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"Pretty Little Liars" and "The Vampire Diaries" lead the pack in the TV category of this year's Teen Choice Awards. The ABC Family teen drama thriller and The CW supernatural series get the most nods with five nominations apiece including favorite drama for the former and favorite sci-fi/fantasy for the latter.

Two "Pretty Little Liars" male stars, Ian Harding and Keegan Allen, are up for favorite actor in the drama genre. Meanwhile, the female members Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell are nominated for favorite actress. In sci-fi/fantasy, "Vampire Diaries" hunks Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley are vying for favorite actor while Candice Accola and Nina Dobrev are competing for the favorite actress.

FOX's hip-hop drama "Empire" gets four nods including favorite drama and CBS' sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" receive three including favorite comedy. "Empire" stars Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett, and Taraji P. Henson are additionally up for acting prizes and so are "Big Bang Theory" crew Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco.

Honoring teens' favorites in TV, movie, music, and other pop culture, the awards show will take place on August 16. More nominees are expected to be announced in the coming week. Host and a recipient for the special Ultimate Choice Award will also be announced soon.

Choice TV Show: Drama:

• "Castle"
• "Empire"
• "Grey's Anatomy"
• "Nashville"
• "Pretty Little Liars"
• "The Fosters"

• Ian Harding - "Pretty Little Liars"
• Jake T. Austin - "The Fosters"
• Jussie Smollett - "Empire"
• Keegan Allen - "Pretty Little Liars"
• Nathan Fillion - "Castle"
• Terrence Howard - "Empire"

• Hayden Panettiere - "Nashville"
• Kerry Washington - "Scandal"
• Lucy Hale - "Pretty Little Liars"
• Maia Mitchell - "The Fosters"
• Shay Mitchell - "Pretty Little Liars"
• Taraji P. Henson - "Empire"

• "Arrow"
• "Once Upon a Time"
• "Sleepy Hollow"
• "The Vampire Diaries"
• "The 100"
• "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

• Bob Morley - "The 100"
• Ian Somerhalder - "The Vampire Diaries"
• Jared Padalecki - "Supernatural"
• Joseph Morgan - "The Originals"
• Paul Wesley - "The Vampire Diaries"
• Stephen Amell - "Arrow"

• Candice Accola - "The Vampire Diaries"
• Danielle Panabaker - "The Flash"
• Eliza Taylor - "The 100"
• Emily Bett Rickards - "Arrow"
• Jennifer Morrison - "Once Upon a Time"
• Nina Dobrev - "The Vampire Diaries"

• "Austin & Ally"
• "Awkward"
• "Girl Meets World"
• "New Girl"
• "The Big Bang Theory"
• "Young & Hungry"

• Andy Samberg - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
• Anthony Anderson - "Black-ish"
• Chris Colfer - "Glee"
• Jaime Camill - "Jane The Virgin"
• Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory"
• Ross Lynch - "Austin & Ally"

• Dove Cameron - "Liv and Maddie"
• Emily Osment - "Young & Hungry"
• Gina Rodriguez - "Jane the Virgin"
• Kaley Cuoco - "The Big Bang Theory"
• Lea Michele - "Glee"
• Zendaya Coleman - "K.C. Undercover"

• "Adventure Time"
• "Family Guy"
• "Gravity Falls"
• "The Regular Show"
• "The Simpsons"
• "Star Wars Rebels"

• "American Idol"
• "Dance Moms"
• "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
• "Lip Sync Battle"
• "MasterChef Junior"
• "The Voice"
• "Choice Mal"