The Teen Choice Awards, taped Sunday night, featured 6 American Idol-related wins.
Season 7 runner-up, David Archuleta picked up 3 awards, including Choice Music: Breakout Artist (David Cook was also nominated), Choice Music: Best Love Song for his hit “Crush”, and Choice Music: Best Music Tour (sharing the honor with tour-mate Demi Lovato)
Adam Lambert won in the Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star category (Kris Allen was also nominated).
And, American Idol won in the Choice TV: Reality Competition category.
Correction: The AP left off a category–Ryan Seacrest won Choice TV: Personality for E! News (beating out Simon Cowell for Idol) via Buzz Sugar.
The awards will be broadcast on FOX Monday, 8/7c PM, but both Adam and David, busy with their respective summer tours, were unavailable to pick up their awards in person.
The big winner of the evening was the teen vampire movie Twilight, with 11 wins.
Check out the list of winners HERE.
Idols on the losing end:
Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life would Suck without You” lost to Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb” for Choice Music: Single. Adam Lambert lost to The Jonas Brothers for Choice Red Carpet Icon: Male Category. Jennifer Hudson lost to Beyonce for Choice Music: R&B Artist, Jennifer Hudson’s “If This Isn’t Love ” lost to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” for best R&B track, David Cook’s David Cook lost to Jason Mraz’s We Sing We Dance We Steal Things for Choice Music: Album (Male Artist) and Carrie Underwood’s Carnival Ride lost to Taylor Swift’s Fearless for Choice Music: (Album) Female Artist.
Idol winners:
- Choice TV Reality Competition: “American Idol.”
- Choice TV Male Reality/Variety Star: Adam Lambert, “American Idol.”
- Choice Music Breakout Artist: David Archuleta.
- Choice Music Love Song: David Archuleta, “Crush.”
- Choice Music Tour: Demi Lovato and David Archuleta.
- Choice TV Personality: Ryan Seacrest for E! News
