Teen Choice Awards Recap

2013 Teen Choice Awards 

Last night was the 2013 Teen Choice Awards and even though it has been years since I was a teen and I haven't watched the show in years I had to watch last night. Being a "Glee" fan I had to couldn't miss Darren Criss (who plays Blaine on the show) co-host the show and on top of that there were rumors that there would be some kind of Cory Monteith tribute from the cast and I wanted to see that. Though there were some winners and stars I did not recognize (once again not a teen anymore!) there were some highlight moments I felt were worth talking about. 

The show opened with boy band One Direction singing their newest single "Best Song Ever". Yesterday was the groups last day in America for awhile which they announced while accepting an award for choice music group. The girls in the audience were very excited to see the boys as you could imagine. They also reminded fans to check out their new movie called "This Is Us" which comes out later this month. 

A moment I wish I could take back from last night was the end of the night where the two hosts Darren Criss (from "Glee") and Lucy Hale (from "Pretty Little Liars") tried to have everyone get up and "twerk" so they could set the world record for most people twerking at one time. It was so lame!!! The best part was when the cameras panned out to the audience and most people were still sitting making it really dumb. Earlier in the night Darren and Lucy did get Harry Styles (the main guy from One Direction) get up and twerk a little and the girls were very thankful for this it seems like. Looking online today it appears like that was a major take away from last night, sadly. 

One moment that isn't getting enough attention in my opinion was the speech given by Ashton Kutcher who won the ultimate choice award which is basically a lifetime achievement award at the TCAs. After seeing Ashton play the role of stoner or dumb cute guy for years he decided to tell today's youth what is really important in life. He started off by reminding people that his real name isn't even Ashton but it is Chris and that when he was younger he learned the three most important things in life were opportunity, being sexy, and building a life. Then he went in depth to talk about how opportunity looks like work and how you should never put yourself above a job but just be happy you have one. Being sexy has nothing to do with looks but is being smart, generous, and thoughtful. and how you need to build a life and not just live a life. Sadly I highly doubt the kids watching will take anything away from the speech but man I wish they would. 

And by far the most talked about moment from last night would be the acceptance speech made by Lea Michele for best actress in a TV comedy for her role on "Glee". This was her first appearance since the recent death of her boyfriend/co-star Cory Monteith and it was heart breaking. Her cast accepted an award for best TV comedy right before she was presented her award and I noticed she wasn't there which made sense to me because of how hard it must have been for her to go. And then they announced how she won and she came out from the side of the stage to accept her award. Before she even opened her mouth I was in tears and then her speech took it over the edge. She dedicated her award to Cory and said a beautiful speech about him and how thankful she was to the fans for their support. It was very touching and was probably one of the hardest things she has ever done. I hope she continues to feel the love and support of her friends, family and fans during this horrible time. It was good to see all of them smile and I am sure Cory was smiling too. 

Here is a look at the speeches by the "Glee" cast along with Lea.