Honoring the best in entertainment as decided by their distinct age bracket, the first batch of nominees for the 2012 Teen Choice Awards were announced on Friday (May 18). The hit CW show “The Vampire Diaries” leads the way with six bids at nabbing a surfboard while Justin Bieber finds himself deadlocked with “American Idol” in the runner-up slot with five nominations each. With the “Twilight Saga” trio of Robert Pattinson , Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner also among the hopefuls this time around, teens are permitted to place a vote in one category per day via the official Teen Choice website, Winners will then be announced during a live broadcast set to air on Sunday, July 22 on FOX, while the complete rundown of 2012 Teen Choice Awards nominees is as follows: MOVIES Movie: Action “Abduction” “Act of Valor” “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” “Red Tails” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” Movie Actor: Action Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Robert Downey, Jr., “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” Tom Hardy, “Warrior” Taylor Lautner, “Abduction” Logan Lerman, “The Three Musketeers” Movie Actress: Action Salma Hayek, “Puss in Boots” Milla Jovovich, “The Three Musketeers” Paula Patton, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Noomi Rapace, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” Zoe Saldana, “Colombiana” Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy “The Avengers” “The Hunger Games” “Mirror Mirror” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” “Wrath of the Titans” Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Robert Downey, Jr., “The Avengers” Chris Hemsworth, “The Avengers” Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Lily Collins, “Mirror Mirror” Vanessa Hudgens, “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” Scarlett Johansson, “The Avengers” Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games” Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Movie: Drama “Drive” “The Help” “The Lucky One” “The Vow” “We Bought a Zoo” Movie Actor: Drama Matt Damon, “We Bought a Zoo” Zac Efron, “The Lucky One” Ryan Gosling, “Drive” Channing Tatum, “The Vow” Justin Timberlake, “In Time” Movie Actress: Drama Sandra Bullock, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Viola Davis, “The Help” Scarlett Johansson, “We Bought a Zoo” Rachel McAdams, “The Vow” Emma Stone, “The Help” Movie: Comedy “21 Jump Street” “American Reunion” “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” “The Muppets” “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Movie Actor: Comedy Jason Biggs, “American Reunion” Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street” Chris Rock, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Channing Tatum, “21 Jump Street” Movie Actress: Comedy Cameron Diaz, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Alyson Hannigan, “American Reunion” Jennifer Lopez, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Reese Witherspoon, “This Means War” TELEVISION TV Show: Drama “Bones” “Gossip Girl” “Pretty Little Liars” “Revenge” “Touch” TV Actor: Drama Penn Badgley, “Gossip Girl” David Boreanaz, “Bones” Ian Harding, “Pretty Little Liars” Kiefer Sutherland, “Touch” Ed Westwick, “Gossip Girl TV Actress: Drama Emily Deschanel, “Bones” Sarah Michelle Gellar, “Ringer” Lucy Hale, “Pretty Little Liars” Leighton Meester, “Gossip Girl” Emily VanCamp, “Revenge” TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi “Fringe” “Once Upon a Time” “Supernatural” “True Blood” “The Vampire Diaries” TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Jensen Ackles, “Supernatural” Joshua Jackson, “Fringe” Jared Padalecki, “Supernatural” Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries” Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries” TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries” Ginnifer Goodwin, “Once Upon a Time” Kat Graham, “The Vampire Diaries” Anna Paquin, “True Blood” Anna Torv, “Fringe” TV Show: Action “Chuck” “CSI: Miami” “Hawaii Five-O” “NCIS: Los Angeles” “Nikita” TV Actor: Action LL Cool J, “NCIS: Los Angeles” Daniel Dae Kim, “Hawaii Five-O” Zachary Levi, “Chuck” Adam Rodriguez, “CSI: Miami” Shane West, “Nikita” TV Actress: Action Lyndsy Fonseca, “Nikita” Linda Hunt, “NCIS: Los Angeles” Grace Park, “Hawaii Five-O” Maggie Q, “Nikita” Yvonne Strahovski, “Chuck” TV Show: Comedy “2 Broke Girls” “The Big Bang Theory” “Glee” “Modern Family” “New Girl” TV Actor: Comedy Ty Burrell, “Modern Family” Chris Colfer, “Glee” Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother” Ashton Kutcher, “Two And a Half Men” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” TV Actress: Comedy Miranda Cosgrove, “iCarly” Kaley Cuoco, “The Big Bang Theory” Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl” Lea Michele, “Glee” Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family” TV: Animated Show “Beavis and Butt-head” “Bob’s Burgers” “Family Guy” “Robot Chicken” “The Simpsons” TV: Male Personality Nick Cannon, “America’s Got Talent” Simon Cowell, “The X Factor” Cee Lo Green, “The Voice” Gordon Ramsay, “Hell’s Kitchen” Steven Tyler, “American Idol” TV: Female Personality Christina Aguilera, “The Voice” Tyra Banks, “America’s Next Top Model” Carrie Ann Inaba, “Dancing With The Stars” Jennifer Lopez, “American Idol” Jessica Simpson, “Fashion Star” TV: Reality Competition Show “American Idol” “America’s Next Top Model” “Survivor: One World” “The Voice” “The X Factor” TV: Reality Show “Dance Moms” “Jersey Shore” “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” “Punk’d” “Tia & Tamera” TV: Male Reality Star Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, “Jersey Shore” and “The Pauly D Project” Rob Dyrdek, “Fantasy Factory” and “Ridiculousness” William Levy, “Dancing With The Stars” Scotty McCreery, “American Idol” Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, “Jersey Shore” TV: Female Reality Star Lauren Alaina, “American Idol” Melanie Amaro, “The X Factor” The Kardashians, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” Tia & Tamera Mowry, “Tia & Tamera” Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, “Jersey Shore” MUSIC Male Artist Justin Bieber Drake Bruno Mars Pitbull Blake Shelton Female Artist Adele Jennifer Lopez Katy Perry Rihanna Taylor Swift Music Group Selena Gomez & The Scene Gym Class Heroes Lady Antebellum LMFAO The Wanted R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Beyonce Flo Rida Nicki Minaj Pitbull Kanye West Rock Group The Black Keys Foo Fighters Foster The People fun.