV Actress
Holland Roden – Teen Wolf
Choice TV Villain
Janel Parrish – Pretty Little Liars
Choice Breakout TV Show
Riverdale
Choice Breakout TV Star
Lili Reinhart – Riverdale
Choice TVShip
#BUGHEAD (Lili Reinhart & Cole Sprouse) – Riverdale
MUSIC
Choice Male Artist
Harry Styles
Choice Female Artist
Ariana Grande
Choice Music Group
Fifth Harmony
Choice Country Artist
Carrie Underwood
Choice Electronic/Dance Artist
Calvin Harris
Choice Latin Artist
CNCO
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Beyoncé
Choice Rock Artist
Harry Styles
Choice Song: Female Artist
Camila Cabello – “Crying in the Club”
Choice Song: Male Artist
Niall Horan – “Slow Hands”
Choice Song: Group)
Fifth Harmony (feat. Gucci Mane) – “Down”
Choice Collaboration
Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson – “Just Hold On”
Choice Summer Song
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber)
Choice Summer Female Artist
Camila Cabello
Choice Summer Male Artist
Shawn Mendes
Choice Summer Group
Fifth Harmony
Choice Summer Tour
Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman Tour
Choice Pop Song
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
Choice Country Song
“Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt
Choice Electronic/Dance Song
“Know No Better” – Major Lazer (feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo)
Choice Latin Song
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber)
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song
“I’m The One” – DJ Khaled (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne)
Choice Rock/Alternative Song
“Believer” – Imagine Dragons
Choice Breakout Artist
Chance the Rapper
Choice Next Big Thing
Grace VanderWaal
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