Hosted by Glee star Darren Criss and Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale, the 2013 Teen Choice Awards kicked off with One Direction performing their new hit single “Best Song Ever”.
The most memorable event of the night was Glee star Lea Michele making her first public appearance since the death of boyfriend Cory Monteith. Michele took the stage to accept the Choice TV Actress: Comedy award where she paid tribute to Monteith.
“Thank you guys, thank you. I just wanted to be here today to personally thank you all and tell everyone out there how much your love and support has meant to me over these very difficult past few weeks,” the 26-year-old actress said. “Not that I had any doubt before, but you guys are most certainly the greatest fans in the world.”
Furthermore, Michele recounted her love and grief for Monteith.
“I wanted to dedicate this award to Cory. For all of you out there who loved and admired Cory as much as I did, I promise that with your love we’re going to get through this together,” she added. “He was very special to me and also to the world. We were lucky to witness his incredible talent, his handsome smile and his beautiful, beautiful heart. So whether you knew him personally of just as Finn Hudson [on “Glee”], Cory reached out and he became part of all of our hearts and that’s where he will stay forever. So thank you guys so much. Thank you.”
As for the rest of the star studded ceremony, the musical comedy Pitch Perfect took home the Best Comedy Award as well as its stars Rebel Willison and Skylar Astin winning Choice Actress and Actor awards.
A jokingly Ashton Kutcher took home the Ultimate Choice Award where during his acceptance speech he joked that he was honored to be taking home the “old guy award” and admitted that his real name is Chris.
Miley Cyrus’ new hit single “We Can’t Stop” earned her the award for Choice Summer Song, and The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons took home the award for Choice TV Actor.
Lastly, fans swooned over Kevin Jonas’s wife, Danielle Jonas, who showed off a baby bump as the couple is expecting their first child.
Full list of winners:
Choice Music Group: One Direction
Choice Summer Tour: One Direction
Choice Single by a Group: “Live While We’re Young,” One Direction
Choice Love Song: “Little Things,” One Direction
Choice Movie Actress – Comedy: Rebel Wilson, “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Movie Actor – Comedy: Skylar Astin, “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Movie – Comedy: “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Movie Villain: Adam DeVine, “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Breakup Song: “Come and Get It,” Selena Gomez
Choice Music Star – Female: Selena Gomez
Choice Hottie – Female: Selena Gomez
Choice TV Show, Drama: “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice Summer TV Show: “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice Summer TV Star – Actress: Lucy Hale, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice Summer TV Star – Actor: Keegan Allen, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice TV Actor – Drama: Ian Harding, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice TV Actress – Drama: Troian Bellisario, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice TV Villain: Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice Athlete – Female: Gabby Douglas
Acuvue Inspire Award: Nick Jonas
Choice TV Show – Comedy: “Glee”
Choice TV Scene Stealer – Male: Chord Overstreet, “Glee”
Choice TV Breakout Star: Blake Jenner, “Glee”
Choice TV Actress – Comedy: Lea Michele, “Glee”
Choice Movie Actor – Drama: Logan Lerman, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Choice Movie – Drama: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Choice Female Artist: Demi Lovato
Choice Single – Female Artist: “Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato
Ultimate Choice Award: Ashton Kutcher
Choice TV Actor – Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries”
Choice TV Actor – Comedy: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Choice TV Actress – Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”
Choice Rock Group: Paramore
Choice Summer Song: “We Can’t Stop,” Miley Cyrus
Candie’s Fashion Trendsetter Award: Miley Cyrus
Choice TV Scene Stealer – Female: Miley Cyrus, “Two and a Half Men”
Choice Breakout Group: Emblem3
Choice Summer Music Star: Bruno Mars
Choice R&B Artist: Bruno Mars
Choice TV Actor – Action: LL Cool J, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Choice Music Breakout Artist: Ed Sheeran
Choice TV Personality – Female: Demi Lovato, “The X Factor”
Choice Summer Movie Star – Female: Sandra Bullock, “The Heat”
Choice Movie Chemistry: Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, “The Heat”