Editing Teen Choice Awards (section)

==History==
Executive producers, Bob Bain and Michael Burg, came together to create an award show geared toward a teen demographic, somewhat older than that of the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]], but similar to that of [[MTV]]. The format of the show has remained the same over the years, awarding the achievements of those in the entertainment and athletic industries with non-traditional categories fixed into the ceremony.

Ballots were once used in teen-oriented magazines, where readers were to purchase and tear out their ballot. Votes could also be cast online through the fox.com website. In 2008, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and the show's producers created Teenchoiceawards.com as the official website for the Teen Choice Awards. In 2009, the number of votes cast was in excess of 83&nbsp;million. Votes are now cast online through Twitter, FOX.com, and the FOX NOW app. In 2016, more than 37&nbsp;million votes were cast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of "Teen Choice 2016" announced |url=http://www.teenchoice.com/article/winners-of-%E2%80%9Cteen-choice-2016%E2%80%9D-announced|website=Teen Choice|publisher=FOX|access-date=August 5, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160801074253/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/winners-of-“teen-choice-2016”-announced|archive-date=August 1, 2016|url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since the ceremony's inception, the show has given out genuine custom-made surfboards to individual winners. The surfboard was chosen as the award because it represents the freedom of the summer vacation for teens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/104250-why-is-the-teen-choice-award-a-surfboard-7-more-iconic-symbols-of-summer-that-would |date=Aug 16, 2015 |title=What's The Story Behind The Teen Choice Surfboard?|first=Sage|last=Young|website=Bustle.com|access-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185222/https://www.bustle.com/articles/104250-why-is-the-teen-choice-award-a-surfboard-7-more-iconic-symbols-of-summer-that-would|archive-date=November 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, [[Hugh Jackman]], upon winning his first one, said that he was no longer the only Australian without a surfboard.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Amy |title=Teen Choice Awards: The Top Five Moments Of The Show Were... |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/2obppl/teen-choice-awards-the-top-five-moments-of-the-show-were |publisher=[[MTV]]/[[MTV News]] |access-date=July 29, 2023 |date=August 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729145626/https://www.mtv.com/news/2obppl/teen-choice-awards-the-top-five-moments-of-the-show-were |archive-date=July 29, 2023 }}</ref>