Teen Choice 2012 Nominees Announced - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, AMERICAN IDOL and More!

TEEN CHOICE 2012 will once again celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live Sunday, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. "The Vampire Diaries" leads the TEEN CHOICE 2012 nominees with six nominations, while AMERICAN IDOL and Justin Bieber each garnered five nominations. In addition, new categories added this year include Choice Book and Choice Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist.

Starting today, fans ages 13-19 can vote once each day per category for their favorite TEEN CHOICE 2012 nominees at www.teenchoiceawards.com. Host(s), performers, presenters and additional nominees will be announced soon.

Following is the list of categories and nominees for Wave One of TEEN CHOICE 2012:

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Action
"Abduction"
"Act of Valor"
"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
"Red Tails"
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"

Choice Movie Actor: Action
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
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"

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
"The Avengers"
"The Hunger Games"
"Mirror Mirror"
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
"Wrath of the Titans"

Choice Movie Actor: 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"

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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
"Drive"
"The Help"
"The Lucky One"
"The Vow"
"We Bought a Zoo"

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"

Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Sandra Bullock, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Scarlett Johansson, "We Bought a Zoo"
Rachel McAdams, "The Vow"
Emma Stone, "The Help"

Choice Movie: Comedy
"21 Jump Street"
"American Reunion"
"Crazy, Stupid, Love."
"The Muppets"
"What to Expect When You're Expecting"

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Jason Biggs, "American Reunion"
Ryan Gosling, "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
Jonah Hill, "21 Jump Street"
Chris Rock, "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
Channing Tatum, "21 Jump Street"

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
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"

TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama
BONES
"Gossip Girl"
"Pretty Little Liars"
"Revenge"
TOUCH

Choice TV Actor: Drama
Penn Badgley, "Gossip Girl"
David Boreanaz, BONES
Ian Harding, "Pretty Little Liars"
Kiefer Sutherland, TOUCH
Ed Westwick, "Gossip Girl

Choice TV Actress: Drama
Emily Deschanel, BONES
Sarah Michelle Gellar, "Ringer"
Lucy Hale, "Pretty Little Liars"
Leighton Meester, "Gossip Girl"
Emily Vancamp, "Revenge"

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
FRINGE
"Once Upon a Time"
"Supernatural"
"True Blood"
"The Vampire Diaries"

Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Jensen Ackles, "Supernatural"
Joshua Jackson, FRINGE
Jared Padalecki, "Supernatural"
Ian Somerhalder, "The Vampire Diaries"
Paul Wesley, "The Vampire Diaries"

Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
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
"Chuck"
"CSI: Miami"
"Hawaii Five-O"
"NCIS: Los Angeles"
"Nikita"

Choice TV Actor: Action
LL Cool J, "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Daniel Dae Kim, "Hawaii Five-O"
Zachary Levi, "Chuck"
Adam Rodriguez, "CSI: Miami"
Shane West, "Nikita"

Choice TV Actress: Action
Lyndsy Fonseca, "Nikita"
Linda Hunt, "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Grace Park, "Hawaii Five-O"
Maggie Q, "Nikita"
Yvonne Strahovski, "Chuck"

Choice TV Show: Comedy
"2 Broke Girls"
"The Big Bang Theory"
GLEE
"Modern Family"
NEW GIRL

Choice TV Actor: 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"

Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Miranda Cosgrove, "iCarly"
Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory"
Zooey Deschanel, NEW GIRL
Lea Michele, GLEE
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

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