2012 Teen Choice Awards

The 2012 Teen Choice Awards ceremony, hosted by Demi Lovato and Kevin McHale, was held on July 22, 2012 and broadcast on Fox. The awards celebrated the year's achievements in music, film, television, sports, fashion, comedy, and the Internet, and were voted on by teenage viewers aged 13 through 19. Over 134 million votes were cast.

2012 Teen Choice Awards
Date	July 22, 2012
Location	Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Demi Lovato Kevin McHale
Television/radio coverage
Network	Fox

Taylor Swift had the most individual wins with five, including Choice Female Artist and Female Country Artist. Kristen Stewart obtained three awards, including the "Ultimate Choice" award which she shared with Twilight co-stars Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson. Although the actors received most awards, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 won four out of 11 nominations as a whole, including the "Ultimate Choice", bringing the entire series' Teen Choice Award totals to 41. The Hunger Games won seven of its eight nominations, including Choice Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actor, for Josh Hutcherson's work. The Vampire Diaries won six of its eight nominations, including Choice Fantasy/Sci-Fi TV Show, Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi TV Show and Male Hottie for its star, Ian Somerhalder. Pretty Little Liars won all five of their nominations, including Choice TV Drama.

Contents

Presenters

• Zooey Deschanel and Selena Gomez — presented Choice Comedian
• Dax Shepard and Shaun White — presented Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
• Hayden Panettiere and will.i.am — introduced No Doubt
• Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding and Shay Mitchell — presented Choice Movie Actor: Drama
• Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally and Damon Wayans Jr. — presented Choice Hotties: Female and Male
• Nina Dobrev and Kevin Hart — presented Choice Music: Group
• Adam Rodriguez, Jordin Sparks and Paul Wesley — presented Choice Movie: Comedy
• Laura Marano, Vanessa Marano and Stefano — introduced Flo Rida
• Zachary Levi — presented Ultimate Choice
• Chris Colfer and Victoria Justice — presented Acuvue Inspire Award
• Lea Michele and Tyler Posey — presented Choice Music: Female Artist
• Bridgit Mendler and Shane West — introduced Justin Bieber
• Taylor Swift — presented Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
• Justin Kirk and Gordon Ramsay — presented Choice Summer Music Star: Group
• Taylor Lautner and Zoe Saldana — presented Choice Summer Movie Star: Male
• Cat Deely — introduced Carly Rae Jepsen

Performers

• Pauly D (DJ host)
• No Doubt – "Settle Down"
• Flo Rida – "Whistle" and "Wild Ones" with Stayc Reigns
• Justin Bieber – "Boyfriend" and "As Long as You Love Me" with Big Sean
• Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe"

Winners and nominees

Winners are highlighted in bold text.

Movies

Choice Movie: Action	Choice Movie Actor: Action
Abduction Act of Valor Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Red Tails Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Tom Hardy – Warrior Taylor Lautner – Abduction Logan Lerman – The Three Musketeers
Choice Movie Actress: Action	Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Salma Hayek – Puss in Boots Milla Jovovich – The Three Musketeers Paula Patton – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Noomi Rapace – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Zoe Saldana – Colombiana	The Avengers The Hunger Games Mirror Mirror The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Wrath of the Titans
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Robert Downey Jr. – The Avengers Chris Hemsworth – The Avengers Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	Lily Collins – Mirror Mirror Vanessa Hudgens – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Scarlett Johansson – The Avengers Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Choice Movie: Drama	Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Drive The Help The Lucky One The Vow We Bought a Zoo	Matt Damon – We Bought a Zoo Zac Efron – The Lucky One Ryan Gosling – Drive Channing Tatum – The Vow Justin Timberlake – In Time
Choice Movie Actress: Drama	Choice Movie: Comedy
Sandra Bullock – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Viola Davis – The Help Scarlett Johansson – We Bought a Zoo Rachel McAdams – The Vow Emma Stone – The Help	21 Jump Street American Reunion Crazy, Stupid, Love The Muppets What to Expect When You're Expecting
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy	Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Jason Biggs – American Reunion Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love Jonah Hill – 21 Jump Street and The Sitter Chris Rock – What to Expect When You're Expecting Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street	Cameron Diaz – What to Expect When You're Expecting Alyson Hannigan – American Reunion Jennifer Lopez – What to Expect When You're Expecting Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love Reese Witherspoon – This Means War
Choice Movie: Romance	Choice Movie Actor: Romance
The Lucky One Think Like a Man This Means War The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 The Vow	Michael Ealy – Think Like a Man Zac Efron – The Lucky One Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Chris Pine – This Means War Channing Tatum – The Vow
Choice Movie Actress: Romance	Choice Movie: Voice
Miley Cyrus – LOL Meagan Good – Think Like a Man Rachel McAdams – The Vow Taylor Schilling – The Lucky One Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	Zac Efron – The Lorax Seth MacFarlane – Ted Jesse McCartney – Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Chris Rock – Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Taylor Swift – The Lorax
Choice Movie: Villain	Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer
Jemaine Clement – Men in Black 3 Tom Hiddleston – The Avengers Rhys Ifans – The Amazing Spider-Man Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games Charlize Theron – Snow White and the Huntsman	Chace Crawford – What to Expect When You're Expecting Chris Evans – The Avengers Kevin Hart – Think Like a Man Liam Hemsworth – The Hunger Games Kellan Lutz – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer	Choice Movie: Breakout
Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games Ashley Greene – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Lea Michele – New Year's Eve Nikki Reed – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Nicole Scherzinger – Men in Black 3	Sam Claflin – Snow White and the Huntsman Julianne Hough – Rock of Ages Joe Manganiello – What to Expect When You're Expecting Noomi Rapace – Prometheus Rihanna – Battleship
Choice Movie: Chemistry	Choice Movie: Liplock
Josh Brolin and Will Smith – Men in Black 3 Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street Jennifer Lawrence and Amandla Stenberg – The Hunger Games Mark Wahlberg and Ted – Ted	Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling – The Lucky One Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum – The Vow Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit	Choice Summer Movie: Action
Steve Carell – Crazy, Stupid, Love Kevin Hart – Think Like a Man Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street Mark Ruffalo – The Avengers Charlize Theron – Snow White and the Huntsman	The Amazing Spider-Man The Avengers Men in Black 3 Prometheus Snow White and the Huntsman
Choice Summer Movie: Comedy/Music	Choice Summer Movie Star: Male
Katy Perry: Part of Me Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Rock of Ages Ted That's My Boy	Robert Downey Jr. – The Avengers Andrew Garfield – The Amazing Spider-Man Chris Hemsworth – Snow White and the Huntsman and The Avengers Adam Sandler – That's My Boy Will Smith – Men in Black 3
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female
Scarlett Johansson – The Avengers Leighton Meester – That's My Boy Kristen Stewart – Snow White and the Huntsman Emma Stone – The Amazing Spider-Man Charlize Theron – Snow White and the Huntsman and Prometheus

Television

Choice TV Show: Drama	Choice TV Actor: Drama
Bones Gossip Girl Pretty Little Liars Revenge Touch	Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl David Boreanaz – Bones Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars Kiefer Sutherland – Touch Ed Westwick – Gossip Girl
Choice TV Actress: Drama	Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Emily Deschanel – Bones Sarah Michelle Gellar – Ringer Lucy Hale – Pretty Little Liars Leighton Meester – Gossip Girl Emily VanCamp – Revenge	Fringe Once Upon a Time Supernatural True Blood The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi	Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Jensen Ackles – Supernatural Joshua Jackson – Fringe Jared Padalecki – Supernatural Ian Somerhalder – The Vampire Diaries Paul Wesley – The Vampire Diaries	Nina Dobrev – The Vampire Diaries Ginnifer Goodwin – Once Upon a Time Kat Graham – The Vampire Diaries Anna Paquin – True Blood Anna Torv – Fringe
Choice TV Show: Action	Choice TV Actor: Action
Chuck CSI: Miami Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Nikita	Daniel Dae Kim – Hawaii Five-0 Zachary Levi – Chuck LL Cool J – NCIS: Los Angeles Adam Rodriguez – CSI: Miami Shane West – Nikita
Choice TV Actress: Action	Choice TV Show: Comedy
Lyndsy Fonseca – Nikita Linda Hunt – NCIS: Los Angeles Grace Park – Hawaii Five-0 Maggie Q – Nikita Yvonne Strahovski – Chuck	2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory Glee Modern Family New Girl
Choice TV Actor: Comedy	Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Ty Burrell – Modern Family Chris Colfer – Glee Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother Ashton Kutcher – Two and a Half Men Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory	Miranda Cosgrove – iCarly Kaley Cuoco – The Big Bang Theory Zooey Deschanel – New Girl Lea Michele – Glee Sofía Vergara – Modern Family
Choice TV Show: Animated	Choice TV Show: Reality Competition
Beavis and Butt-head Bob's Burgers Family Guy Robot Chicken The Simpsons	America's Next Top Model American Idol Survivor: One World The Voice The X Factor
Choice TV Show: Reality	Choice TV: Male Personality
Dance Moms Jersey Shore Keeping Up with the Kardashians Punk'd Tia & Tamera	Nick Cannon – America's Got Talent Simon Cowell – The X Factor CeeLo Green – The Voice Gordon Ramsay – Hell's Kitchen Steven Tyler – American Idol
Choice TV: Female Personality	Choice TV: Villain
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	Joseph Morgan – The Vampire Diaries Lana Parrilla – Once Upon a Time Janel Parrish – Pretty Little Liars Krysten Ritter – Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Michelle Trachtenberg – Gossip Girl
Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer	Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer
Max Greenfield – New Girl Gabriel Mann – Revenge Michael Trevino – The Vampire Diaries James Van Der Beek – Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Damon Wayans Jr. – Happy Endings	Candice Accola – The Vampire Diaries Dianna Agron – Glee Sarah Hyland – Modern Family Francia Raisa – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Casey Wilson – Happy Endings
Choice TV: Breakout Show	Choice TV: Male Breakout Star
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 New Girl Revenge Smash The X Factor	Josh Bowman – Revenge Josh Dallas – Once Upon a Time Jake Johnson – New Girl Beau Mirchoff – Awkward. Lamorne Morris – New Girl
Choice TV: Female Breakout Star	Choice TV: Male Reality Star
Beth Behrs – 2 Broke Girls Sutton Foster – Bunheads Katharine McPhee – Smash Hannah Simone – New Girl Dreama Walker – Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Paul "Pauly D" DelVocchio – Jersey Shore and The Pauly D Project Rob Dyrdek – Rob Dyrdek's 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	Choice Summer TV Show
Lauren Alaina – American Idol Melanie Amaro – The X Factor The Kardashians – Keeping Up with the Kardashians Tamera and Tia Mowry – Tia & Tamera Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi – Jersey Shore	America's Got Talent The Secret Life of the American Teenager So You Think You Can Dance Teen Wolf Workaholics
Choice Summer TV Star: Male	Choice Summer TV Star: Female
Ken Baumann – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Jean-Luc Bilodeau – Baby Daddy Michael Ealy – Common Law Daren Kagasoff – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Tyler Posey – Teen Wolf	Troian Bellisario – Pretty Little Liars Chelsea Kane – Baby Daddy Crystal Reed – Teen Wolf Ashley Rickards – Awkward. Shailene Woodley – The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Music

Choice Music: Male Artist	Choice Music: Female Artist
Justin Bieber Drake Bruno Mars Pitbull Blake Shelton	Adele Jennifer Lopez Katy Perry Rihanna Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Group	Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Selena Gomez & the Scene Gym Class Heroes Lady Antebellum LMFAO The Wanted	Beyoncé Flo Rida Nicki Minaj Pitbull Kanye West
Choice Music: Rock Group	Choice Music: Male Country Artist
The Black Keys Foo Fighters Foster the People fun. Linkin Park	Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Hunter Hayes Scotty McCreery Blake Shelton
Choice Music: Female Country Artist	Choice Music: Country Group
Lauren Alaina Miranda Lambert Kellie Pickler Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood	The Band Perry Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Thompson Square
Choice Music: Electronic Dance Music Artist	Choice Music Single: Male
deadmau5 David Guetta Calvin Harris Kaskade Skrillex	"Boyfriend" – Justin Bieber "Give Me Everything" – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer "Good Feeling" – Flo Rida "It Will Rain" – Bruno Mars "Take Care" – Drake featuring Rihanna
Choice Music Single: Female	Choice Music Single: Group
"Dance Again" – Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull "Eyes Open" – Taylor Swift "Part of Me" – Katy Perry "Set Fire to the Rain" – Adele "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson	"Ass Back Home" – Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch "Hit the Lights" – Selena Gomez & the Scene "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock "We Are Young" – fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
Choice Music: Country Song	Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song
"Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band "God Gave Me You" – Blake Shelton "Sparks Fly" – Taylor Swift "Storm Warning" – Hunter Hayes "Tattoos on This Town" – Jason Aldean	"Love on Top" – Beyoncé "Starships" – Nicki Minaj "Take Care" – Drake featuring Rihanna "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida featuring Sia "Without You" – David Guetta featuring Usher
Choice Music: Rock Song	Choice Music: Love Song
"Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Paradise" – Coldplay "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "We Are Young" – fun. featuring Janelle Monáe	"Die in Your Arms" – Justin Bieber "Give Your Heart a Break" – Demi Lovato "Home" – Phillip Phillips "I Won't Give Up" – Jason Mraz "What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction
Choice Music: Break-Up Song	Choice Music: Breakout Artist
"Climax" – Usher "Payphone" – Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry	Gotye Ellie Goulding Carly Rae Jepsen Kimbra Phillip Phillips
Choice Music: Breakout Group	Choice Summer Song
Eli Young Band fun. Karmin One Direction The Wanted	"All Around the World" – Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen "Give Your Heart a Break" – Demi Lovato "Glad You Came" – The Wanted "Scream" – Usher
Choice Summer Music Star: Male	Choice Summer Music Star: Female
Justin Bieber Flo Rida David Guetta Pitbull Usher	Carly Rae Jepsen Jennifer Lopez Demi Lovato Katy Perry Rihanna
Choice Summer Music Star: Group
Coldplay Gym Class Heroes Maroon 5 One Direction The Wanted

Fashion

Choice Male Hottie	Choice Female Hottie
Justin Bieber Ryan Gosling Liam Hemsworth Robert Pattinson Ian Somerhalder	Miley Cyrus Selena Gomez Katy Perry Rihanna Kate Upton
Choice Male Fashion Icon	Choice Female Fashion Icon
Justin Bieber Chris Colfer CeeLo Green Justin Timberlake will.i.am	Miley Cyrus Zooey Deschanel Jennifer Lopez Nicki Minaj Katy Perry

Sports

Choice Male Athlete	Choice Female Athlete
David Beckham Kobe Bryant Albert Pujols Tim Tebow Shaun White	Kelly Clark Maria Sharapova Hope Solo Lindsey Vonn Serena Williams

Miscellaneous

Choice Book	Choice Comedian
Divergent trilogy – Veronica Roth The Giver – Lois Lowry The Hunger Games trilogy – Suzanne Collins The Lucky One – Nicholas Sparks The Twilight Saga – Stephenie Meyer	Ellen DeGeneres Jimmy Fallon Andy Samberg Daniel Tosh Kristen Wiig
Choice Social Network	Choice Twit
Facebook Instagram Pinterest Tumblr Twitter	Justin Bieber Miley Cyrus Jimmy Fallon Demi Lovato Ryan Seacrest
Choice Video Game	Choice Web Star
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Just Dance 3 Mass Effect 3 NBA 2K12 The Sims 3 Showtime: Katy Perry Collector's Edition	Ryan Beatty Cimorelli Elle and Blair Fowler Karmin Sophia Grace & Rosie

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations:

• 11 nominations – The Avengers and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
• 8 nominations – The Vampire Diaries, The Hunger Games and Justin Bieber
• 7 nominations – Katy Perry, New Girl and Channing Tatum
• 6 nominations – Snow White and the Huntsman, The Lucky One and Rihanna
• 5 nominations – Taylor Swift, Pretty Little Liars, American Idol, Gossip Girl, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Revenge, and Jennifer Lopez
• 4 nominations – Emma Stone, Demi Lovato, The Amazing Spider-Man, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, Seth MacFarlane, Jonah Hill, The Wanted, Zac Efron, and Glee
• 3 nominations – One Direction, Teen Wolf, Prometheus, Robert Downey Jr., Selena Gomez, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Nicki Minaj

The following received multiple awards:

• Seven – The Hunger Games
• Six – The Vampire Diaries
• Five – Taylor Swift and Pretty Little Liars
• Four – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Justin Bieber
• Three – Kristen Stewart, One Direction, and Glee
• Two – Emma Stone, Zac Efron, Demi Lovato, and Ian Somerhalder, Katy Perry

Television ratings

The 2012 Teen Choice Awards received a 1.0 rating, a 3 share among viewers aged 18–49 and was watched by 3.02 million viewers.

External links

• Official TCA Website