Stars and young “world-changers” were celebrated in Santa Monica on Sunday night at the Do Something Awards, which honour under-25s who are trying to make a difference. The award has been around since 2007 (when it was called the Brick award) and is given annually to up to five young people, while do-gooding celebs also get a shout out.
On Sunday night stars including cancer survivor Giuliana Rancic (who won for best style) gathered on the blue carpet to watch the show, which featured performances from Ne-Yo, Flo Rida and Fun. and which was hosted by “New Girl” stars Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris.
Winners included Joel McHale for best comedian, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon for best couple and Ben Affleck and The Eastern Congo Initiative for best Facebook campaign.
The winners and nominees:
The Do Something Award
Manyang Reath Kher – Humanity Helping Sudan
Meg Bourne – Art Feeds
Danny Mendoza – Together We Rise
WINNER: Katie Gomez – Educate2Envision
Seth Maxwell – The Thirst Project
Athlete
Cristiano Ronaldo
LeBron James
Tim Tebow
Serena Williams
WINNER: Hope Solo
Comedian
Ellen DeGeneres
Russell Brand
Wanda Sykes
WINNER: Joel McHale
Kevin Hart
Couple
Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez
Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi
Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan-Tatum
Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert
WINNER: Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon
Jay-Z & Beyonce
Selena Gomez & UNICEF
WINNER: Ben Affleck & The Eastern Congo Initiative
Taylor Swift Takes High School Senior With Leukemia To ACM Awards
Lenny Kravitz & UNICEF Tap Project
Matt Damon & ToiletDay.org “Talk Sh*t” Campaign
Music Artist
Adam Lambert
Shakira
WINNER: Will.I.Am
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
One Direction
Style
Nicki Minaj & Ricky Martin
Heidi Klum
WINNER: Giuliana Rancic
Nicole Richie
Cindy Crawford
TV Star: Female
WINNER: Lea Michele
Amy Poehler
Zooey Deschanel
Betty White
Victoria Justice
TV Star: Male
Ian Somerhalder
WINNER: Cory Monteith
Don Cheadle
Neil Patrick Harris
Ryan Seacrest
