The 2012 Nickelodeon Teen Choice Awards nominees were announced earlier today and all we have to say is, ‘Holy long list of potential winners Batman!’  Oh, and these 55 categories are apparently only the first wave of nominees – host Will Smith is going to be in for a looong evening!  You can log on to Nickelodeon.com to cast your vote today and everyday until the award show airs live on FOX, July 22 at 8 p.m.

Here are the 2012 Teen Choice Awards nominees (Our picks are in BOLD…)

MOVIES

Movie: Action
“Abduction”
“Act of Valor”
“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
“Red Tails”
“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”

Movie Actor: Action
Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
Robert Downey, Jr., “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
Tom Hardy, “Warrior”
Taylor Lautner, “Abduction”
Logan Lerman, “The Three Musketeers”

Movie Actress: Action
Salma Hayek, “Puss in Boots”
Milla Jovovich, “The Three Musketeers”
Paula Patton, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
Noomi Rapace, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
Zoe Saldana, “Colombiana”

Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
“The Avengers”
“The Hunger Games”
“Mirror Mirror”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
“Wrath of the Titans”

Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Robert Downey, Jr., “The Avengers”
Chris Hemsworth, “The Avengers”
Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”
Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Lily Collins, “Mirror Mirror”
Vanessa Hudgens, “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”
Scarlett Johansson, “The Avengers”
Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”
Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

Movie: Drama
“Drive”
“The Help”
“The Lucky One”
“The Vow”
“We Bought a Zoo”

Movie Actor: Drama
Matt Damon, “We Bought a Zoo”
Zac Efron, “The Lucky One”
Ryan Gosling, “Drive”
Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
Justin Timberlake, “In Time”

Movie Actress: Drama
Sandra Bullock, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Scarlett Johansson, “We Bought a Zoo”
Rachel McAdams, “The Vow”
Emma Stone, “The Help”

Movie: Comedy
“21 Jump Street”
“American Reunion”
“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
“The Muppets”
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”

Movie Actor: Comedy
Jason Biggs, “American Reunion”
Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street”
Chris Rock, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Channing Tatum, “21 Jump Street”

Movie Actress: Comedy
Cameron Diaz, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Alyson Hannigan, “American Reunion”
Jennifer Lopez, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Reese Witherspoon, “This Means War”

TELEVISION

TV Show: Drama
“Bones”
“Gossip Girl”
“Pretty Little Liars”
“Revenge”
“Touch”

TV Actor: Drama
Penn Badgley, “Gossip Girl”
David Boreanaz, “Bones”
Ian Harding, “Pretty Little Liars”
Kiefer Sutherland, “Touch”
Ed Westwick, “Gossip Girl

TV Actress: Drama
Emily Deschanel, “Bones”
Sarah Michelle Gellar, “Ringer”
Lucy Hale, “Pretty Little Liars”
Leighton Meester, “Gossip Girl”
Emily VanCamp, “Revenge”

TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
“Fringe”
“Once Upon a Time”
“Supernatural”
“True Blood”
“The Vampire Diaries”

TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Jensen Ackles, “Supernatural”
Joshua Jackson, “Fringe”
Jared Padalecki, “Supernatural”
Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries”
Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries”

TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”
Ginnifer Goodwin, “Once Upon a Time”
Kat Graham, “The Vampire Diaries”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Anna Torv, “Fringe”

TV Show: Action
“Chuck”
“CSI: Miami”
“Hawaii Five-O”
“NCIS: Los Angeles”
“Nikita”

TV Actor: Action
LL Cool J, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Daniel Dae Kim, “Hawaii Five-O”
Zachary Levi, “Chuck”
Adam Rodriguez, “CSI: Miami”
Shane West, “Nikita”

TV Actress: Action
Lyndsy Fonseca, “Nikita”
Linda Hunt, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Grace Park, “Hawaii Five-O”
Maggie Q, “Nikita”
Yvonne Strahovski, “Chuck”

TV Show: Comedy
“2 Broke Girls”
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“New Girl”

TV Actor: Comedy
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
Ashton Kutcher, “Two And a Half Men”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

TV Actress: Comedy
Miranda Cosgrove, “iCarly”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Big Bang Theory”
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Lea Michele, “Glee”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

TV: Animated Show
“Beavis and Butt-head”
“Bob’s Burgers”
“Family Guy”
“Robot Chicken”
“The Simpsons”

TV: Male Personality
Nick Cannon, “America’s Got Talent”
Simon Cowell, “The X Factor”
Cee Lo Green, “The Voice”
Gordon Ramsay, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Steven Tyler, “American Idol”

TV: Female Personality
Christina Aguilera, “The Voice”
Tyra Banks, “America’s Next Top Model”
Carrie Ann Inaba, “Dancing With The Stars”
Jennifer Lopez, “American Idol”
Jessica Simpson, “Fashion Star”

TV: Reality Competition Show
“American Idol”
“America’s Next Top Model”
“Survivor: One World”
“The Voice”
“The X Factor”

TV: Reality Show
“Dance Moms”
“Jersey Shore”
“Keeping Up With The Kardashians”
“Punk’d”
“Tia & Tamera”

TV: Male Reality Star
Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, “Jersey Shore” and “The Pauly D Project”
Rob Dyrdek, “Fantasy Factory” and “Ridiculousness”
William Levy, “Dancing With The Stars”
Scotty McCreery, “American Idol”
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, “Jersey Shore”

TV: Female Reality Star
Lauren Alaina, “American Idol”
Melanie Amaro, “The X Factor”
The Kardashians, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”
Tia & Tamera Mowry, “Tia & Tamera”
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, “Jersey Shore”

MUSIC

Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Blake Shelton

Female Artist
Adele
Jennifer Lopez
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Music Group
Selena Gomez & The Scene
Gym Class Heroes
Lady Antebellum
LMFAO
The Wanted

R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Beyonce
Flo Rida
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Kanye West

Rock Group
The Black Keys
Foo Fighters
Foster The People
fun.
Linkin Park

Rock Song
“Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys
“Paradise,” Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster The People
“We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
“Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra

Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist
DeadMau5
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Kaskade
Skrillex

Single by a Group
“We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
“Hit The Lights,” Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Ass Back Home,” Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch
“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
“Moves Like Jagger,” Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

Single by a Female Artist
“Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
“Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson
“Dance Again,” Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
“Part of Me,” Katy Perry
“Eyes Open,” Taylor Swift

Single by a Male Artist
“Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber
“Take Care,” Drake featuring Rihanna
“Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
“It Will Rain,” Bruno Mars
“Give Me Everything (Tonight),” Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer

Male Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Scotty McCreery
Blake Shelton

Female Country Artist
Lauren Alaina
Miranda Lambert
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

R&B/Hip-Hop Song
“Love on Top,” Beyonce
“Take Care,” Drake featuring Rihanna
“Wild Ones,” Flo Rida featuring Sia
“Without You,” David Guetta featuring Usher
“Starships,” Nicki Minaj

Country Song
“Tattoos on This Town,” Jason Aldean
“Crazy Girl,” Eli Young Band
“Storm Warning,” Hunter Hayes
“God Gave Me You,” Blake Shelton
“Sparks Fly,” Taylor Swift

Country Group
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Thompson Square

FASHION

Fashion Icon: Female
Miley Cyrus
Zooey Deschanel
Jennifer Lopez
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry

Fashion Icon: Male
Justin Bieber
Chris Colfer
Cee Lo Green
Justin Timberlake
will.i.am

Female Hottie
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Kate Upton

Male Hottie
Justin Bieber
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
Robert Pattinson
Ian Somerhalder

SPORTS

Female Athlete
Kelly Clark (Snowboarding)
Maria Sharapova (Tennis)
Hope Solo (Soccer)
Lindsey Vonn (Skiing)
Serena Williams (Tennis)

Male Athlete
David Beckham (Soccer)
Kobe Bryant (Basketball)
Albert Pujols (Baseball)
Tim Tebow (Football)
Shaun White (Snowboarding/Skateboarding/Surfing)

OTHER

Book
“The Hunger Games” trilogy, Suzanne Collins
“The Giver,” Lois Lowry
“The Twilight Saga,” Stephenie Meyer
“Divergent” trilogy, Veronica Roth
“The Lucky One,” Nicholas Sparks

Comedian
Ellen DeGeneres
Jimmy Fallon
Andy Samberg
Daniel Tosh
Kristen Wiig

Twit
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
Jimmy Fallon
Demi Lovato
Ryan Seacrest

During recent interview with Interview Magazine (makes sense…) 19-year-old pop star Selena Gomez opened up about why she chose to star in the upcoming Harmony Korine release, Spring Breakers – a film about sex, drugs, partying and well, basically everything Selena isn’t!

I was getting kind of repetitive in terms of the roles I was picking, and I really wanted to do something that was completely different… It was a ‘mark’ thing for me — like, ‘This is what I want to be doing.’ I want to be taking myself seriously as an actress, and this was definitely a stretch. I mean, I’d never smoked a cigarette before in my entire life. It was really funny — they had to show me how to do it.

Fellow Spring Breaker and Pretty Little Liars star Ashely Benson echoed Selena’s sentiment and added that most of their fans shouldn’t even be allowed to see the movie!

Harmony wanted to break us all out of the good-girl mold… For Selena, Vanessa [Hudgens], and me, our audience is all in their teens or younger, so they’re not even going to be able to see this when it comes out — it’s not appropriate.

So, let us make sure we’re getting this straight.  Does doing “inappropriate” movies make you a serious actress these day?  Because we were under the impression that making movies that are actually good was the way to get yourself taken seriously in Hollywood.  But apparently running in a neon bikini for 90-minutes does the same thing.

Go figure.

Just in time for real spring break, Vanessa Hudgens gets caught partying hard on the set of her new film, Spring Breakers.

Relax guys, it was just for the cameras.  We all know better than to suspect V-Hudgens of getting too wild and crazy!

Along with costars Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine, Hudgens has been working hard this week, filming beach scenes for the movie in St. Petersburg, FL.  Hardly sounds like work to us!

In a recent interview with E! News Hudgens opened up about how she can related to her character’s wild side,

I think at the end of the day you have to do parts that you could semi-relate to… I’m certainly not one who is going to rob a bank, but there is a part of me that loves smashing things and I get to do that [in this film].

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island star Vanessa Hudgens looked uber gorgeous as she perused the streets of Paris yesterday, while in search of the perfect Chanel piece.

The 23-year-old stunner was in France to premiere her latest film at the UGC Cine Cite Bercy, along with co-star, Josh Hutcherson.

Too bad she and her hottie BF Austin Butler had to spend their first Valentine’s Day as a couple an ocean away from each other!  Hopefully Vanessa picked him up some fine French goodies to ease the pain of their separation

Vanessa Hudgens, star of Journey 2: Mysterious Island (which opens this weekend people!) recently spoke with Access Hollywood about maintaining a positive body image while in the Hollywood spotlight.

My body is my body…I love myself and I think you’ve got to be proud of the body you have and own it…

Sounds like pretty good advice, especially coming from a gal whose taken some heat in the press for putting on a few pounds since her HSM days.  We think Vanessa looks absolutely gorgeous and has truly come into her own as a beautiful, confident woman!

Having a nice piece of arm candy by your side at all times (ahem, Austin Butler) can’t hurt a girl’s confidence either!

[Image: Ivan Nikolov/WENN]

High School Musical sweetheart Ashley Tisdale was spotted leaving the Shamrock Tattoo Parlor in L.A. over the weekend, where the 26-year-old was seen checking out ideas for a brand, spanking new tat.

So wait, I’m confused.  If Ashley’s here, where’s Vanessa Hudgens?

The Tis’ desire for some fresh ink was most likely inspired by new rocker beau, Boys Like Girls frontman, Martin Johnson - but while the Disney good-girl seemed earnest in her search for the perfect new tattoo, she must’ve gotten cold feet, because she left Shamrock with nary an inkblot.

Besides the ones she came in with, that is.

Besties Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale got their work out on together in L.A. Thursday, trying a high impact dance class on for size.

The BFFs were spotted leaving the gym looking fit and flushed with flowers in-hand.  Flowers after a work out?  Talk about some sweet incentive!

According to sources, the girls shook their money-makers to Beyonce’s hit ‘Run the World (Girls)’ during their class with choreographer Jeri Slaughter and looked dang good doing it!

Check out the exclusive footage of Ashley and Vanessa gettin’ their groves on below!

Fresh off her Hawaiian holiday with hottie BF Austin Butler, HSM sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night to talk about her latest project Journey II: The Mysterious Island and more importantly, her latest tattoo.

Or lack thereof.

BURN!

When Jay Leno asked Hudgens about her new “All You Need is Love” ankle tattoo that debuted in a tabloid photo of her frolicking along the beach with her beau, the 23-year-old stunner had to ‘fess up,

It’s fake. I have this mad obsession with drawing on myself, like, I cannot help it… I draw all over my hands, all over my arms, obviously my foot. It’s just fun. It’s hard to commit to a tattoo, like, I have a few, so, when you write on yourself it’s not that much of a commitment.

Yeah, who needs commitment?  Right Austin?

Check out the video of Vanessa’s appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno below…

Zac Efron who??

From the looks of her major PDA on the beaches of Hawaii this week with boyfriend Austin Butler, Vanessa Hudgens has all but forgotten about her HSM boyfriend of old.

The two lovebirds frolicked in the sand and surf during their recent jaunt to the Aloha state – Is Hawaii called the Aloha state?  If it’s not – it should be.  Write your congressmen!

Vanessa looked svelte and sun-kissed in a slinky red bikini, as she horsed around with her new beau.  The pair is most likely trying to make up for some lost time; Vanessa’s been in Australia promoting her later film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island for the last few weeks.

Must be nice.

And no, it has nothing to do with how terrible their latest project Journey 2: The Mysterious Island looks…

During a recent interview with an Austrailian interviewer, Josh Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens were asked how long they’d been going out together.

Ummmm…  I guess they’re giving anyone with a fedora and a notepad a press badge these days?

Although the pair briefly dated while filming Journey 2, they split back in July and Vanessa’s now dating fellow actor Austin Butler.  While the question certainly provided a few, long, dragged out awkward moments, Josh quickly took the reigns and defuse the situation.

We’re not… We were at one point, but she broke my heart. No, I’m just kidding. That was a while ago. We’re really good friends now.

Phew – thank goodness that’s over!

Check out the video of Josh and Vanessa’s awkward interview below…