The Teen Choice Awards took place Sunday night, and while surfboards and hashtags were ever present, the violence in Charlottesville over the weekend dominated the conversation.

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS RECAP

The two-hour show went on as planned, but many of the speeches were about the youth getting involved in politics and today’s culture, and not to sit idly by. “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 Spiderman: Homecoming‘s Zendaya in her acceptance speech for Best Summer Movie Actress. “You are the future presidents, the future senators. You guys are the ones who are going to make this world better.”

The show was still full of musical performances and light-hearted fun. Miley Cyrus, an 18-time Teen Choice Award winner, regretfully did not show up to accept the night’s highest honor – the Ultimate Choice Award. She took to Instagram to apologize for her absence, saying she “created an unrealistic schedule for myself.”

To my dearest fans & all of those watching @teenchoicefox ! I want to say thank you from the very bottom of my heart for presenting me with #TheUltimateChoiceAward ! I am beyond bummed I couldn’t make it to the show as I had every intention of being there to accept and celebrate this honor! I created an unrealistic schedule for myself which leads me to this announcement! I’ve been tryin to keep the secret but I can’t hide it any longer! My new single / music video #YoungerNow will be dropping this Friday , Aug 18th & I am sooooooo EXCITED to share it with all of you! I hope to always make people smile and shine light thru my work! I look forward to making music for the rest of my life and I’m thankful everyday for those who listen! I am sending so much love and peace into the world right now because THATS what we need most! Love Love & more LOVE! ❤️????❤️????

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Other winners included Chris PrattBruno MarsGal Gadot, Beyoncé, and Maroon 5. Fifth Harmony won best music group and best song, and their Lauren Jauregui took the stage to speak. “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,” she said. “So keep spreading love and positivity.”

The host for the evening was YouTuber Jake Paul. The Internet star was recently fired from Disney Channel series Bizaardvark after a public feud with his West Hollywood neighbors. He won two awards for best YouTuber and best web musician. “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,” he said in his acceptance speech. “The next step for me is to forget all the bad press, drama, negativity.”

See the full list of winners below.

Choice action movie:
Fate of the Furious
Logan
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Transformers: The Last Knight
Wonder Woman
xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Choice action movie actor:
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Vin Diesel – Fate of the Furious and xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Hugh Jackman – Logan
Dwayne Johnson – Fate of the Furious
Chris Pine – Wonder Woman
Brenton Thwaites – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Choice action movie actress:
Nina Dobrev – xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman
Deepika Padukone – xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Michelle Rodriguez – Fate of the Furious
Ruby Rose – xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Kaya Scodelario – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Choice Sci-Fi movie:
Arrival
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Power Rangers
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Space Between Us

Choice Sci-Fi movie actor:
Asa Butterfield – The Space Between Us
Tom Hiddleston – Kong: Skull Island
Diego Luna – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Dacre Montgomery – Power Rangers
Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Jeremy Renner – Arrival

Choice Sci-Fi movie actress:
Amy Adams – Arrival
Becky G – Power Rangers
Felicity Jones – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Brie Larson – Kong: Skull Island
Zoe Saldana – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Naomi Scott – Power Rangers

Choice fantasy movie:
Beauty and the Beast
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Moana

Choice fantasy movie actor:
Asa Butterfield – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Benedict Cumberbatch – Doctor Strange
Dwayne Johnson – Moana
Eddie Redmayne – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Dan Stevens – Beauty and the Beast

Choice fantasy movie actress:
Auli’i Cravalho – Moana
Eva Green – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Rachel McAdams – Doctor Strange
Katherine Waterston – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Emma Watson – Beauty and the Beast

Choice drama movie:
Before I Fall
The Edge of Seventeen
Everything, Everything
Gifted
Hidden Figures
The Shack

Choice drama movie actor:
Chris Evans – Gifted
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Taylor Lautner – Run the Tide
Kian Lawley – Before I Fall
Nick Robinson – Everything, Everything

Choice drama movie actress:
Zoey Deutch – Before I Fall
Taraji P. Henson – Hidden Figures
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Amandla Stenberg – Everything, Everything
Emma Watson – The Circle

Choice comedy movie:
Cars 3
Finding Dory
Keeping Up with the Joneses
The Lego Batman Movie
Table 19

Choice comedy movie actor:
Will Arnett – The Lego Batman Movie
Zac Efron – Baywatch
Zach Galifianakis – Keeping Up with the Joneses
Ricky Garcia – Bigger Fatter Liar
Dwayne Johnson – Baywatch
Owen Wilson – Cars 3

Choice comedy movie actress:
Alexandra Daddario – Baywatch
Ellen DeGeneres – Finding Dory
Gal Gadot – Keeping Up with the Joneses
Jennifer Hudson – Sandy Wexler
Tori Kelly – Sing
Anna Kendrick – Table 19

Choice movie villain:
Elizabeth Banks – Power Rangers
Javier Bardem – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Priyanka Chopra – Baywatch
Luke Evans – Beauty and the Beast
James McAvoy – Split
Charlize Theron – Fate of the Furious

Choice breakout movie star:
Auli’i Cravalho – Moana
Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Homecoming
Janelle Monáe – Hidden Figures
Deepika Padukone – xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Harry Styles – Dunkirk
Zendaya – Spider-Man: Homecoming

Choice summer movie:
Cars 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Transformers: The Last Knight
War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman

Choice summer movie actor:
Ansel Elgort – Baby Driver
Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Homecoming
Chris Pine – Wonder Woman
Harry Styles – Dunkirk
Mark Wahlberg – Transformers: The Last Knight
Owen Wilson – Cars 3

Choice summer movie actress:
Cara Delevingne – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman
Isabela Moner – Transformers: The Last Knight
Mandy Moore – 47 Meters Down
Bella Thorne – Amityville: The Awakening
Zendaya – Spider-Man: Homecoming

Choice movie ship:
Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson – Baywatch
Gal Gadot and Chris Pine – Wonder Woman
Deepika Padukone and Ruby Rose – xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel – Fate of the Furious
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens – Beauty and the Beast

Choice drama TV show:
Empire
Famous in Love
Pretty Little Liars
Riverdale
Star
This Is Us

Choice drama TV actor:
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars
Jussie Smollett – Empire
Cole Sprouse – Riverdale
Milo Ventimiglia – This Is Us
Jesse Williams – Grey’s Anatomy

Choice drama TV actress:
Troian Bellisario – Pretty Little Liars
Ashley Benson – Pretty Little Liars
Lucy Hale – Pretty Little Liars
Shay Mitchell – Pretty Little Liars
Sasha Pieterse – Pretty Little Liars
Bella Thorne – Famous in Love

Choice Sci-Fi/fantasy TV show:
Shadowhunters
Stranger Things
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
Timeless
The Vampire Diaries

Choice Sci-Fi/fantasy TV actor:
Jensen Ackles – Supernatural
Matthew Daddario – Shadowhunters
Joseph Morgan – The Originals
Bob Morley – The 100
Dylan O’Brien – Teen Wolf
Ian Somerhalder – The Vampire Diaries

Choice Sci-Fi/fantasy TV actress:
Kat Graham – The Vampire Diaries
Jennifer Morrison – Once Upon a Time
Lana Parrilla – Once Upon a Time
Abigail Spencer – Timeless
Eliza Taylor – The 100
Emeraude Toubia – Shadowhunters

Choice action TV show:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Arrow
The Flash
Gotham
Lethal Weapon
Supergirl

Choice action TV actor:
Stephen Amell – Arrow
Clayne Crawford – Lethal Weapon
Grant Gustin – The Flash
Gabriel Luna – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Wentworth Miller – Prison Break
Chris Wood – Supergirl

Choice action TV actress:
Melissa Benoist – Supergirl
Jordana Brewster – Lethal Weapon
Caity Lotz – Legends of Tomorrow
Danielle Panabaker – The Flash
Candice Patton – The Flash
Emily Bett Rickards – Arrow

Choice comedy TV show:
Baby Daddy
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Fuller House
Jane the Virgin
One Day at a Time
Young & Hungry

Choice comedy TV actor:
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Jean-Luc Bilodeau – Baby Daddy
Jaime Camil – Jane the Virgin
Micah Fowler – Speechless
Andy Samberg – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Hudson Yang – Fresh Off the Boat

Choice comedy TV actress:
Candace Cameron Bure – Fuller House
Rose McIver – iZombie
Emma Roberts – Scream Queens
Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
Yara Shahidi – Black-ish
Zendaya – K.C. Undercover

Choice animated TV show:
Bob’s Burgers
Family Guy
Gravity Falls
Rick and Morty
Sonic Boom
Steven Universe

Choice reality TV show:
Chasing Cameron
Dance Moms
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
MasterChef Junior
Total Bellas
The Voice

Choice throwback TV show:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The O.C.
One Tree Hill
Sister, Sister
Veronica Mars

Choice TV personality:
Anthony Anderson – To Tell the Truth
Tyra Banks – America’s Got Talent
James Corden – The Late Late Show with James Corden
Ellen DeGeneres – The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Fallon – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Blake Shelton – The Voice

Choice TV villain:
Grant Gustin – The Flash
Teri Hatcher – Supergirl
Janel Parrish – Pretty Little Liars
Mark Pellegrino – Supernatural
Josh Segarra – Arrow
Cory Michael Smith – Gotham

Choice breakout TV star:
KJ Apa – Riverdale
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Ryan Destiny – Star
Chrissy Metz – This Is Us
Lili Reinhart – Riverdale
Finn Wolfhard – Stranger Things

Choice breakout TV show:
Famous in Love
Riverdale
Star
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Timeless

Choice summer TV show:
America’s Got Talent
Beat Shazam
The Bold Type
The Fosters
So You Think You Can Dance
Teen Wolf

Choice summer TV actor:
Noah Centineo – The Fosters
Cody Christian – Teen Wolf
Kyle Harris – Stitchers
David Lambert – The Fosters
Tyler Posey – Teen Wolf
Harry Shum Jr. – Shadowhunters

Choice summer TV actress:
Aisha Dee – The Bold Type
Hilary Duff – Younger
Shelley Hennig – Teen Wolf
Maia Mitchell – The Fosters
Cierra Ramirez – The Fosters
Holland Roden – Teen Wolf

Choice TV ship:
Matthew Daddario and Harry Shum Jr. – Shadowhunters
Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse – Pretty Little Liars
Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse – Riverdale
Holland Roden and Dylan O’Brien – Teen Wolf
Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley – The 100
Chris Wood and Melissa Benoist – Supergirl

Choice scene-stealer:
RJ Cyler – Power Rangers
Josh Gad – Beauty and the Beast
Taylor Lautner – Scream Queens
Camila Mendes – Riverdale
Colin O’Donoghue – Once Upon a Time
Michael Rooker – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Choice liplock:
Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood – Supergirl
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Matthew Daddario and Harry Shum Jr. – Shadowhunters
Jennifer Morrison and Colin O’Donoghue – Once Upon a Time
Chris Pine and Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman
Dan Stevens and Emma Watson – Beauty and the Beast

Choice hissy fit:
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Malcolm Barrett – Timeless
Luke Evans – Beauty and the Beast
Madelaine Petsch – Riverdale
Kurt Russell – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Dan Stevens – Beauty and the Beast

Choice male artist:
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
The Weeknd

Choice female artist:
Alessia Cara
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Hailee Steinfeld

Choice music group:
The Chainsmokers
Fifth Harmony
Little Mix
Maroon 5
Twenty One Pilots
The Vamps

Choice country artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Sam Hunt
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood

Choice EDM artist:
Steve Aoki
Martin Garrix
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
Zedd

Choice Latin artist:
CNCO
Daddy Yankee
Luis Fonsi
Enrique Iglesias
Maluma
Shakira

Choice R&B/hip-hop artist:
Beyoncé
Chance the Rapper
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna

Choice rock artist:
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
Paramore
Harry Styles
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors

Choice female song:
“Bad Liar” – Selena Gomez
“Crying in the Club” – Camila Cabello
“Issues” – Julia Michaels
“Malibu” – Miley Cyrus
“Most Girls” – Hailee Steinfeld
“Scars to Your Beautiful” – Alessia Cara

Choice male song:
“Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
“Sign of the Times” – Harry Styles
“Slow Hands” – Niall Horan
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars

Choice group song:
“Believer” – Imagine Dragons
“Closer” – The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
“Down” – Fifth Harmony feat. Gucci Mane
“Guys My Age” – Hey Violet
“Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots
“Shout Out to My Ex” – Little Mix

Choice collaboration:
“God, Your Mama, and Me” – Florida Georgia Line feat. Backstreet Boys
“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” – Zayn and Taylor Swift
“It Ain’t Me” – Kygo and Selena Gomez
“Just Hold On” – Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson
“No Promises” – Cheat Codes feat. Demi Lovato
“Stay” – Zedd and Alessia Cara

Choice pop song:
“24k Magic” – Bruno Mars
“Closer” – The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
“Don’t Wanna Know” – Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Love on the Brain” – Rihanna
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
“Stay” – Zedd and Alessia Cara

Choice country song:
“Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt
“Craving You” – Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris
“Every Time I Hear That Song” – Blake Shelton
“The Fighter” – Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood
“God, Your Mama, and Me” – Florida Georgia Line feat. Backstreet Boys
“In Case You Didn’t Know” – Brett Young

Choice EDM song:
“2U” – David Guetta feat. Justin Bieber
“It Ain’t Me” – Kygo and Selena Gomez
“Just Hold On” – Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson
“Know No Better” – Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, and Quavo
“Rockabye” – Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
“Something Just like This” – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay

Choice Latin song:
“Chantaje” – Shakira feat. Maluma
“Deja Vu” – Prince Royce and Shakira
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
“Hey Ma” – Pitbull and J Balvin feat. Camila Cabello
“No Le Hablen de Amor” – CD9
“Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)” – CNCO

Choice R&B/hip-hop song:
“Glorious” – Macklemore feat. Skylar Grey
“I’m the One” – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
“Location” – Khalid
“Passionfruit” – Drake
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars

Choice alt-rock song:
“Believer” – Imagine Dragons
“Green Light” – Lorde
“Hard Times” – Paramore
“Heathens” – twenty one pilots
“Heavy” – Linkin Park feat. Kiiara
“Human” – Rag’n’Bone Man

Choice breakout artist:
James Arthur
Chance the Rapper
Halsey
Zara Larsson
Dua Lipa
Julia Michaels

Choice next big thing:
Jonas Blue
Forever in Your Mind
Jax Jones
New Hope Club
The Tide
Grace VanderWaal

Choice summer song:
“Bad Liar” – Selena Gomez
“Castle on the Hill” – Ed Sheeran
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
“Malibu” – Miley Cyrus
“Stay” – Zedd and Alessia Cara
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars

Choice summer male artist:
Justin Bieber
Niall Horan
Shawn Mendes
Liam Payne
Harry Styles
Zedd

Choice summer female artist:
Camila Cabello
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Halsey
Lorde
Katy Perry

Choice summer group:
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Fifth Harmony
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Little Mix

Choice summer tour:
Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman Tour
Sam Hunt – 15 in a 30 Tour
Kendrick Lamar – Damn Tour
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic World Tour
Shawn Mendes – Illuminate World Tour
Ed Sheeran – ÷ Tour

Choice male web star:
Cameron Dallas
The Dolan Twins
Ryan Higa
Casey Neistat
Logan Paul
sWooZie

Choice female web star:
Eva Gutowski
Liza Koshy
Merrell Twins
Bethany Mota
Niki and Gabi
Lilly Singh

Choice comedy web star:
Colleen Ballinger
The Dolan Twins
Liza Koshy
Logan Paul
Lele Pons
Lilly Singh

Choice gamer:
Vikram Singh Barn
Jaryd Lazar
Ryan Ohmwrecker
Michael Santana
Rabia Yazbek
Saqib Zahid

Choice beauty blogger:
Andrea Brooks
Gigi Gorgeous
Nikkie de Jager
Kandee Johnson
Bethany Mota
Mia Stammer

Choice web musician:
Cimorelli
Jack & Jack
Carson Lueders
Johnny Orlando
Jake Paul
Leroy Sanchez

Choice muser:
Baby Ariel
Danielle Cohn
Kristen Hancher
Isaiah Howard
Lisa and Lena
Jacob Sartorius

Choice twit:
Ellen DeGeneres
Anna Kendrick
Blake Shelton
Chrissy Teigen
Justin Timberlake
Zendaya

Choice Instagrammer:
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Kendall Jenner
Kylie Jenner
Taylor Swift

Choice YouTuber:
The Dolan Twins
Liza Koshy
Casey Neistat
Jake Paul
Logan Paul
Lilly Singh

Choice Snapchatter:
Brett Eldredge
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Kylie Jenner
DJ Khaled
Bella Thorne

Choice male hottie:
Justin Bieber
Zayn Malik
Shawn Mendes
Liam Payne
Harry Styles
Louis Tomlinson

Choice female hottie:
Camila Cabello
Selena Gomez
Paris Jackson
Deepika Padukone
Rihanna
Zendaya

Choice style icon:
Cara Delevingne
Selena Gomez
Zayn Malik
Rihanna
Harry Styles
Zendaya

Choice model:
Hailey Baldwin
Ashley Graham
Gigi Hadid
Paris Jackson
Kendall Jenner
Winnie Harlow

Choice male athlete:
John Cena
Stephen Curry
Rickie Fowler
LeBron James
Cristiano Ronaldo
Mike Trout

Choice female athlete:
Sasha Banks
The Bella Twins
Simone Biles
Elena Delle Donne
Laurie Hernandez
Serena Williams

Choice comedian:
The Dolan Twins
Jordan Doww
Kevin Hart
Gabriel Iglesias
Hasan Minhaj
Lilly Singh

Choice dancer:
Derek Hough
Julianne Hough
Kida the Great
Chloe Lukasiak
tWitch
Maddie Ziegler

Choice video game:
Dota 2
Hearthstone
Heroes of the Storm
League of Legends
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Overwatch

Choice change-maker:
Rowan Blanchard
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Yara Shahidi
Ian Somerhalder
Shailene Woodley

See Her Award:
Vanessa Hudgens

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