The 22 most memorable Teen Choice Awards moments

You're going to need to check out on the video on this one, because Snapchat filters, well, they belong to Snapchat and not press photographers. At the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, Melissa Benoist and Grant Gustin busted moves along with the Snapchat "Dancing Hot Dog" in a first for augmented reality, award shows and hot dogs.  

The 2013 awards were among the most emotional in Teen Choice history almost entirely because of Lea Michele's touching tribute to Cory Monteith, her "Glee" co-star and boyfriend. Monteith had died a month before the awards due to a drug overdose. 

Part of the "Fast & Furious" franchise cast took the stage at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards because "Furious 7" won the Choice Action Award Movie. Vin Diesel used his acceptance speech to thank and remember his friend "Pablo," actor Paul Walker, who died in a fatal car crash in 2013. 

Britney Spears was the first-ever performer in Teen Choice Awards history (1999). Ten years later, Miley Cyrus took the stage to present Britney with the Ultimate Choice Award, the highest honor of the event. 

The incredibly talented Zendaya was the winner of the 2014 Candie's Choice Style Icon surfboard, and she used her platform to spread a message of self-acceptance and positivity, telling the young audience to lean into who they are because they'll only be that age once. Powerful stuff. 

She'd repeat this same message when she won in 2017 telling fans, "you have a voice and it's OK to use it" and encouraged fans to speak out against hate.  

Ashton Kutcher was picked by fans as the winner of the 2013 Ultimate Choice Award. In his speech, the multi-hyphenated Kutcher, took the opportunity to tell the audience to always find their opportunities, that being smart is sexy and to make a life for themselves that they would be proud of. Truly inspiring stuff.

In 2012, the "Twilight" series won that night's Ultimate Choice Award, which, as the name implies, is one of the most important moments of recognition at the event. To celebrate, Kirsten Stewart gave back to the audience, literally. After their speech, and following the suit of costar Robert Pattinson, who had done the same thing earlier, Stewart handed her surfboard to an audience member. 

No one has more surfboards than One Direction. The British boy band has won a whopping 28 times at the Teen Choice Awards. Their most memorable year was 2013, when they not only won 10 times, but also performed for the last time at the TCAs before breaking up three years later. 

The thing you have to understand about the Ultimate Choice Award is that it's special. It's reserved for only those individuals or groups who have really done the most in their careers. Taylor Swift was absolutely deserving of that special surfboard when she got it in 2011. What's wild to think about it is that even though she was a huge star then, Swift hadn't even reached the peak of her career. 

Demi Lovato has won 14 Teen Choice Awards throughout her career. Perhaps the most impactful was the 2011 Acuvue Inspire Award, which she in recognition of her speaking out about the importance of mental health. 

Sadly, the battles with depression and addiction continue for Lovato, as she recently spent time in rehab for an overdose. But she's a fighter, telling fans, "I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction. What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet" via Instagram, ending with, "I will keep fighting."

Justin Timberlake has been entertaining teen audiences since the mid-1990s, when he was member of ultra popular boy band 'N Sync. In 2016, Timberlake was honored with the Decade Award, a recognition of JT's lasting star power. And who presented him with that special surfboard? None other than NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Game recognize game.

When Selena Gomez went onstage to accept the Choice Music Group Award in 2012 (she won as part of Selena Gomez & The Scene), she got more than a surfboard. She also got a birthday cake. That year's edition of the TCAs coincided with the pop singer's 20th birthday.

The "Harry Potter" film franchise has been a staple for an entire generation of teenagers since the first movie ("Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone") came out in 2004. That's why the 2011 Teen Choice Awards were a bittersweet affair. "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 2," the final installment in the saga, took home the Choice Summer Movie Award that year, and the cast took it as an opportunity to thank their fans. Daniel Radcliffe couldn't attend, so he accepted the award via satellite. 

The youngest of the Jonas Brothers, Nick, was the 2013 recipient of the Acuvue Inspire Award, given out to a celebrity who has used their platform to raise awareness for a given cause. Jonas has used his fame to shed a light on the struggles of living with Type 1 diabetes. 

In the history of the Teen Choice Awards, the Visionary Award has been given out twice. Gwen Stefani earned the first recognition in 2005, one year out after releasing "Love. Angel. Music. Baby.," her first solo album since No Doubt broke up.

When Mike Myers received the Ultimate Choice Award in 2004, he was at the height of his career. At that point, the comedic genius and "Saturday Night Live" alum had just wrapped up the last of the Austin Powers movies and had already starred in two "Shrek" films — "Shrek," by the way, is the second-most successful animated film franchise ever. 

In recent years, the Teen Choice Awards added the Best Web Star Award as recognition of the growing influence of social media stars. Our favorite recipients are certainly the cutest. In 2012, Sophia Grace & Rosie, the young duo who went viral after posting a cover of Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" to YouTube, were given mini surfboards by Ellen DeGeneres, who featured them on her talk show several times. Adorbs. 

This year, Justin Bieber is nominated twice, both for his collaboration with Ed Sheeran. He has 47 nominations all together, winning 23 of those. But nothing will compare to 2010, The Biebs's first Teen Choice Awards, which saw him win five out of the six awards he was up for — being such a rock star, he accepted via satellite. 

The 2014 Teen Choice Awards were big for Shailene Woodley, who won for both "The Fault In Our Stars" and "Divergent." It was during her acceptance speech for the latter — Choice Movie Actress: Action — that she dedicated her surfboard to strong women across the world. 

Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres gave a moving acceptance speech after winning "Choice Comedian" at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards. The star admitted to the audience that she wasn't popular as a teenager, but that her win was proof positive that things do get better as you get older. 

Miley Cyrus has won at the Teen Choice Awards for her music and for her wild-child sense of style. In 2013, "Wrecking Ball" took home the Candie's Choice Style Icon surfboard.

Still, not everything is great with Miley and the TCAs these days...

The 2017 show, according to some fans, was sort of a dud once it was announced by host Jake Paul that Miley Cyrus canceled last-minute despite being honored with the Ultimate Choice Award, one of the biggest honors of the Teen Choice Awards. Miley apologized to her fans via Instagram saying she'd had created an "unrealistic" schedule... and she had a new single dropping in a couple of days. 

Miley might not have been there, but hey, in what was probably some solid foreshadowing for his next year, viewers did get to see Jake Paul fall while dancing.