FIRST WAVE OF “TEEN CHOICE 2016” NOMINEES ANNOUNCED AND #1 VOTED SURFBOARD REVEALED

Vote for Favorite Nominees at TeenChoice.com,

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, through July 28

Special Airs Sunday, July 31, LIVE on FOX

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TEEN CHOICE 2016 TM, the summer’s hottest show is back with a brand new wave of nominees! “Pretty Little Liars” leads the television category with six nods, followed by “The Vampire Diaries” with five. FOX’s EMPIRE earned four, and SCREAM QUEENS, “Jane the Virgin” and “The Flash” each received three nominations. ”Captain America: Civil War” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” lead the TEEN CHOICE 2016 film category with four nominations each. Musical artists Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber round out the music category tied with three nominations each. Host(s), performers, presenters and additional nominees will be announced soon. 

Additionally, teens flocked to social media earlier this month to vote on the TEEN CHOICE 2016 surfboard design, revealing the final look and logo of this summer’s choicest show. Check it out here.

Voting is officially open via TeenChoice.com, the FOX NOW app and Twitter. Starting today throughThursday, June 2 at 12:00 PM PT, fans can vote once each day per category, per platform user ID, for their favorite TEEN CHOICE 2016 Wave One nominees. Vote via Twitter by tweeting a category hashtag (please see below) with the nominees name (either @nominee or if the nominee does not have a Twitter account use #nominee). You may only vote for one Teen Choice nominee per Tweet.  

For voting rules and more information, visit teenchoice.com/rules and FAQs at teenchoice.com/faqs.

Celebrate this year’s top teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and digital when the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airs LIVE Sunday, July 31 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

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Following are “Wave One” categories and nominees for TEEN CHOICE 2016:

MOVIES 

Choice Movie: Action/Adventure (#ChoiceActionMovie)

“Deadpool”

“In the Heart of the Sea”

“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”

“Spectre”

“The Divergent Series: Allegiant”

“The Jungle Book”

 

Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure (#ChoiceActionMovieActor)

Chris Hemsworth – “In the Heart of the Sea”

Dylan O’Brien – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”

Neel Sethi – “The Jungle Book”

Ryan Reynolds – “Deadpool”

Theo James – “The Divergent Series: Allegiant”

 

Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure (#ChoiceActionMovieActress)

Charlotte Riley – “In the Heart of the Sea”

Kaya Scodelario – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”

Léa Seydoux – “Spectre”

Morena Baccarin – “Deadpool”

Shailene Woodley – “The Divergent Series: Allegiant”

 

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiMovie)

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”

“Captain America: Civil War”

“Fantastic Four”

“Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens”

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2”

“The Huntsman: Winter’s War”

 

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiMovieActor)

Ben Affleck – “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”

Chris Evans – “Captain America: Civil War”

Chris Hemsworth – “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”

Henry Cavill – “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”

Josh Hutcherson – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2”

Robert Downey Jr. – “Captain America: Civil War”

 

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiMovieActress)

Amy Adams – “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”

Charlize Theron – “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”

Chloë Grace Moretz – “The 5th Wave”

Daisy Ridley – “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens”

Jennifer Lawrence – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2”

Scarlett Johansson – “Captain America: Civil War”

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Choice Movie: Drama (#ChoiceDramaMovie)

“Creed”

“Miracles from Heaven”

“Point Break”

“10 Cloverfield Lane”

“Straight Outta Compton”

“The Martian”

 

Choice Movie Actor: Drama (#ChoiceDramaMovieActor)

Jacob Tremblay – “Room”

Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Revenant”

Matt Damon – “The Martian”

Michael B. Jordan – “Creed”

O’Shea Jackson Jr. – “Straight Outta Compton”

Taron Egerton – “Eddie The Eagle”

 

Choice Movie Actress: Drama (#ChoiceDramaMovieActress)

Alicia Vikander – “The Danish Girl”

Brie Larson – “Room”

Jennifer Garner – “Miracles from Heaven”

Jennifer Lawrence – “Joy”

Jessica Chastain – “The Martian”

Tessa Thompson – “Creed”

 

Choice Movie: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyMovie)

“Barbershop: The Next Cut”

“Mother’s Day”

“Mr. Right”

“Ride Along 2”

“The Intern”

 “Zoolander 2”

 

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyMovieActor)

Ice Cube – “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” “Ride Along 2”

Jordan Peele – “Keanu”

Keegan-Michael Key – “Keanu”

Kevin Hart – “Ride Along 2”

Will Ferrell – “Daddy’s Home”

Zac Efron – “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising”

 

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyMovieActress)

Jennifer Aniston – “Mother’s Day”

Anna Kendrick – “Mr. Right”

Chloë Grace Moretz – “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising”

Anne Hathaway – “The Intern”

Melissa McCarthy – “The Boss”

Nicki Minaj – “Barbershop: The Next Cut”

  

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TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama (#ChoiceDramaTVShow)

“Empire”

“Gotham”

“Grey’s Anatomy”

“Pretty Little Liars”

“Rosewood”

“Shades of Blue”

 

Choice TV Actor: Drama (#ChoiceDramaTVActor)

Ben McKenzie – “Gotham”

Ian Harding – “Pretty Little Liars”

Jussie Smollett – “Empire”

Keegan Allen – “Pretty Little Liars”

Terrence Howard – “Empire”

Tyler Blackburn – “Pretty Little Liars”

 

Choice TV Actress: Drama (#ChoiceDramaTVActress)

Ashley Benson – “Pretty Little Liars”

Jennifer Lopez – “Shades of Blue”

Kerry Washington – “Scandal”

Maia Mitchell – “The Fosters”

Taraji P. Henson – “Empire”

Troian Bellisario – “Pretty Little Liars”

 

Choice TV Show: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiTVShow)

“Arrow”

“iZombie”

“Once Upon a Time”

“Supernatural”

“The Flash”

“The Vampire Diaries”

 

Choice TV Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiTVActor)

Andrew Lincoln – “The Walking Dead”

Grant Gustin – “The Flash”

Ian Somerhalder – “The Vampire Diaries”

Jared Padalecki – “Supernatural”

Joseph Morgan – “The Originals”

Paul Wesley – “The Vampire Diaries”

 

Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiTVActress)

Candice King – “The Vampire Diaries”

Emily Bett Rickards – “Arrow”

Danielle Panabaker – “The Flash”

Eliza Taylor – “The 100”

Kat Graham – “The Vampire Diaries”

Lana Parrilla – “Once Upon a Time”

 

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Choice TV Show: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyTVShow)

“Austin & Ally”

“Jane the Virgin”

“Liv and Maddie”

“Modern Family”

“Fuller House”

“Scream Queens”

 

Choice TV Actor: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyTVActor)

Andy Samberg – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Anthony Anderson – “Black-ish”

Jaime Camil – “Jane the Virgin”

Jim Parsons – “The Big Bang Theory”

Ross Lynch – “Austin & Ally”

Taylor Lautner – “Cuckoo”  

 

Choice TV Actress: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyTVActress)

Candace Cameron Bure – “Fuller House”

Dove Cameron – “Liv and Maddie “

Emma Roberts – “Scream Queens”

Gina Rodriguez – “Jane the Virgin”

Laura Marano – “Austin & Ally”

Lea Michele – “Scream Queens”

 

Choice TV: Animated Show (#ChoiceAnimatedTVShow)

“Descendants: Wicked World”

“Family Guy”

“Gravity Falls”

“Over the Garden Wall”

“Steven Universe”

“The Simpsons”

 

Choice TV: Reality Show (#ChoiceRealityTVShow)

“Mob Wives”

“Dance Moms”

“Keeping Up with the Kardashians”

“MasterChef Junior”

“The Voice”

“Total Divas”

 

MUSIC

Choice Male Artist (#ChoiceMaleArtist)

Charlie Puth

Drake

Justin Bieber

Nick Jonas

Shawn Mendes

Zayn Malik

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Choice Female Artist (#ChoiceFemaleArtist)

Ariana Grande

Beyoncé

Demi Lovato

Rihanna

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

 

Choice Music Group: (#ChoiceMusicGroup)

5 Seconds of Summer

DNCE

Fall Out Boy

Fifth Harmony

One Direction

The Chainsmokers

 

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist (#ChoiceRBHipHopArtist)

Beyoncé

Drake

Iggy Azalea

Jason Derulo

Nicki Minaj

The Weeknd

 

Choice Country Artist (#ChoiceCountryArtist)

Blake Shelton

Carrie Underwood

Hunter Hayes

Kelsea Ballerini

Luke Bryan

Sam Hunt

 

Choice Song: Female Artist (#ChoiceSongFemaleArtist)

Adele – “Hello”

Ariana Grande – “Dangerous Woman”

Demi Lovato – “Confident”

Meghan Trainor – “NO”

Selena Gomez – “Hands To Myself”

Taylor Swift – “New Romantics”

 

Choice Song: Male Artist (#ChoiceSongMaleArtist)

Charlie Puth – “One Call Away”

Flo Rida – “My House”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

Nick Jonas – “Close” (feat. Tove Lo)

Troye Sivan – “YOUTH”

Zayn Malik – “PILLOWTALK”

 

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Choice Song: Group (#ChoiceSongGroup)

5 Seconds of Summer – “She’s Kinda Hot”

DNCE – “Cake By The Ocean”

Fifth Harmony – “Work from Home” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

One Direction – “Home”

The Vamps – “Wake Up”

twenty one pilots – “Stressed Out”

 

FASHION

Choice Female Hottie (#ChoiceFemaleHottie)

Gigi Hadid

Selena Gomez

Demi Lovato

Hailey Baldwin

Kendall Jenner

Bella Thorne

 

Choice Male Hottie (#ChoiceMaleHottie)

Austin Mahone

Cameron Dallas

Harry Styles

Jussie Smollett

Justin Bieber

Zayn Malik

 

OTHER

Choice Comedian (#ChoiceComedian)

Aziz Ansari

Ellen DeGeneres

James Corden

Jimmy Fallon

Jordan Doww

Kevin Hart

To learn more about voting and to see a complete set of rules, visit teenchoice.com/rules.

THE YEAR OF AMY SCHUMER CONTINUES WITH THE RETURN OF COMEDY CENTRAL’S® HIT SERIES “INSIDE AMY SCHUMER” ON THURSDAY, APRIL 21

  • Guest Stars Include Jake Gyllenhaal, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Laura Linney, Lenah Dunham, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Hudson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Josh Charles, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel and Patton Oswalt
  • Users Can Visit cc.com/Amy for Episode Highlights and a Digital Series Set in the “Inside Amy Schumer” Writers’ Room
  • Digital Box Set “Inside Amy Schumer Seasons 1-3 Uncensored” Now Available on iTunes, Microsoft Movies and TV and Vudu

The Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning hit comedy show “Inside Amy Schumer” returns with a bang, continuing to push the limits of comedy. Schumer skewers everything from gender politics to human behavior in another season of sketch, stand-up comedy, and interviews. Nine new episodes begin on Thursday, April 21 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT as the series continues to explore topics revolving around sex and relationships, and delves into how you can never be too exposed.

In season four, Schumer meets a bad boy chef, gives birth at a tea party, and is elected president of the United States. This season also features a stellar lineup of guest appearances including Selena Gomez, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Liam Neeson, Harvey Keitel, Laura Linney, Jennifer Hudson, Lena Dunham, Julianne Moore, Josh Charles, Steve Buscemi, Michael Strahan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sam Rockwell, Amber Rose, Irina Shayk, David Spade, Julia Stiles, Patton Oswalt, Justin Long, Natasha Lyonne, Andy Cohen, Questlove, Mena Suvari, Jim Norton, Michael Ian Black, Anthony Bourdain, Chris Parnell, Amber Tamblyn, Rachel Dratch, Abby Elliott, Jessica Williams, Bridget Everett, Jon Glaser, Perez Hilton, Missi Pyle, Ralphie May, Tim Meadows, Jon Benjamin, Reg E. Cathey, Sarah Chalke, Jemaine Clement, Vernon Davis, Greg Olsen and F. Murray Abraham.

Amy Schumer has proven herself one of the entertainment industry’s leading forces as a stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer and director. Her critically acclaimed series was given the 2016 Writers Guild Award for “Best Comedy/Variety Sketch” series. Last fall the show was honored with its first-ever Emmy® Award for “Outstanding Sketch Variety Series” and one for “Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics” for the song “Girl You Don’t Need Makeup.” Schumer was also nominated for “Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.”  She also received honors for “Individual Achievement in Comedy” and “Outstanding Achievement in Comedy” from the Television Critics Association in 2015.  Additionally, she was awarded the 2015 Critics’ Choice Television Award for “Best Actress in a Comedy Series.” “Inside Amy Schumer” received the prestigious Peabody® Award in 2014.

Throughout the new season, fans can watch exclusive, uncensored highlight clips, as well as get an extended look at the series via the “Inside Amy Schumer” Web site at cc.com/amy. In addition, the “Inside Amy Schumer” Facebook page(facebook.com/InsideAmySchumer) will be updated multiple times a week with the latest content from the show including memes and gifs. Additionally, a new digital series will give viewers a look “behind the curtain” at the writers’ room to see the hilarious inner workings on the show. Fans can also follow Amy on Twitter (@amyschumer) and Instagram (instagram.com/amyschumer).

On April 21, episodes from season four of “Inside Amy Schumer” will also be made available on the Comedy Central App and cc.com.  The first episode of the season will be available with no login required.  Seasons 1-3 will be available (login required) on the Comedy Central App and cc.com in the two weeks leading up to the season four premiere on April 21. Episodes will be available for download day after air on iTunes, Amazon Video, Microsoft Movies and TV, Sony Entertainment Network, Vudu, Verizon Flexview, and Google Play. And in advance of the new season, a digital box set “Inside Amy Schumer Seasons 1-3 Uncensored” will be released on March 21 on iTunes, Microsoft Movies and TV and Vudu.

For more information, please visit Comedy Central (www.cc.com)