FOX Broadcasting Company: TEEN CHOICE 2007

BREAK OUT THE BEACH BLANKET, BOARDSHORTS AND BIKINIS!
THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER IS HERE
WITH THE FIRST WAVE OF "TEEN CHOICE 2007" NOMINEES

Paris Hilton, Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, Shia LaBeouf, Katherine Heigl, Orlando Bloom, Jessica Alba, Steve Carell, "Ugly Betty" and AMERICAN IDOL Receive Multiple Nominations

TEEN CHOICE 2007 Airs Sunday, Aug. 26, on FOX

TEEN CHOICE 2007 will celebrate the hottest teen icons who made waves this year in film, television, music, sports and fashion in a live two-hour special airing Sunday, Aug. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

This year, Lily Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Sacha Baron Cohen, America Ferrera, Sanjaya and "Heroes" are among those receiving their first TEEN CHOICE nominations. Justin Timberlake, the reigning "Teen Choice" champ, who has won 18 surfboards since 1999 for solo and group projects, landed four more nominations this year. Meanwhile, Ashton Kutcher, who has racked up 12 individual trophies over the past eight years, is nominated in 2007 for Choice Movie Actor: Drama.

Celebrities scheduled to appear at TEEN CHOICE 2007 include Jessica Alba (“Fantastic Four”), Megan Fox (“Transformers”), Emmy Rossum (“The Phantom of the Opera”), Lauren Conrad (“The Hills”), Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”), Ashlee Simpson (“Autobiography”), Anna Paquin (“X-Men”), Dane Cook (“Good Luck Chuck”), Jared Padelecki (“Supernatural”) and Taylor Kitsch (“Friday Night Lights”). Other performers and presenters will be announced soon.

This year the coolest stars will receive coveted Surfboard awards in categories such as Choice Breakout TV Show, Choice Sidekick, Choice Rumble, Choice Rock Track, Choice Athlete and Choice Chemistry.

TEEN CHOICE 2007 is executive-produced by Bob Bain ("Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards") and Mike Burg. Paul Flattery serves as producer. Greg Sills serves as supervising producer.