Teen Choice Awards 2009: Miley controversy, sucky Sean performance, Jonas dares, and more!

I have been watching the Teen Choice Awards ever since my parents starting leaving me home alone with my little sister for a night out on the town. I can't say I've watched it religiously every year since that time, but I found the same enjoyment watching it now as I ever did. Last night marked the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, their 11^th annual awards show, marking the best choices in music, movies, TV, celebrities, and this year even, “Choice TWIT”!

Maybe five years ago, that award would have been interpreted as an insult, but with the latest Twitter craze, it was clear that Ellen Degeneres was the Choice Twitter-er-er-er.

The mass-adored Jonas brothers were the hosts for the night and took the challenge of a few viewer-fueled "dares." One of them included a dare for Joe Jonas to cut off all his hair on stage. Next thing you know, former heavy wieght champion Mike Tyson comes out with a pair of shears and starts hacking away at the boy's beautiful long locks. I guess it was all a stunt, though, because no more than ten minutes later Joe introduces Miley with a full head of hair. To top it off, the brothers took home six surf boards of their own last night.

Sean Kingston made our ears bleed with his performance of "Fire Burnin'". I love the song and even love Sean, but sadly, there weren't enough Jamaican flags in the entire northern hemisphere to make his lip-syncing look natural. Some artists just don't perform well live.

Twilight, of course, was the big winner for the night with eleven total wins. There were only 87 categories. That's close to 13% of the show gone to Twilight. And they deserved every minute of it. While Rob was looking a little rough around the edges, Kristin stood out in her signature contemporary punk look. Though I'm not sure if I'm entirely in love with it, it's not like anyone else out there, so she gets an “O” for Originality from me. Sadly, I'm sure that's what she was going for. Regardless, according to multiple celebrity gossip sources, Rob and Kristin left together and were spotted all over LA together that weekend prior to the red carpet. That makes me happy, as I'm sure it would anyone else who idolizes the Edward/Bella love story. You just want it to be true in real life!

Another big winner from the night was Miley Cyrus, who also performed her new single, “Party in the U.S.A.” live. Miley took home six awards from the show, and also some public scrutiny to boot. While performing, an ice cream push truck with a pole attached picks her up off the balcony. Miley's gripping of said pole while a dancer pushes the truck across the stage was misconstrued by many as "stripper-esque." I don't think the shorty-shorts and exposed bra helped her cause much. Daddy Cyrus had a front row seat.

So what's wrong with wearing short shorts? Who hasn't had a bra strap showing here and there before? What? You've never danced on a stripper pole!? PLEASE!

At 16, I was definitely wearing short shorts, and occasionally had a bra strap showing, I'm sure. So, I'm not really in a position to judge. But I still defend her "pole-dancing" as more of a "holding-on-so-I-don't-fall-off-while-trying-to-make-eye-contact-with-the-audience-dancing."

Things we can look forward to next year: awards for Twilight sequel, New Moon; Miley Cyrus turns 17, more controversy ahead; and who will be the "Choice Twit" of 2010!?, only time will tell.

Here's looking forward to TCA 2010,

Bridget Marie

www.numbersnotinvited.com

Winners from the 11th annual Teen Choice Awards (AssociatedPress):

Choice Movie Action Adventure: "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

Choice Movie Drama: "Twilight."

Choice Movie Bromantic Comedy: "Marley & Me."

Choice Movie Comedy: "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."

Choice Movie Chick Flick: "27 Dresses."

Choice Movie Horror/Thriller: "Friday the 13th."

Choice Movie Music/Dance: "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."

Choice Movie Hissy Fit: Miley Cyrus, "Hannah Montana: The Movie."

Choice Movie Actor Drama: Robert Pattinson, "Twilight."

Choice Movie Actress Drama: Kristen Stewart, "Twilight."

Choice Movie Actor Action Adventure: Hugh Jackman, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure: Jordana Brewster, "Fast & Furious."

Choice Movie Actor Comedy: Zac Efron, "17 Again."

Choice Movie Actress Comedy: Anne Hathaway, "Bride Wars."

Choice Movie Actress Music/Dance: Miley Cyrus, "Hannah Montana: The Movie."

Choice Movie Actor Music/Dance: Zac Efron, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."

Choice Movie Villain: Cam Gigandet, "Twilight."

Choice Movie Fresh Face Female: Ashley Greene, "Twilight."

Choice Movie Fresh Face Male: Taylor Lautner, "Twilight."

Choice Movie Liplock: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, "Twilight."

Choice Movie Rumble: Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet, "Twilight."

Choice Movie Rockstar Moment: Zac Efron, "17 Again."

Choice Summer Movie Drama: "My Sister's Keeper."

Choice Summer Movie Comedy: "Up."

Choice Summer Movie Romance: "The Proposal."

Choice Summer Movie Action Adventure: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

Choice Summer Movie Star Male: Shia LaBeouf, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Choice Summer Movie Star Female: Megan Fox, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Choice TV Show Drama: "Gossip Girl."

Choice TV Show Action Adventure: "Heroes."

Choice TV Show Comedy: "Hannah Montana."

Choice TV Animated Show: "SpongeBob SquarePants."

Choice TV Reality: "The Hills."

Choice TV Reality Competition: "American Idol."

Choice TV Actor Drama: Chace Crawford, "Gossip Girl."

Choice TV Actress Drama: Leighton Meester, "Gossip Girl."

Choice TV Actor Action Adventure: Tom Welling, "Smallville."

Choice TV Actress Action Adventure: Hayden Panettiere, "Heroes."

Choice TV Actor Comedy: Jonas Brothers, "Jonas."

Choice TV Actress Comedy: Miley Cyrus, "Hannah Montana."

Choice TV Breakout Show: "Jonas."

Choice TV Breakout Star Female: Demi Lovato, "Sonny with a Chance."

Choice TV Breakout Star Male: Frankie Jonas, "Jonas."

Choice TV Male Reality/Variety Star: Adam Lambert, "American Idol."

Choice TV Female Reality/Variety Star: Lauren Conrad, "The Hills."

Choice TV Villain: Ed Westwick, "Gossip Girl."

Choice Fab-u-lous: Jay Alexander, "America's Next Top Model."

Choice TV Sidekick: Emily Osment, "Hannah Montana."

Choice TV Late Night Show: "Chelsea Lately."

Choice TV Parental Unit: Billy Ray Cyrus, "Hannah Montana."

Choice Summer TV Show: "Princess Protection Program."

Choice Summer TV Star Female: Selena Gomez, "Princess Protection Program."

Choice Summer TV Star Male: Daren Kagasoff, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."

Choice Music Single: Miley Cyrus, "The Climb."

Choice Music Hook-Up: Lady Ga Ga and Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance."

Choice Music Male Artist: Jason Mraz.

Choice Music Female Artist: Taylor Swift.

Choice Music Rap Artist: Kanye West.

Choice Music R&B Artist: Beyonce.

Choice Music Rock Group: Paramore.

Choice Music Breakout Artist: David Archuleta.

Choice Music Love Song: David Archuleta, "Crush."

Choice Music R&B Track: Beyonce, "Single Ladies."

Choice Music Rap/Hip-Hop Track: Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow."

Choice Music Rock Track: Paramore, "Decode."

Choice Music Album Male Artist: Jason Mraz, "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things."

Choice Music Album Female Artist: Taylor Swift, "Fearless."

Choice Music Soundtrack: "Twilight."

Choice Music Tour: Demi Lovato and David Archuleta.

Choice Summer Song: Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus, "Before the Storm."

Choice Male Athlete: David Beckham.

Choice Female Athlete: Shawn Johnson.

Choice Male Action Sports Athlete: Ryan Sheckler.

Choice Female Action Sports Athlete: Stephanie Gilmore.

Choice Male Hottie: Robert Pattinson.

Choice Female Hottie: Megan Fox.

Choice Web Star: Fred.

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Female: Selena Gomez.

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Male: Jonas Brothers.

Choice Comedian: George Lopez.

Choice Celebrity Activist: Hayden Panettiere.

Choice Celebrity Pet: Bo, the Obamas' dog.

Choice Video Game: "Rock Band 2."

Choice Celebrity Baby: Honor Marie Warren, daughter of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren.

Choice Celebrity Dancer: Selena Gomez.

Choice Twit: Ellen DeGeneres.

Ultimate Choice Award: Britney Spears.