Idol Chatter & Voice Views

So, the Teen Choice awards are in, and some of them might seem a little surprising at first.

Take the category of favorite former American Idol, for instance. Three of the five nominees have had phenomenal CD sales success. Those would include Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Chris Daughtry.

A fourth nominee — Jennifer Hudson — has a Grammy and an Academy Award to her credit.

The winner: Season seven runnerup David Archuleta, who’s surely enjoyed his share of successes since Idol, but who can’t match the aforementioned big three in terms of chart performance.

But, remember, the award was based on fan voting. And David’s still a teen — a teen with a great deal of appeal to younger fans.

No wonder David’s fans were also up for an award.

In the favorite reality competition show category, top honors went to American Idol, in spite of a generally lackluster season nine and falling ratings.

Surprisingly? Well, it is still the most watched show on TV.

Other Idol winners included Lee DeWyze for male reality/variety star and Ryan Seacrest in the TV personality category (Simon Cowell was also nominated).

And former Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres walked away with two awards, one for choice comedian and one for choice twit (think Twitter; Ryan was also nominated).

Here’s a rundown of the other categories in which Idols were nominated, with the winners named at the end.

Most Fanatic Fans: Nominations included fans of David Archuleta, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Glee Cast, Twilight Cast. Winner: Twilight Cast.

Choice Female Reality/Variety Star: Crystal Bowersox was nominated, along with Kristin Vaallari and Lauren Conrad from The Hills, The Kardashians for Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of Jersey Shore. Winner: The Kardashians.

Choice Music / Male Artist: Adam Lambert was nominated, along with Jason Deruo, Justin Bieber, Drake and Usher. Winner: Justin Bieber.

Choice Music / Female Country Artist: Carrie Underwood was nominated, along with Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and Gretchen Wilson. Winner: Taylor Swift.

Choice Music / Country Song: Carrie Underwood’s “Undo It” was nominated, along with “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum, “The House that Built Me” by Miranda Lambert, “Water” by Brad Paisley and “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift. Winner: “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift.

Choice Music / Album — Rock: Daughtry’s “Leave This Town” was nominated, along with “To the Sea” by Jack Johnson, “The Resistance” by Muse, “Brand New Eyes” by Paramore, and “Save Me San Francisco” by Train. Winner: “Brand New Eyes” by Paramore.

Choice Music / Album — Country: Carrie Underwood’s “Play On” was nominated, along with “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum, “Fearless” by Taylor Swift, “Doin’ My Thing” by Luke Bryan and “The Foundation” by the Zac Brown Band. Winner: “Fearless by Taylor Swift.