People are furious after discovering that Fox's Teen Choice awards are rigged.
Fans picked up on the fine print in Sunday's telecast, which read:
Winners for the Teen Choice Awards are determined using the votes cast on Teenchoiceawards.com. Votes are tabulated electronically and winners are determined based on the nominees in each category with the highest number of eligible votes. Teenasaurus Rox reserves the right to choose the winner from the top four vote getters. The Olay Fresh Effects Breakout Star Award and Ultimate Choice Award were both chosen by Teenasaurus Rox.
The rules are also printed on the Teen Choice Awards website, but the kid-friendly awards show has always given off the impression that fan votes determine the winners. In reality, winners are chosen and notified ahead of time to ensure celebrities like the Kardashians attend the show.
arah Hyland and Tyler Posey brought some good energy to their hosting duties, but even they couldn’t make up for the fact that this is the most ridiculous of all the awards shows.
Teens supposedly cast their votes via social media for their “Choice Whatever,” and then the winners are given a giant surfboard in lieu of a trophy. However, it’s all a sham. The organizers just pick “winners” who will create buzz and who are available to show up for the ceremony in person or by video. Do the teens who spend all their time voting for their favorites care that the TCAs have absolutely nothing to do with talent or votes?
Teens supposedly cast their votes via social media for their “Choice Whatever,” and then the winners are given a giant surfboard in lieu of a trophy. However, it’s all a sham. The organizers just pick “winners” who will create buzz and who are available to show up for the ceremony in person or by video. Do the teens who spend all their time voting for their favorites care that the TCAs have absolutely nothing to do with talent or votes?
