Water cooler buzz was deafening in 2006 and here’s why:
o Everyone was either having a baby or acting like one.
o MySpace & YouTube guys became instant billionaires.
o America’s new favorite “it” couple -- Matt & Lance.
o Paris & Nicole made-up.
o Flavor Flav “clocks” his competition.
o Mel Gibson gets drunk and his “Truthiness” comes out in A Million Little Pieces.
o Mark Foley turns over a new page.
For the fifth time, VH1 will honor winners in categories that captured the year in music, news, politics, arts and gossip with “VH1 Big In ‘06 Awards.” Hosted by actor and comedian D.L. Hughley, the annual year-end celebration will premiere on Sunday, December 3 at 8PM. Performers, presenters and special guests will be announced as they are confirmed.
This year’s categories/nominees include:
BIG ENTERTAINER
The celebrity that entertained us more than anyone else in the last 365 days
o Johnny Depp
o Steve Carell
o Jessica Simpson
o Dane Cook
o YouTube
BIG TV STAR
The actor or personality that defined television in ’06
o Kiefer Sutherland
o Patrick Dempsey
o Ellen DeGeneres
o Jon Stewart
BIG MUSIC ARTIST
The musician that made the biggest noise in ’06
o Shakira
o Pussycat Dolls
o The Red Hot Chili Peppers
o Justin Timberlake
Big in ’06 – Page 3
BIG DOWNLOAD
The artist that had the most talked about download of the year
o London Bridge (Fergie)
o White & Nerdy (Weird Al Yankovic)
o Here It Goes Again (OK Go)
o What’s A Date (Lonely Girl Fifteen)
o Jump In My Car (David Hasselhoff)
BIG MAMA
The celebrity mother whose maternal instincts rose above the rest
o Brooke Shields
o Katie Holmes
o Britney Spears
o Madonna
BIG BREAKTHROUGH
The entertainer that really made a name for themselves in ’06
o Sascha Baron Cohen
o Stephen Colbert
o Jaime Pressley
o The Cast of High School Musical
BIG COMEBACK
That person or group of people that roared back into the pop culture consciousness in ‘06
o New Orleans Saints
o Howie Mandel
o David Hasselhoff
o Al Gore
o Rosie O’Donnell
BIG “IT” GIRL
That fresh young face that was simply unavoidable this year
o Vanessa Mannillo
o America Ferrara
o Katherine McPhee
o Katherine Heigl
BIG OUTLAW
Love ‘em or shun ‘em, the celebrity that was the biggest law breaker this year
o Dick Cheney
o Mel Gibson
o Willie Nelson
o Paris Hilton
Big in ’06 – Page 4
BIG POWER COUPLE
The celebrity couple whose clout trumped all the rest in ‘06
o Beyonce & Jay-Z
o Britney Spears & Kevin Federline
o Matthew McConaughey & Lance Armstrong
o Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
BIG SHOCKER
The moment or event that we didn’t see coming in the past twelve months
o Bill Clinton loses his cool
o John Mark Carr confesses
o Mark Foley gets caught
o North Korea tests a nuke
BIG REALITY STAR
o WRITE IN CATEGORY
( MY VOTE WILL GO TO NEW YORK )
