When viewing the Teen Choice Awards on Fox tonight (8 p.m. PDT/.EDT), you'll need a cheat sheet to follow the multiple wins. At the live ceremony on Sunday night, "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson claimed surf boards both for best movie actor and best hottie. The Jonas Brothers rode more boards than they can hang 10 over at the same time (five victories). Miley Cyrus beat them, claiming six.

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
Choice Movie Action Adventure: "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
Choice Movie Drama: "Twilight"
Choice Movie Bromantic Comedy: "Marley & Me"
Choice Movie Comedy: "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
Choice Movie Chick Flick: "27 Dresses"
Choice Movie Horror/Thriller: "Friday the 13th"
Choice Movie Music/Dance: "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"
Choice Movie Hissy Fit: Miley Cyrus, "Hannah Montana: The Movie"
Choice Movie Actor Drama: Robert Pattinson, "Twilight"
Choice Movie Actress Drama: Kristen Stewart, "Twilight"
Choice Movie Actor Action Adventure: Hugh Jackman, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure: Jordana Brewster, "Fast & Furious"
Choice Movie Actor Comedy: Zac Efron, "17 Again"
Choice Movie Actress Comedy: Anne Hathaway, "Bride Wars"
Choice Movie Actress Music/Dance: Miley Cyrus, "Hannah Montana: The Movie"
Choice Movie Actor Music/Dance: Zac Efron, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"
Choice Movie Villain: Cam Gigandet, "Twilight"
Choice Movie Fresh Face Female: Ashley Greene, "Twilight"
Choice Movie Fresh Face Male: Taylor Lautner, "Twilight"
Choice Movie Liplock: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, "Twilight"
Choice Movie Rumble: Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet, "Twilight"
Choice Movie Rockstar Moment: Zac Efron, "17 Again"

Giving out surf boards as trophies turned out to be appropriate at the Teen Choice Awards, where "Twilight," Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron and the Jonas Brothers rode waves of victories.

"Twilight" won 11 of its 12 Teen Choice Awards nominations, even beating Oscar champ "Slumdog Millionaire" for best drama, Robert Pattinson crushed "Slumdog" star Dev Patel, and Kristen Stewart beat Freido Pinto in the performance races. "Twilight" also claimed more offbeat categories such as best romance, liplock, rumble, villain (Cam Giganget), fresh face female (Ashley Greene) and fresh face male (Taylor Lautner).

The Teen Choice Awards were held at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre and hosted by the Jonas Brothers, who performed "Much Better" and won five surf boards, including male red-carpet icons and breakout TV show ("Jonas").

Miley Cyrus performed "Party in the U.S.A." and claimed six kudos, including best comedy TV show ("Hannah Montana"), comedy actress, music/dance movie actress, hissy fit, music single ("The Climb") and summer song ("Before the Storm"). She also presented Britney Spears with the ultimate choice awards, crowing, "I'm a big fan of hers!"

"Gossip Girl" won a series prize plus surf boards for Chace Crawford, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick as choice drama actor, actress and villain.

Zac Efron won best music/dance actor for "High School Musical 3" and comedy movie actor and rock-star moment for "17 Again."

There were also musical performances by Black Eyed Peas, and Sean Kingston. The awards show will air on Fox at 8 p.m. Monday night.

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Watch out, Miley Cyrus! The Jonas Brothers' new TV series "Jonas" is about to cause more trouble for "Hannah Montana" at the Kids' Choice Awards and elsewhere in kudosland.

As the L.A. Times review notes, the Jonas Brothers' show "feels long in coming" and it looks like a "classic high school comedy" quite similar to "Hannah Montana," considering it "stars stars who play stars." That's because Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas portray the Lucases, fictional "rock and roll superstar brothers as they try to live ordinary lives," according to the Disney Channel's description.

The series has some detractors like the snooty New York Times, which predictably dismisses "Jonas" as a "noxious, awkward mix of art, commerce and romance," but that won't hurt its kid appeal. In fact, when it comes to the Kids' Choice Awards, "Jonas" is just the kind of show voters adore.

In 2008, "Hannah Montana" lost the award for favorite TV show to "Drake & Josh," which also won in 2006 — another series starring dimple-cheeked brothers (well, step-brothers, actually). "Hannah Montana" has never won that category and, considering it will compete next year against "Jonas," doesn't — let's face it — have much hope of victory ahead.

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The Kids' Choice Awards can be, granted, just as illogical as kids themselves, but a series of losses on Saturday night may suggest a trend: Are kids turning against Miley Cyrus? Oh, yeah — and Harry Potter too?

This year, Miley Cyrus led with the most nominations at the Kids' Choice Awards: three. Technically, she ended up losing twice, but really she got clobbered four times if you count the defeats of her TV show, "Hannah Montana," and film "Bolt." One personal nomination she lost was especially ominous because it was in a category she's dominated the previous two years: favorite TV actress. Selena Gomez ("Wizards of Waverly") ended up pulling off a magic trick last night.

Miley Cyrus did nab a separate prize that she also claimed in 2008 — favorite female singer — but that was an upset considering she prevailed over Rihanna, who was presumed to have a huge sympathy vote following her recent ordeal with Chris Brown (who withdrew his Kids' Choice nominations as public outrage put pressure on him to do so).

Miley Cyrus almost got booted out of the award races too. She ended up enduring despite triggering her own scandals as various new sets of photos kept surfacing, raising questions about her status as a teen role model. Maybe now it's clear why Miley Cyrus cried when she claimed her one, lonely orange blimp award last night. She wasn't putting on fake humility as she wept, "I really thought I was going to lose! So thank you, guys!"

"Hannah Montana" lost favorite TV show to "iCarly," which pulled off a jaw-dropping upset, and Miley's financially successful feature film, "Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour" ($70 million worldwide), wasn't nominated for favorite movie.

That Kids' Choice Award for favorite film ended up going to "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," which may not seem like a surprise, but, wait: It beat "The Dark Knight."

Speaking of movie upsets, the biggest at the Kids' Choice Awards this year was "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" beating "Wall-E," "Kung-Fu Panda" and even Miley Cyrus' "Bolt" (she performed the voice of "Penny" and co-wrote and performed the song "I Thought I Lost You"). Miley also lost the orange blimp for favorite voice from an animated movie, which went to Jack Black (Po, "Kung Fu Panda").

There was at least one shockeroo among the winners: Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning out-pacing Olympic superstar Michael Phelps for fave male athlete (sunk by his own personal scandals?). And maybe it's no surprise that the "Twilight" book series wins anything, but its victory at the Kids' Choice Awards is notable because it beat the "Harry Potter" series!

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The Jonas Brothers are not having a good week ... and it is only Wednesday. Their concert film — "The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Experience" — was a big box-office disappointment, earning only $12.7 million last weekend. Expectations had been as high as a $40-million opening for this movie version of the recent sell-out tour by the Jonas Brothers. And now comes word that the soundtrack sold only 49,700 copies last week.

Worse, their newest music release came in at No. 3 — that's two slots behind "Fearless," the latest mega-selling CD by Joe Jonas' ex-galpal Taylor Swift. "Fearless" had already topped the charts for 10 previous weeks, so the fact that Joe Jonas and siblings couldn't dislodge it at this late point with fresh new music is sweet revenge for Swift, who says Joe hurt her "deeply" during their failed romance.

How much more humbling can those way-too-cool Jonas Brothers take, eh? Their latest CD is performing disastrously compared to their last — "A Little Bit Longer" — which debuted at No. 1 in August, selling a whopping 525,000 copies. The recent anemic movie and record receipts came after a huge promotional push that saw the boys blanket day-time, prime-time and late-night TV shows.

Last year the Jonas Brothers were the opening act for Miley Cyrus on her Best of Both Worlds tour. They also appeared in the movie version of that show, which made a staggering $31 million in its opening weekend last year. And the soundtrack to that film sold a total of 484,000 copies.

Miley Cyrus does not appear with the Jonas Brothers in their movie, but her friend Taylor Swift does duet with the boys. The crossover country singer is enjoying a long run at the top of the album chart with "Fearless" selling 73,200 more copies this week. And Swift's disc has spent 11 of its 16 weeks in the No. 1 spot with total sales exceeding 2.6 million. Perhaps Disney would have had better luck starring Swift in a concert movie and leaving the Jonas Brothers second on the bill.

After the smash success of her self-titled debut album, which sold more than 2.5 million copies following its release in October 2006, Swift competed for best new artist at last year's Grammy Awards. She lost to British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. At this year's Grammys, the Jonas Brothers lost their bid for best new artist to another British female singer-songwriter, Adele. The nominees for that category are determined by a committee rather than the general membership of the Recording Academy. And though both Swift and the Jonas Brothers may have been included in an attempt to boost ratings, she could well be a contender across the board next year.

Taylor Swift has been embraced by the two rival country music award shows. She won best new artist from both the Country Music Assn. and the Academy of Country Music. And she contends for the third time for female vocalist at the upcoming ACM awards. And as for the Jonas Brothers, well they did win favorite group at last year's Kids' Choice Awards, and they contend again for that honor at the end of this month.

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"We want a Grammy!" the Jonas Brothers recently told reporters. "It didn't quite happen this year, but that's OK."

Well, maybe it's never going to happen. Maybe the "Burnin' Up" boys are already all burnt up considering how poorly their concert movie just performed.

Last year the Jonas Brothers were the warm-up concert act for Miley Cyrus' Best of Both Worlds Tour. They were bunched because the music acts appeal to the same audience, so it was widely believed that their concert movies would perform similarly too.

Miley Cyrus' movie earned $31 million its opening weekend last year. Since "The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Experience" was unspooling in nearly twice as many theaters, it was expected to top that — landing in the $32 million to $40 million range. Instead, it reaped only $12.7 million.

Are the Jonas Brothers overrated? If so, they're probably going to be a bust on the awards scene ahead. Consider this: They got only a single Grammy nomination last month — for best new artist, which they lost to Adele. Nominees for best new artist aren't decided by the mass membership of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which is how they're determined for most other categories. There's a secret committee that cooks up the five contenders. The committee might've jammed the Jonas Brothers on the list, thinking they'll be a big TV draw but didn't really have much respect for them as music artists.

That the Jonas Brothers weren't nominated at the Grammys for pop vocal group performance or best dance recording may be telling. Both of those lineups are determined by a popular vote of the music professionals within the academy.

Granted, boy bands don't do well at the Grammys. 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, Menudo, New Kids on the Block and even the Monkees didn't win. But most hot boy bands at least get nominated frequently. 'N Sync and Backstreet Boys were even nominated for the highest Grammy honor of all — record of the year ('N Sync for "Bye, Bye, Bye" and Backstreet Boys for "I Want It That Way"). Heck, the Backstreet Boys were even nominated for best album ("Millennium")! The Beatles, of course, won ("Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band")!

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• The former publicist of late actress/singer Eartha Kitt is outraged that Kitt wasn't included in the Oscars' tribute to recently deceased stars. She died on Christmas of colon cancer at age 81. "The producers are either 12 or have been living under a rock for the past 60 years," he fumed to the New York Post. "It's clear that they thought that publicist Warren Cowan was more of a household name. Go figure." NEW YORK POST

• Kate Winslet doesn't care that some of her fellow countrymen are upset that she lost her cool British reserve while accepting awards this derby season. According to the London Telegraph: "Asked about the less-than-fawning reaction of the British press to her hyperventilating disaster of an acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, she said: 'I really don't care and, quite frankly, I'm sad that my country can't be pleased with the successes of their own kind, as the U.S. does.' " LONDON TELEGRAPH

• "Slumdog Millionaire" will be playing on more than 2,800 screens across the country this coming Friday. The eight-time Oscar winner just crossed the $100-million mark domestically, and has already made an additional $65 million worldwide. All signs point to it being one of the few indie films to top $200 million worldwide. VARIETY

• The impoverished kids depicted in "Slumdog Millionaire" not only got a free trip to the Oscars and even to Disneyland, but housing authorities in Mumbai plan to give each of their families a free apartment too. After filming concluded last year, director Danny Boyle set up trust funds for them and enrolled them in local school, and now he promises to do more. LONDON DAILY MAIL

• More financial assistance may be ahead for all poor Mumbai kids if these plans pan out. Because Tony Award-winning shows "Frost/Nixon" and "Doubt" were top Oscars players, why shouldn't an Academy Awards champ head to the Broadway stage in pursuit of possible Tonys? The Hindustan Times reports that "Slumdog Millionaire" producers plan a musical stage adaptation to raise money for the needy children of Mumbai. HINDUSTAN TIMES

• Joey Fatone says he and Lisa Rinna had a few drinks before hosting the TV Guide Channel preshow and were "kinda drunk" during the show itself. TMZ

• Looks like Mickey Rourke is off his best behavior now that he lost the lead actor Oscar to Sean Penn. TMZ even calls him a sore loser for flipping the bird to paparazzi. TMZ

• Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times takes on the "snarky" bashers of the Oscarcast, citing the review of L.A. Times scribe Patrick Goldstein, harrumphing, "Say what?" He then complimented Goldstein's coworker: "It was left to my friend Ken Turan, the L.A.Times' film critic, to strike a note of sanity." Bottom line: Ebert asserts that the Oscarcast was "the best I've seen. So that's what I think, and if you don't agree, you can go snark yourself." CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

• Two-time lead actress Oscar winner Jane Fonda ("Klute," "Coming Home") twittered the Oscar night away. On "The View," she confessed, "I did something I've never done before. I Twittered from my bed. I Twittered the Oscars. People really enjoyed the fact that, having won two Oscars, I'm at home Twittering. ... I liked the show and everything I voted for won." JANEFONDA.COM

• Memo to that ace Oscarologist and devilish scribe David Carr, who I greatly admire: You're nuts. The New York Times Carpetbagger suggests that the Oscars attempt an even-more-radical overhaul ahead: "Next year, the Academy might consider a generational update instead of transplanting this or that young star. There are plenty of young producers who may not have the demonstrated chops of Bill Condon and Laurence Mark, but could begin to integrate digital culture and contemporary music in more than token ways. What if Beck or Spike Jonze were given a chunk to program, or, if you're looking for more theatrical DNA, Stew of 'Passing Strange'?" CARPETBAGGER

• Let the next derby begin! Kris Tapley takes an early look at ponies that may be in top races at the next Oscars. IN CONTENTION

• Just weeks after losing best new artist at the Grammys to Adele, the Jonas Brothers — who seem to have it all, as the saying goes — admit that there are a few things they still desire: "We want to play a stadium in America. And we want a Grammy. It didn't quite happen this year, but that's OK." CONTACT MUSIC

• Robert Plant and Allison Krauss got a nice big sales bounce after going undefeated in five Grammy races, including album and record of the year. The week after their performance on the kudocast, "Raising Sand" shot up to No. 2 on the Billboard charts, it topped Amazon's music sales list, and it landed in the top five on iTunes. ALTSOUNDS

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Last year at this time, the Jonas Brothers were appearing as the opening act for Miley Cyrus in her Best of Both Worlds tour. This Friday, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas star in their own concert film: "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience." Last night's premiere of the picture at the El Capitan Theatre — across Hollywood Boulevard from the Oscars' home at the Kodak Theatre — brought out hundreds of screaming girls. This weekend, millions of them will be swarming cineplexes.

The Miley Cyrus movie of her concert tour, "Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour," made $65 million domestically, including a staggering $31 million for the opening weekend. And while Cyrus won't be making an appearance in this movie, her best friend and recent Grammy Awards duet partner Taylor Swift will be. Middle brother Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift dated for a time during filming. At those Grammys, the Jonas Brothers lost best new artist to Adele. Last year Taylor Swift lost that same Grammy race to Amy Winehouse.

Though Miley Cyrus recently landed three Kids Choice Awards nominations — favorite TV actress ("Hannah Montana"), favorite singer and favorite movie voice ("Bolt") — she did not land a nod for her concert movie. At these upcoming kids kudos, the Jonas Brothers are competing for best group against Daughtry, Linkin Park and the Pussycat Dolls. While they will be performing at this March 22 awards fest, could the boys be back next year contending as movie stars?

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• Roger Friedman warns of trouble ahead for Chris Martin and the rest of Coldplay: "Martin and his bandmates may be looking over their shoulders this Grammy weekend. The reason is that a lawyer representing musician Joe Satriani is sending teams of process servers all over town to hand them a plagiarism lawsuit ... Satriani is claiming that Coldplay lifted his 2004 instrumental, "I Just Wanna Fly," for the basic melody of "Viva la Vida." Coldplay disputes this and has issued a rebuke on its website. But that hasn’t stopped Satriani or his attorney Howard King of King Paterno et al. The firm claims that Coldplay has dodged being served, and that the Grammys are the easiest forum at which to strike while the iron is hot. King says, 'We have warned their British lawyers that we have hired a fleet of process servers lined up to dog the band everywhere they go this weekend in the hopes of serving them.'" FOX NEWS

• The Grammys are auctioning off more than 100 items at EBay to raise money for its MusicCares Foundation. Included among the googies: a private DJ lesson from DJ AM; meet Rihanna on the set of her next video or photo shoot; phone call from Aretha Franklin; guitars autographed by AC/DC, B.B. King, John Mayer, Jonas Brothers, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Taylor Swift. EBAY AUCTIONS

• Bad omen for the front-runners at the BAFTA Awards coming up? "Slumdog Millionaire" lost best picture to "Hunger" and Kate Winslet ("The Reader") just lost best actress to Tilda Swinton ("Julia") at the London Evening Standard Awards. WASHINGTON POST

• "Milk" screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will receive the WGA West's Paul Selvin Award at the guild's awardsfest Saturday. The kudo is given to a writer whose work embodies the spirit of constitutional rights and civil liberties. Said WGA West prexy Patric Verrone, "At a time when history seems to be made daily, Lance Black's script reminds us that all it takes is a single spark to light the fuse of an entire movement." WGAW

• Kris Tapley provides invaluable guidance to the Oscar nominated animated and live action shorts like "La Maison en Petits Cubes" (left, nominated for best animated short): "I always like seeing what the world’s filmmakers have cooked up in these categories, so I took an hour or so earlier in the week to have a look at the films in contention. I have to say, it’s a more impressive collective than we’ve seen in recent years, especially on the live action side of things, where interestingly enough, all the entrants hail from overseas." IN CONTENTION

• Brad Brevet wonders if "Cheri" will be a return to Oscar form for Michelle Pfeiffer: "The new film from Stephen Frears ('The Queen') ... stars Kathy Bates as Madame Peloux, a famed courtesan in 1920s France, who sends the spoiled Cheri (Rupert Friend) to her courtesan pal Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer) for an adult education, but their six-year affair comes to a painful end when he’s forced to marry a wealthy young woman. Christopher Hampton, who was nominated for an Oscar for his screen adaptation of 'Atonement' (2007) and won for his 'Dangerous Liaisons' (1988) script, adapted the script from the novel by the late Sidonie Gabrielle Colette. Based purely on the talent involved this film is gaining attention considering Frears, Hampton and Pfeiffer were all involved in 'Dangerous Liaisons' and all three have proved to have the talent to bring a great film to the big screen." ROPE OF SILICON

• Lou Lumenick revisits the career of three-time Oscar nominee Natalie Wood with the release of the DVD versions of "Splendor in the Grass" (nomination No. 2 — Wood lost to Sophia Loren, "Two Women" ) and "Inside Daisy Clover." NEW YORK POST

• Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, the producing team behind the Emmy-winning "thirtysomething" and "My So-Called Life," are prepping a new drama pilot for CBS. The project, called "A Marriage," will be an examination of a working modern-day marriage. TV SQUAD

• Playbill has a quick Q&A with two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda, who is returning to the rialto after a 46-year absence in Moisés Kaufman's latest play, "33 Variations," which begins performances Feb. 9. In it, she plays Katherine Brandt, who is trying to solve a centuries-old mystery about the great classical composer, Beethoven. PLAYBILL

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When it comes time to make Grammy predictions, our forum moderators David "Guru" Schnelwar and Darrin "DoubleD" Dortch usually clash. However, this year they're in perfect harmony on all four top races. Previously, you read their predix for best record and song. Below: races for best album and new artist of the year.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR — GURU'S PREDIX
Favorite - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Raising Sand"
Possible - Coldplay, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends"

I believe rock voters will be split between Coldplay and Radiohead and urban voters will be split between Lil Wayne and Ne-Yo, leaving Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to win.  Plant and Krauss are nominated in multiple fields like pop, country and folk, which helps their chances.

Voters might mark their ballots for Coldplay throughout the general field.  So they are still possible.

No one expected Herbie Hancock to win here last year.  So anything can happen.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR — DOUBLED'S PREDIX

Favorite – "Raising Sand," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Possible – "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends," Coldplay

Robert Plant never won a Grammy while with Led Zeppelin and he has only two Grammys to date. Krauss is a Grammy favorite (and a past winner here for the "O Brother" soundtrack) and Raising Sand got fantastic reviews, so I think Plant/Krauss will easily prevail here. If they lose, it’ll be to Coldplay, who will surely win multiple Grammys this year. Watch out for Lil Wayne’s "Tha Carter III" though. It’s one of the best-reviewed (and bestselling) albums of 2008, but Grammy voters still have a bias toward urban music in the general field.

BEST NEW ARTIST— GURU'S PREDIX
Favorite - Adele
Possible - Duffy

Last year, I was the lone person to predict Taylor Swift instead of Amy Winehouse.  A year later, Taylor Swift has the No. 1 album in the U.S. for six weeks and counting, and Amy Winehouse's future musical status is a mystery.

One thing I learned from predicting Taylor Swift last year is that only twice in 20 years has an artist with one nomination won best new artist — Milli Vanilli in 1989 and Shelby Lynne in 2000.  This is what hurts the Jonas Brothers' chances, despite being the biggest name and seller in this category.

Lady Antebellum and Jazmine Sullivan are not crossover enough to win.

It is between Adele and Duffy.  Adele has the upper hand because she is nominated for record of the year and song of the year.  But do not count out Duffy.  She is a critical favorite and still poses competition.

BEST NEW ARTIST — DOUBLED'S PREDIX
Favorite  - Adele
Possible – Jonas Brothers

Adele’s exposure from "Saturday Night Live" garnered her four unexpected Grammy nominations; I think her nods for record, song and pop female make her a favorite here. Watch out for the Jonas Brothers though. They are easily the most recognizable name in this category, and they’ve been campaigning hard to win this Grammy.

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