By WHATEVIA SANTIAGO, AP Awards Show Correpondent – Thurs Jun 16, 11:51 pm ET
Newly engaged Paul McDonald has more than just his fiancee Nikki Reed to celebrate; he's also the winner of 4 Whatevia Awards. The Whatevia Awards take place every year on the Vote for the Worst website to honor and award the entertaining moments that the site's viewers loved but America hated.
McDonald took home the award for Favorite VFTW Performer, as well as an award for his rose suits in the Favorite VFTW Wardobe Choice category. He was also part of the group that won Best Karaoke Performance by a Duo or Group for "So What" and won his fourth award for outlasting Pia Toscano and causing outrage among American Idol fans. When asked what winning 4 Whatevia Awards meant to him, Paul gave an inspiring acceptance speech that started with, "How y'all doin' this evening?" and then transitioned into incoherent rambling.
Casey Abrams nearly deficated on himself after winning the Favorite Performance by a Lead Karaoke Singer for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," not because he was excited, but because he has ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflamatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine and rectum. The disease affects 50 of every 10,000 people. To celebrate, Abrams and recent girlfriend Haley Reinhart spent 10 minutes growling into a microphone on the stage, causing host Dave Della Terza to give them a standing ovation. "I loved that shit," Della Terza said in a post-show press conference
Other winners included Fantasia's "Collard Greens and Cornbread" in the Favorite American Idol Alumni Train Wreck Song Release category and Taylor Hicks's performance with Steven Colbert in the Favorite American Idol Alumni Moment of the Year.
The return of the Constantine Maroulis Lifetime Acheievement Award of Suck went to overall failure Carly Smithson for losing yet another record deal and making almost no money while perfoming at Idol events. When asked for comment, Smithson rasied her middle finger and started to cry. Smithson's biggest fan, Richard Rushfield, was seen rocking back and forth and muttering to himself shortly after the awards ceremony eneded.
After finding out that she did not win any awards, Haley Reinhart smoked a bowl and said, "Well, that's the breaks, kid. At least I can go back to my job at Hooters. Anyone got any Cheetos?" Two-time nominee Rachel Zevita was spotted at the Naima Adedapo after party asking how she could've lost after she wore a cape on stage. Adedapo lamented, saying. "I know, girl. I screamed 'Boom fire!' and danced like I was having a seizure. I guess American Idol really is biased toward guys."
The full list of nominees and winners is available by clicking "read more."
So we had a fun week of supporting Brett Loewenstern and Rachel Zevita, but when our pick had to be in the top 5 of 12, it was an uphill battle we didn't quite make. We still love you, loveable apples, but as VFTW does, we must move on. This is where the VFTW influence actually matters since our pick only has to not be dead last in the votes to survive. And hell, we have some great consolation prizes. We have hilarious Casey, ridiculous Paul, over the top Jacob, growling Haley, terrible James, babylockthemdoors Scotty, etc. I don't think we've ever had a treasure trove like this EVER in the history of the show. So help us out! Out of these people, who do you think should be the next VFTW pick? Don't forget to leave a comment and tells us why.
And he's done it. Brett Loewenstern stood out among the pack of VFTW picks and became the one. So dial 1-866-436-5705 as much as you can, text the word VOTE to 5705, and vote at AmericanIdol.com. We would love for Brett's hair whipping to make it through, but even if he doesn't, we had a plethora of picks tonight. Casey was hilarious, Paul was ridiculous, Jacob is always a treat, Jordan was awful, Scotty made some eyebrows at us... we really can't lose. But let's try to get our ginger friend into the top 13. It really is like VFTW cast this season, so I think it's gonna be a fun run. Caricature coming shortly (banner's not working, we'll have it up as soon as we can).
Edited: Updated as of 2/18/11 at 9:30 PM Eastern
JoesPlace has released 18 of the top 24 and also named 5 people who were cut (the site seems to be overloaded with traffic!). Jessica Cunningham and Eryn Kelly were cut (no shock, we haven't seen them), Hoillie Cavanagh was cut (boring), and John Wayne Schulz was cut (haha, frauen) but the big news is that Chris Medina was cut. This was brilliant on the producers' part. Chris would've gotten to the end of the show without even trying based on the pimping of his handicapped fiancee, so kicking him out now saved us months of agony and boredom. Nice call, Nigel!
The contestants who have made it to the top 24 so far are:
1. Ashthon Jones
2. Brett Loewenstern
3. Casey Abrams
4. Clint Jun Gamboa
5. Jacee Badeaux
6. James Durbin
7. Jordan Dorsey
8. Jovany Barreto
9. Julie Zorrilla
10. Karen Rodriguez
11. Kendra Chantelle
12. Lauren Alaina
13. Lauren Turner
14. Naima Adedapo
15. Pia Toascano
16. Rachel Zevita
17. Robbie Rosen
18. Scott McCreery
There are still 6 more contestants to figure out. If you know who made it, send us a letter at mail@votefortheworst.com. Anonymity guaranteed.