Teen Choice 2016 First Wave Nominations List

Voting for Teen Choice 2016, airing Sunday July 31 on FOX, is officially open. The first wave of nominations include familiar names like Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Fifth Harmony and One Direction. Take a peek at the nominees, from the worlds of Movies, Music and TV below. Stay tuned for a second and third wave of nominees in the coming weeks.

Voting is officially open via TeenChoice.com, the FOX NOW app and Twitter. Starting today through Thursday, 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.

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

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”

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

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”

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”

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”

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”

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

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