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Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Daisy Ridley and Cardi B are among the first wave of nominees announced for the 2018 Teen Choice Awards.
Avengers tops the list for most mentions with seven, followed by Black Panther and Star Wars: The Last Jedi with six apiece and The Greatest Showman, A Wrinkle in Time and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with five each.
In the TV categories, Riverdale and Shadow Hunters: The Immortal Instruments lead with five nominations apiece, followed by Stranger Things and The Flash, each with four.
Among other notable nominees are Childish Gambino for his platinum-certified “This Is America,” which is up for choice song by a male artist. The track was released in early May and immediately made waves on social media for its music video and message. The music video is currently sitting at nearly 300 million views on YouTube. This marks the song’s first award nomination.
Other music artists nominated for Teen Choice Awards include Cardi B. With her new album Invasion of Privacy, the rapper is up for choice female artist, choice R&B/hip-hop artist and choice collaboration. Drake, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift also have three noms each.
Ridley and Bella Thorne could each win two awards for different performances. Ridley starred in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a role that has her in the running for choice fantasy movie actress. She also starred in Murder on the Orient Express, which earned her a nom for choice drama movie actress. Thorne is up for choice drama movie actress for Midnight Sun and choice drama TV actress for Famous in Love.
Fans can vote for their favorites now on TeenChoice.com and on Twitter. The voting will run until Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT.
It will all culminate in an awards ceremony that will air live from the Forum in Los Angeles on Fox on Sunday, Aug. 12, starting at 8 p.m. ET, with a tape delay on the West Coast.
A list of nominees announced so far follows.
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