Teen Choice Awards 2012: 'Vampire Diaries' and 'American Idol' Lead TV Nominations

The CW drama series and the FOX reality show grab five nods each, with the likes of 'Gossip Girl', 'Glee', 'True Blood' and 'Pretty Little Liars' also bagging multiple nominations.

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The first wave of nominations for 2012 Teen Choice Awards has been announced, revealing "The Vampire Diaries" domination. The horror series is facing off another vampire-themed show "True Blood" for the coveted Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi title, with "Supernatural", "Once Upon a Time" and "Fringe" as the other contenders.

The CW show also has its leading lady Nina Dobrev up against co-star Katerina Graham in the Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi category. In the male category, lead actors Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley will be battling it out for the title.

Another show leading the nomination list with five is "American Idol", which is up for Choice TV: Reality Competition Show. It is pitted against two other singing competitions. "The Voice" and "The X Factor (US)", as well as "America's Next Top Model" and "Survivor: One World".

The FOX talent show additionally puts last year's Top 2 finalists, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, in Choice TV: Male Reality Star and Female Reality Star respectively. Meanwhile, judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler get one nomination each for TV personality.

In Choice TV Show: Drama, "Gossip Girl" is facing off "Pretty Little Liars", "Bones", "Revenge" and "Touch". "Glee" is once again nominated for Choice TV Show: Comedy, while recently canceled "Chuck" is vying for Choice TV Show: Action.

Teen Choice Awards is held annually to celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web. Fans ages 13-19 can cast votes for their favorites on the official TCA website. The winners will be announced in a two-hour event airing live Sunday, July 22 at 8 P.M. ET on FOX.

Choice TV Show: Drama

• "Bones"
• "Gossip Girl"
• "Pretty Little Liars"
• "Revenge"
• "Touch"

Choice TV Actor: Drama

• Penn Badgley, "Gossip Girl"
• David Boreanaz, "Bones"
• Ian Harding, "Pretty Little Liars"
• Kiefer Sutherland, "Touch"
• Ed Westwick, "Gossip Girl"

Choice TV Actress: Drama

• Emily Deschanel, "Bones"
• Sarah Michelle Gellar, "Ringer"
• Lucy Hale, "Pretty Little Liars"
• Leighton Meester, "Gossip Girl"
• Emily VanCamp, "Revenge"

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

• "Fringe"
• "Once Upon a Time"
• "Supernatural"
• "True Blood"
• "The Vampire Diaries"

Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

• Jensen Ackles, "Supernatural"
• Joshua Jackson, "Fringe"
• Jared Padalecki, "Supernatural"
• Ian Somerhalder, "The Vampire Diaries"
• Paul Wesley, "The Vampire Diaries"

Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

• Nina Dobrev, "The Vampire Diaries"
• Ginnifer Goodwin, "Once Upon a Time"
• Katerina Graham, "The Vampire Diaries"
• Anna Paquin, "True Blood"
• Anna Torv, "Fringe"

Choice TV Show: Action

• "Chuck"
• "CSI: Miami"
• "Hawaii Five-0"
• "NCIS: Los Angeles"
• "Nikita"

Choice TV Actor: Action

• LL Cool J, "NCIS: Los Angeles"
• Daniel Dae Kim, "Hawaii Five-0"
• Zachary Levi, "Chuck"
• Adam Rodriguez, "CSI: Miami"
• Shane West, "Nikita"

Choice TV Actress: Action

• Lyndsy Fonseca, "Nikita"
• Linda Hunt, "NCIS: Los Angeles"
• Grace Park, "Hawaii Five-0"
• Maggie Q, "Nikita"
• Yvonne Strahovski, "Chuck"

Choice TV Show: Comedy

• "2 Broke Girls"
• "The Big Bang Theory"
• "Glee"
• "Modern Family"
• "New Girl"

Choice 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"

Choice TV Actress: Comedy

• Miranda Cosgrove, "iCarly"
• Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory"
• Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
• Lea Michele, "Glee"
• Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

Choice TV: Animated Show

• "Beavis and Butt-head"
• "Bob's Burgers"
• "Family Guy"
• "Robot Chicken"
• "The Simpsons"

Choice TV: Male Personality

• Nick Cannon, "America's Got Talent"
• Simon Cowell, "The X Factor (US)"
• Cee-Lo Green, "The Voice"
• Gordon Ramsay, "Hell's Kitchen"
• Steven Tyler, "American Idol"

Choice 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"

Choice TV: Reality Competition Show

• "American Idol"
• "America's Next Top Model"
• "Survivor: One World"
• "The Voice"
• "The X Factor (US)"

Choice TV: Reality Show

• "Dance Moms"
• "Jersey Shore"
• "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
• "Punk'd"
• "Tia & Tamera"

Choice 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"

Choice TV: Female Reality Star

• Lauren Alaina, "American Idol"
• Melanie Amaro, "The X Factor (US)"
• The Kardashians, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
• Tia Mowry & Tamera Mowry, "Tia & Tamera"
• Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, "Jersey Shore"

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