TCA winners touch on politics – Miley Cyrus awarded show’s highest honor

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LOS ANGELES, Aug 14, (Agencies): 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 Wward winner, was to receive the ceremony’s highest honor, 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 apologized on Twitter saying she created “an unrealistic schedule for myself.”)

Many of the other biggest names either sent video acceptances (Bruno Mars, Gal Gadot) or were merely announced as winners (Beyonce, Zac Efron, Ariana Grande). One notable exception was Chris Pratt, who dropped by to accept his two movie awards. Pratt and his wife, 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, neighbors.

“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 honored with the decade award. Other winners included Dwayne Johnson for “Moana,” Lucy Hale for “Pretty Little Liars” and Ed Sheeran for best male song.

Winners

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

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