LOS ANGELES, California – The 2013 Young Hollywood Awards, which celebrates the best emerging young talent in film, music and television, has announced additional honorees for the star-studded red carpet award show including Lauren Conrad (Designer of XO(eco) for Blue Avocado – line of sustainable bags), Syfy’s television movie, Sharknado, (accepted by Tara Reid and Ian Ziering) and MTV’s hit show, Teen Wolf (accepted by Tyler Posey, Daniel Sharman, Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin, Max and Charlie Carver) as well as GRAMMY® Award-winning R&B star, Miguel, who will also perform on the telecast. Furthermore, Bailee Madison (“Once Upon a Time” & “Trophy Wife”), Kevin McHale (“Glee”), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Kick Ass 2), and recording artist, Becky G, have been added to present. The 2013 Young Hollywood Awards will be hosted by Aisha Tyler and will be broadcast for the first time on The CW Network on Thursday, August 1st (8:00-10:00p.m. ET/PT) from The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. The announcement was made today by Jay Penske, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and owner and Executive Producer of the award show.
The 2013 Young Hollywood Award Honorees announced thus far and the awards they will be receiving include:
Madison, McHale, Mintz-Plasse, and Becky G join previously announced presenters Nat Faxon, Derek Hough, Alyssa Milano, Dominic Monaghan, Jim Rash, Ian Somerhalder, and Aimee Teegarden.
Since its inception, the Young Hollywood Awards has served as a launch pad for the future careers of many of today’s top actors, directors, and entertainers. The list of previous Young Hollywood Awards recipients and presenters include names such as Scarlett Johansson, Armie Hammer, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Zac Efron, Justin Bieber, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dakota Fanning, Jessica Alba, Liam Hemsworth, Ashley Greene, Emma Stone, Nick Jonas, Mila Kunis, and Shia LaBeouf, among many others. For additional information, visit www.yhawards.com.
This year’s show will be executive produced by Michael Levitt. Presenting sponsors include Crest 3D White, SodaStream and Teen Cancer America.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media—reaching more than 119 million consumers monthly according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web’s best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. PMC Studios, Deadline.com, Variety, OnCars, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit: www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About The CW
THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, made its debut on September 20, 2006 as America’s fifth broadcast network and is the only network specifically targeting viewers ages 18-34, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. Delivering a total of 30 hours of programming a week, The CW offers a five-night, 10-hour primetime lineup that runs Monday through Friday. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a five-hour Saturday morning block. For more information, visit www.cwtv.com
About SodaStream
SodaStream International Ltd. is the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of home beverage carbonation systems which enable consumers to easily transform ordinary tap water instantly into carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. Soda makers offer a highly differentiated and innovative solution to consumers of bottled and canned carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. Our products are environmentally friendly, cost effective, promote health and wellness, and are customizable and fun to use. In addition, our products offer convenience by eliminating the need to carry bottles home from the supermarket, to store bottles at home or to regularly dispose of empty bottles. Our products are available at more than 60,000 retail stores in 45 countries around the world, including almost 15,000 retail stores in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sodastream.com.
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Press Contacts
For Young Hollywood Awards: PMK∙BNC
Joanna Cichocki Joanna.Cichocki@pmkbnc.com or 310.854.4800
Brian Rubin Brian.Rubin@pmkbnc.com or 310.854.4800
Christina Canseco Christina.Canseco@pmkbnc.com or 310.854.4800
For The CW Network
Pam Morrison pamela.morrison@cwtv.com or 818.977.6155
Paul Hewitt paul.hewitt@cwtv.com or 818.977.6171