Love Sings and Spider-Man wins......

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - Mandy Moore and Shane West displayed the coolest chemistry in "A Walk to Remember," but Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst had the best "lip lock" for their rainy, upside-down smooch in "Spider-Man."

So decreed the voters of the Teen Choice Awards, the fourth annual youth popularity celebration held Sunday at the Universal Amphitheater.

Actress/singer Jennifer Love Hewitt peformed her new single "BareNaked" from her forthcoming album of the same title on the Jive Record label.

Britney Spears and Ja Rule were selected favorite female and male singers, respectively, while Usher was named best rap artist and his single "U Got It Bad" was chosen best love song.

The Adam Sandler comedy "Mr. Deeds" was chosen movie of the summer, while "Spider-Man" claimed favorite action film and last summer's raunchy "American Pie 2" was named "Choice Movie Your Parents Didn't Want You To See."

Ice skater Michelle Kwan and Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant won favorite female and male athlete, respectively.

Nelly got the crowd going by opening the show with his hit Hot in Herre, which won song of the summer. Jennifer Love Hewitt made her nationally televised singing debut, performing her single BareNaked from her forthcoming album of the same name.

''I couldn't look at any celebrities because I didn't know whether to pee or sing when I saw them,'' she said. ''I just pretended they were not here and sang to the kids who wouldn't throw things at me.''

Fortunately for all involved, she only made eye contact with the non-famous. Hewitt praised the "American Idol" contestants as "brave and amazing," saying that she would cry anytime judge Simon Cowell came near her.

"What I just did is possibly the best thing I have ever felt in my whole life. I had a really good time," Hewitt told MTV News backstage, where she treated reporters to an encore performance.

One celeb Hewitt did look at was Smallville hunk Tom Welling (male breakout TV star). As they crossed paths backstage, she professed her admiration for the guy who plays the young Superman.

The Teen Choice Awards ceremony was taped for broadcast August 19th on the Fox network. Votes for favorite actors, musicians and athletes were cast on forms published in Seventeen, a fashion and lifestyle magazine targeting teenage girls, and made available online.

Teen Choice Awards winners:

• Choice Female Artist - Britney Spears
• Choice Male Artist - Ja Rule
• Choice R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Artist - Usher
• Choice Single - "Girlfriend" ('NSYNC f/ Nelly)
• Choice Love Song - "U Got It Bad" (Usher)
• Choice R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Single - "Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule)
• Choice Hook Up - "Girlfriend" ('NSYNC f/ Nelly)
• Choice Breakout Artist - Ashanti
• Choice Song of the Summer - "Hot in Herre" (Nelly)
• Choice Movie, Comedy - "American Pie 2"
• Choice Movie of the Summer - "Mr. Deeds"
• Choice Movie, Action Adventure - "Spider-Man"
• Choice Movie Your Parents Didn't Want You To See - "American Pie 2"
• Choice Movie Actor, Action Adventure - Tobey Maguire ("Spider-Man")
• Choice Movie Actress, Comedy - Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Scooby-Doo")
• Choice Movie Actor, Comedy - Chris Tucker ("Rush Hour 2")
• Choice Breakout Performance, Actress - Mandy Moore ("A Walk to Remember")
• Choice Movie Hissy Fit - Ben Stiller ("Zoolander")
• Choice Chemistry - Mandy Moore and Shane West ("A Walk to Remember")
• Choice Lip Lock - Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst ("Spider-Man")
• Choice TV Comedy - "Friends"
• Choice TV Reality Show - "The Osbournes"
• Choice TV Breakout Show - "The Bernie Mac Show"
• Choice TV Drama/Action Adventure - "7th Heaven"
• Choice TV Actor, Comedy - Matt LeBlanc ("Friends")
• Choice TV Actor, Drama - Barry Watson ("7th Heaven")
• Choice TV Actress, Drama - Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
• Choice Breakout TV Star, Female - Kelly Osbourne ("The Osbournes")
• Choice Breakout TV Star, Male - Tom Welling ("Smallville")
• Choice TV Sidekick - Alyson Hannigan ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
• Choice Comedian - Adam Sandler
• Choice Female Athlete - Michelle Kwan
• Choice Male Athlete - Kobe Bryant
• Extraordinary Achievement Award - Reese Witherspoon

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