Vin Diesel and the stars of Furious 7 remembered their late co-star Paul Walker on Sunday at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
‘Paul Walker is here in spirit with us!’ Diesel said while accepting the award at the Galen Center for Choice Movie: Action/Adventure with co-stars Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez and Ludacris.
Walker died in November 2013 in a high-speed car accident following a charity event while Furious 7 was still filming.
There in spirit: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodrguez and Jordana Brewster honoured their late co-star Paul Walker on Sunday at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles
‘I can’t stand here and be rewarded like this without talking about somebody very, very, very important to us,’ said Diesel who was clad in a forest green tank-top and sunglasses.
‘One of the best blessings in our lives is the fact that we had the opportunity to call Pablo our brother. Paul Walker is here in spirit with us!,’ he added.
A photo of Walker was shown on a large screen behind them as Diesel, Brewster and Rodriguez held hands. Ludacris stood nearby and held the surfboard-shaped award.
Touching momen: Paul Walker was shown on a large screen as his Furious 7 co-stars accepted a Teen Choice Award
Diesel said that Walker’s family provided encouragement as they filmed the movie that opened in April and has earned more than $1.5 billion at the box office.
‘And since this is a Teen Choice Award, you beautiful teens, there is one teen in the audience that is a part of the family and kept us going. Her name is Meadow Walker,’ Diesel said as he acknowledged the late actor’s daughter.
‘t was Paul Walker’s family, his brothers, his parents, that kept us going while we were filming Furious 7,’ Diesel said.
Paying tribute: Jordana, Michelle and Vin applauded Paul Walker’s teenage daughter Meadow who was in attendance but not shown
Show co-host Ludacris then announced that Walked was posthumously won in the category Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure.
‘We miss you and we will always, always love you, Paul,’ Brewster added on the stage.
‘Rest in peace!,’ Ludacris said.
‘I love all of you and until Fast 8,’ Diesel said revealing the title of the next installment in the franchise.
Posthumous award: Ludacris remembered his co-star who also posthumously won the award for Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure
Close crew: Vin during his acceptance speech said the Fast And Furious cast consider each other as family
Eight installment: Jordana and Michelle looked on as Vin told the audience they’d be back in Fast 8
Fox stars: Lea Michele, Emma Roberts and Keke Palmer of the upcoming Fox show Scream Queens presented an award together
Close call: Sarah Hyland nearly slipped as she took the stage to present an award with Skylar Astin
She made it: Sarah and Skylar presented the award for Choice Comedian to Ellen DeGeneres
The song See You Again from Furious 7 by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Pluth also was named Choice Song from a Movie or TV Show and also Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song.
Khalifa also thanked Walker’s family while accepting his award.
‘Paul Walker and his family, thank you guys for embracing us and…just showing so much love,’ the rapper said.
Top song: Wiz accepted the surfboard for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song for the Paul Walker tribute song See You Again
Furious star: Paul Walker, shown in May 2013 at the London premiere of Fast And Furious 6, died in November 2013 in an auto accident
The tribute song to Walker was the soundtrack’s lead single and following its release in March it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed there for 12 weeks.
See You Again tied the record for the longest run at number one for a rap single that was set by the Black Eyed Peas in 2009 with Boom Boom Pow.
Ice Cube, 46, and members of the cast of the new hit movie Straight Outta Compton opened the two-hour awards show that aired on Fox.
Straight Outta Compton debuted in first place over the weekend with an estimated $56.1 million at the box office.
Kicking it off: Ice Cube and the stars of Straight Outta Compton opened the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles
Introductions in order: Cube had Corey Hawkings, Jason Mitchell and his son O’Shea Jackson Jr. introduce themselves
‘I want you to meet some friends of mine,’ Cube told the audience.
Corey Hawkins who portrays Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell who plays Eazy-E and Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr, who portrays his father, introduced themselves to the crowd.
The show was co-hosted by Ludacris, 37, Gina Rodriguez, 30, and 28-year-old Josh Peck.
Three hosts: Ludacris, Gina Rodriguez and Josh Peck hosted the Teen Choice Awards at the Galen Center
The awards ceremony featured several live performances including 5 Seconds Of Summer singing their new single She’s Kinda Hot early in the show.
Ellen DeGeneres was the first award winner to take the stage after being named Choice Comedian.
‘I’m honoured to be in that category,’ DeGeneres said as she accepted her surfboard award.
New single: The show featured an early performance by 5 Seconds of Summer playing their single She’s Kinda Hot
Ready for the beach: Ellen joked that she was headed to the beach and forgot her surfboard as she accepted her award
‘What makes you different right now makes you stand out later in life,’ the chat show host told the audience while also noting it was her seventh wedding anniversary to Portia de Rossi.
Josh Hutcherson of The Hunger Games franchise took home the surfboard for Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi and Fantasy and said he was sad to see the film series coming to an end with its final installment due out in November.
‘Hunger Games has been a huge part of my life for almost five years now. It’s coming to an end and it’s really sad. So if we want to cry together, we can do that because it breaks my heart,’ Hutcherson said.
Red hot: Rita Ora wore a bright red jacket while presenting an award with Scott Eastwood
Peeta prize: Josh Hutcherson accepted the surfboard after being named Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Britney Spears, 33, who previously has won eight Teen Choice Awards was honoured with a special Candie’s Style Icon award.
The pop superstar wore a short grey minidress with a plunging neckline as she accepted her award.
‘To all the teens out there, be fearless in your choices and don’t be afraid to be yourself,’ Spears told the audience.
Style award: Britney Spears took the stage to accept the Candie’s Style Icon award
Plunging dress: The pop star wore a minidress with a plunging neckline to the Teen Choice Awards
Spears had her blonde hair partially dyed blue and purple dedicated the award to her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, and niece Lexie, who were in the audience.
She previously won the Teen Choice Awards version of a lifetime achievement award in 2009.
The Teen Choice Awards’ new reigning powerhouse, One Direction, landed eight awards, bringing their ‘lifetime’ total to 23. The British boy band, currently on tour, accepted the awards in a taped video.
Good times: Wiz Khalifa and Michelle Rodriguez were in good spirits as they presented an award
Holding hands: Bella Thorne and her boyfriend Gregg Sulkin held hands as the presented an award together
Cute couple: The couple presented the final two awards of the show
Nina Dobrev, 26, wore fangs as she retrieved her award for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy and then turned her acceptance speech into a farewell address.
She announced in April that she was leaving The Vampire Diaries after six seasons and saying goodbye to her character Elena Gilbert.
‘I don’t need these anymore,’ Dobrev said as she removed her fangs.
Fangs showing: Nina Dobrev wore fangs as The Vampire Diaries star was named Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Farewell speech: Nina urged the audience to embrace change after announcing in April she was leaving the show
Dobrev said she was welcoming her ‘new beginnings’ as she urged the audience to embrace change.
‘Remember, change is coming. Hold on and enjoy the ride,’ she said.
The show also featured a performance from Jussie Smollett, Gabourey Sidibe and Bryshere ‘Yazz’ Gray from the hit Fox series Empire.
Hit show: Jussie Smollett, Gabourey Sidibe and Bryshere ‘Yazz’ Gray from Empire performed together
Breakout win: Jussie and Bryshere accepted the award for Choice TV Breakout show on behalf of Empire
Girl group: Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson of Little Mix performed at the Galen Center
Dance moves: Perrie danced around as Little Mix performed
The drama starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson also won breakout TV show
Pretty Little Liars took home the aard for Choice TV Show: Drama.
Vanessa Ray who was recently identified as ‘A’ on Pretty Little Liars saw her character named Choice TV Villain.
Robin Thicke and Flo Rida ended the show performing I Don’t Like It, I Love It.
Pretty little winners: Lucy Hale, Janel Parrish, Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson accepted the Choice TV: Drama award
Top villain: Vanessa Ray, far left, saw her character ‘A’ named Choice TV Villain as her Pretty Little Liars co-stars pointed at her
Internet stars: Cameron Dallas and Bethany Mota were named as the Choice Web Star winners
Closing act: Robin Thicke and Flo Rida ended the show by performing I Don’t Like It, I Love It
