Teen Choice Awards Offer Chance to Laugh at Teens' Poor Taste
Oh, teenagers. We grown-ups might mock you for your questionable taste in entertainment, fashion, and slang terms, but secretly we remember that we were once just like you. Some of us legitimately thought, back in the days of our own youth, that Gremlins was the greatest film ever made. So who are we to laugh at you when you vote Step Up 2 to the Streets (pictured) best movie drama of the year? You'll be embarrassed by that decision years from now, and you'll make fun of the teenagers who, in the year 2018, are selecting Saw XV: Still Sawin' as best drama. The 10th annual Teen Choice Awards were held last night in L.A. and will be televised tonight on Fox. Miley Cyrus was the host, and early word is that she managed to stay clothed the entire time. As mentioned, Step Up 2 the Streets won the award for "choice movie drama." (They say "choice" instead of "best," perhaps as an acknowledgment that no one really thinks this movie is the best; it's simply the one they've chosen.) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian won for choice movie action-adventure, and Juno won choice movie comedy.
The rest of the movie-related awards, courtesy of the Associated Press, are after the jump. Should we have given a spoiler warning? Are the people watching the show tonight hoping to be surprised by the results? We face ethical dilemmas like this when awards shows are pre-taped. Anyway, the winners:
Choice Movie Action Adventure: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Choice Movie Drama: Step Up 2 The Streets
Choice Movie Chick Flick: 27 Dresses
Choice Movie Bromantic Comedy*: What Happens in Vegas
Choice Movie Comedy: Juno
Choice Movie Horror/Thriller: I Am Legend
Choice Summer Movie Action Adventure: Hancock
Choice Summer Movie Comedy: Get Smart
Choice Movie Actor Drama: Channing Tatum, Stop-Loss**
Choice Movie Actress Drama: Keira Knightley, Atonement
Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure: Rachel Bilson, Jumper
Choice Movie Actor Comedy: Ashton Kutcher, What Happens in Vegas
Choice Movie Actress Comedy: Ellen Page, Juno
Choice Movie Actor Horror/Thriller: Will Smith, I Am Legend
Choice Movie Actress Horror/Thriller: Jessica Alba, The Eye
Choice Movie Villain: Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Choice Movie Breakout Female: Ellen Page, Juno
Choice Movie Breakout Male: Drake Bell, Superhero Movie
* What is a "bromantic comedy"? It's like a "romantic comedy," except that voters will think that's the same thing as "chick flick," for which there's already a category. So they call it "bromantic comedy" as a means of reassuring male voters that they're allowed to vote, too.
** I would bet money that very few of the people who voted for this actually saw the film, considering nobody saw the film. I'm guessing the thought process was that Channing Tatum is hotter than the other nominees, so he gets the award.
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(Page 1)3. Are you trying to say that Gremlins is NOT the greatest movie ever made???
Posted at 5:32PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Aaron
4. Those choices are quite honestly pathetic, and as a 16 year old girl I am insulted by the poor taste of my generation.
Posted at 6:09PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Ronnie
5. So am I and I am 15 but of course I don't even like the jonas brothers
Posted at 7:36PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Stephanie
6. I can't imagine Step up 2 winning best anything, i honestly thought it was one of the worst movies I've seen all year. I thought I might enjoy it because I enjoyed the first one but brianna evan is simply awful and it was just one of the most unenjoyable movie experiences i've had all year.
Posted at 6:24PM on Aug 4th 2008 by jake
7. Less than a year for me and I'm finished with the term 'teen'. Ronnie, I completely agree with you. It definitely upsets me to see the crappy tastes of our generation.
At least Keira won for Atonement... :)
Posted at 6:39PM on Aug 4th 2008 by HermyG13
8. I constantly find myself disappointed and saddened by the lack of good taste in culture that my generation has. I want to give myself a facepalm every time I see young people going to see dreck at the theaters. I'm 17 and this is very disheartening.
Posted at 6:52PM on Aug 4th 2008 by jordan v.
9. As a teen I almost take offense to these awards being entitled the Teen Choice Awards. What teen enjoys Miley Cyrus? I am, however, happy that well done genre films such as I Am Legend have a place to be recognized but at the same time how much recognition is it when you're sharing awards with Superhero Movie? I can't help but wonder whether Daniel Day Lewis was even nominated for the "Choice Movie Actor Drama" category (I'm guessing no). Lastly, Ellen Page winning the "Breakout Female" award? Didn't any of you kids see Hard Candy?
Posted at 7:35PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Sam
10. The Teen Choice Awards = Fail.
Posted at 11:52PM on Aug 4th 2008 by Adam
11. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bromance
1. A non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close.
-verb -mans-ing
1. The act of wooing a fellow male friend for the purpose of becoming closer.
2. Going to unusual lengths in an attempt to become closer with another male friend.
also: "Bromancing the Stone"
1. The act of truly and thoroughly enjoying the process of getting and/or being high/stoned.
Provenance/Origin: "Bromance" is a portmanteau of the two words "brother" and "romance". Originally coined by author/editor Dave Carnie in "Big Brother Magazine." Big Brother was a sort of R rated skateboarding/skate culture magazine that was eventually purchased by Larry Flynt's Hustler conglomerate and consequently taken out of circulation due to unsatisfactory sales performance. Carnie used the word on several occasions to describe relationships between skate-buddies who spent a lot of time together and/or shared hotel rooms on every tour/skate road trip.
-As a noun: "Dude, those two guys spend so much time together. They are having quite the bromance."
Posted at 2:08AM on Aug 5th 2008 by dude
12. Hey now, Gremlins rocks. No comparisons to Step Up 2 the Streets, okay? ;-)
Well, the Juno and Sweeney Todd awards were nice. The rest was a sad, sad state of affairs.
Posted at 3:50AM on Aug 5th 2008 by AJ Wiley
13. I haven't watched all of those movies (I don't go to the movies very often) but I'm reasonably sure that Step Up 2, at least, did not deserve to get an award. o_o It had nice dances, sure, but it definitely is not a 'best drama' sort of thing. o_0
Posted at 12:32PM on Aug 6th 2008 by Kenddy
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1. Wow! You can never underestimate the poor taste of high schooler's (because, you know, they've got everything already figured out!). This is why arts and drama need to be re-instituted into schools.
Posted at 5:07PM on Aug 4th 2008 by flowers