Teen Choice Awards 2018: Riverdale, Shadowhunters Lead Nominations

Fox on Wednesday released the first "wave" of nominees for the 2018 Teen Choice Awards, giving those surfboard trophies a purpose at last.

Among the TV nominees, Riverdale and the terminal Shadowhunters amassed five nods apiece in the first batch, while The Flash, Jane the Virgin and Stranger Things each scored three.

Also represented in the small-screen categories: Empire, The Originals, Grey's Anatomy and This Is Us, among many others.

Voting is open here through June 19, and the kudosfest will air Sunday, Aug. 12, at 8/7c on Fox. Scroll down to view the full list of nominees, then drop a comment below with your shows/people of choice.

Choice Drama TV Show (#ChoiceDramaTVShow)Empire

Famous in Love

RiverdaleStarThe FostersThis Is UsChoice Drama TV Actor (#ChoiceDramaTVActor)

Cole Sprouse — Riverdale

Freddie Highmore — The Good Doctor

Jesse Williams — Grey's Anatomy

Jussie Smollett — Empire

K.J. Apa — Riverdale

Sterling K. Brown — This Is Us

Choice Drama TV Actress (#ChoiceDramaTVActress)

Bella Thorne — Famous in Love

Camila Mendes — Riverdale

Chrissy Metz — This Is Us

Lili Reinhart — Riverdale

Maia Mitchell — The Fosters

Ryan Destiny — Star

Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show (#ChoiceSciFiTVShow)iZombieShadowhunters: The Mortal InstrumentsStranger ThingsSupernaturalThe 100The OriginalsChoice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (#ChoiceSciFiTVActor)

Bob Morley — The 100

Dominic Sherwood — Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Finn Wolfhard — Stranger Things

Gaten Matarazzo — Stranger Things

Joseph Morgan — The Originals

Matthew Daddario — Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress (#ChoiceSciFiTVActress)

Eliza Taylor — The 100

Emeraude Toubia — Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Katherine McNamara — Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Lana Parrilla — Once Upon a Time

Millie Bobby Brown — Stranger Things

Rose McIver — iZombie

Choice Action TV Show (#ChoiceActionTVShow)

ArrowGothamLethal WeaponMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.SupergirlThe FlashChoice Action TV Actor (#ChoiceActionTVActor)

Chris Wood — Supergirl

Damon Wayans — Lethal Weapon

David Mazouz — Gotham

Grant Gustin — The Flash

Lucas Till — MacGyver

Stephen Amell — Arrow

Choice Action TV Actress (#ChoiceActionTVActress)

Caity Lotz — DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Candice Patton — The Flash

Chloe Bennet — Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Danielle Panabaker — The Flash

Emily Bett Rickards — Arrow

Melissa Benoist — Supergirl

Choice Comedy TV Show (#ChoiceComedyTVShow)black-ishFuller HouseJane the VirginModern FamilyThe Big Bang TheoryThe Good PlaceChoice Comedy TV Actor (#ChoiceComedyTVActor)

Andy Samberg — Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Anthony Anderson — black-ish

Elias Harger — Fuller House

Hudson Yang — Fresh Off the Boat

Jaime Camil — Jane the Virgin

Rico Rodriguez — Modern Family

Choice Comedy TV Actress (#ChoiceComedyTVActress)

America Ferrera — Superstore

Candace Cameron Bure — Fuller House

Gina Rodriguez — Jane the Virgin

Kristen Bell — The Good Place

Sarah Hyland — Modern Family

Yara Shahidi — blackish, grown-ish

Choice Animated TV Show (#ChoiceAnimatedTVShow)Bob's BurgersFamily GuyMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat NoirRick and MortySteven UniverseThe SimpsonsChoice Reality TV Show (#ChoiceRealityTVShow)Keeping Up With the KardashiansLip Sync BattleMasterChef JuniorThe Four: Battle for StardomThe VoiceTotal DivasChoice Throwback TV Show (#ChoiceThrowbackTVShow)Dawson's CreekFriendsGossip GirlOne Tree HillThat '70s ShowThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirChoice TV Personality (#ChoiceTVPersonality)

Chrissy Teigen — Lip Sync Battle

Derek Hough — World of Dance

DJ Khaled — The Four: Battle for Stardom

Hailey Baldwin — Drop the Mic

Kelly Clarkson — The Voice

Meghan Trainor — The Four: Battle for Stardom

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