Josh Hutcherson is voted the next "Mega Star"
The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson, who plays Peeta Mellark in the film, received the "Next Mega Star" prize from the NewNowNext Awards on April 9, winning the first award for the mega hit film.
For the fifth year of the awards show, Kelly Osbourne -- the daughter of heavy metal musical legend Ozzy Osbourne -- hosted, and the show aired on the Logo channel, which is owned by MTV. "Who and what are on the verge of a pop culture explosion in 2012" were voted on by fans.
Other kudos included the "Brink of Fame" award for a musical artist, which went to British singer-songwriter Neon Hitch.
Actress Naya Rivera, who plays Santana Lopez on Glee, won the "Cause You're Hot" award over nominees Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street), Henry Cavill (Man of Steel), Jessica Lange (An American Horror Story), Paula Patton (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol) and tennis champion Novak Djokovic.
The "Beyond Style Award" was a tie between Andrej Pejić, the Australian androgynous model, and Kelly Osbourne, also a co-host on the reality show Fashion Police with Joan Rivers.
Night television soap Revenge won the "Best New Indulgence" award against nominees Pinterest, the content sharing service, the online food ordering service Seamless Web and the revival of the British television comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
The "Next Must-See Movie," The Avengers, beat out an interesting mix of indie films and much-anticipated blockbusters: Magic Mike starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey as male strippers, Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom starring Bruce Willis and Tilda Swinton, Ridley Scott's sci-fi thriller Prometheus with Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron, Snow White and the Huntsman starring Kristen Stewart, and Ted with Mark Wahlberg.
The "Superfan Site" Award went to www.vampire-diaries.net for the television show The Vampire Diaries starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, winning over www.trueblood-news.com for HBO's vampire show True Blood, and ladygaganow.net for Lady Gaga, as well as lipsyncforyourlife.tumblr.com and realitytvgifs.tumblr.com/.
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