The annual Young Hollywood Awards ceremony is one of the hottest events to honor and showcase up-and-coming talent — and HollywoodLife.com is thrilled to announce that this year’s show will be broadcast on The CW! The actual event is scheduled for Aug. 1, with an air date still to be announced.

The Young Hollywood Awards are put on by Penske Media Corporation — which also owns HollywoodLife.com, TVLine, Deadline.com, Variety and other media properties — and CEO Jay Penske is thrilled about the new partnership:

I’m so pleased PMC and The CW will partner for our biggest year yet of the Young Hollywood Awards, spotlighting our show’s proven evolution in honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of the entertainment industry’s rising stars. YHA celebrates emerging young talent, and The CW Network has established the careers of some of the brightest young stars – making this alliance all the more perfect for the significant 15th anniversary of this eminent event.

CW President Mark Pedowitz also chimed in with his excitement:

The CW is thrilled to be able to join forces with Jay and PMC to broadcast young Hollywood’s premier award show, as we continue to eventize our summer schedule. Not only does this allow us to celebrate the year’s best emerging talent in film, music and television, but it perfectly fits with The CW’s brand and further establishes us as the place to find many of today and tomorrow’s up-and-coming stars.

Previous YHA attendees include Justin Bieber, Kristen Stewart, the cast of The Vampire Diaries and more. This year’s host, as well as nominees, will be announced next month.

— Andy Swift
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Coverage From Previous Young Hollywood Awards:

1. 2012 Young Hollywood Award Winners & Presenters
2. 2012 Young Hollywood Awards Best Dressed: Ashley Greene & More
3. Best Dressed At The Young Hollywood Awards 2011

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Aubrey Plaza won Breakthrough Performance (Female) at the Young Hollywood Awards last Thursday and she accepted her award with a smile and a joke.

The Parks and Recreations and Moneyball star looked gorgeous as she took the stage to claim her trophy. She had everyone laughing with her funny f-bomb filled speech. She said, “Thank you to the Young Hollywood Awards and to all the young people out there. Keep being young and f**k the old people! Old people can go f**k themselves! I’m going to live forever.”

Aubrey said this all with a smile on her face as the audience laughed and clapped. We love her sense of humor! What did you guys think of her speech? Watch and let us know!

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More Young Hollywood Awards News:

1. Sophia Bush Gushes About Justin Bieber
2. ‘Once Upon A Time’ Season 2: Ginnifer Goodwin Reveals Emma & Snow White’s New Relationship
3. Hailee Stienfeld’s Young Hollywood Awards Looks: Which Outfit Is Best?

The third season finale of The Vampire Diaries was a mind screw from beginning to end, and creator Kevin Williamson promises it’s only going to get crazier from here. “It’s not going to be easy,” he told HollywoodLife.com about Elena’s (Nina Dobrev) new life as a vampire when we caught up with him June 14 at the Young Hollywood Awards. “It’s going to be very emotional.”

“I’m loving the journey that the writers are creating for her,” he added. I think [executive producer] Julie Plec and the writers are doing a great job.”

OK, so we know our favorite little doppelganger is going to have a rough time as a vampire — but how will it affect the ever-shifting love triangle between her and the Salvatores?

“It’s really going to open up both relationships between Stefan [Paul Wesley] and Damon [Ian Somerhalder] in a brand-new way,” Kevin said. “Her relationship with each of them now takes on a whole new dichotomy. … And more importantly, [we'll see] how it changes things between Stefan and Damon.”

Is it October yet? I’m dying to see how everything plays out!

What are YOUR thoughts on Elena as a vampire? How do you think she’ll handle her new — and how do you think it’ll affect her relationship with Stefan and Damon? Watch our interview with Kevin Williamson below, then drop a comment with your theories!

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— Andy Swift

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Sophia Bush can’t get enough of Justin Bieber! The two recently worked together at a charity event in NYC and the brunette beauty says she was blown away by the Bieb’s giving nature.
“For such a young kid, he has a really good head on his shoulders and I think it’s a lovely thing to see someone who is so young and sort of in the prime of their youth where they could be self-obsessed really choosing to use his fame for good,” Sophia exclusively told HollywoodLife.com at the Young Hollywood Awards yesterday. “I think he’s setting a good example for his peer group.”

From donating toys to needy children to meeting with his sick fans, Justin always tries to go above and beyond — even if does interfere with his privacy.

“Poor Biebs, he gets mobbed,” she added.

Could YOU see Sophia and Justin being friends?

More on Justin:

1. Is Justin Bieber Turning Into Michael Jackson?
2. Justin Bieber Announces New Fragrance, ‘Girlfriend’ & Contest For Fans
3. Justin Bieber Promises To Meet Fan Megan Ham With Life-Threatening Medical Condition

Do you think Ian Somerhalder would make a great Christian Grey? So does Sophia Bush! “Ian has the smolder down,” Sophia told HollywoodLife.com at the 14th annual Young Hollywood Awards on June 14. “I think he’d be wonderful!” But the Partners star didn’t stop there; she also weighed in with her concerns about how E L James‘ erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey will make it to the big screen.

“It’s going to be an interesting thing, trying to make those books into movies,” she said. “I don’t know how they’re going to do it.”

Ian has been famously campaigning for the role of Christian Grey, first announcing his desire during an interview with Ryan Seacrest, then tweeting about it to writer Bret Easton Ellis. Ian’s Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev has also chimed in, telling MTV News Ian would be “great” as Christian.

Of course, just because she’s got her buddy Ian’s back, that doesn’t mean Sophia is a Fifty Shades fan herself.

“I got 80 pages in and was like, ‘Listen, I’ve got to go back to Steinbeck,” she admitted.

Fifty Shades aside, Sophia was attending the Young Hollywood Awards as the recipient of the Bing Philanthropy Award, which she received due to her activism and ability to raise awareness of social and ecological issues.

Do YOU think Ian should suit up — and strip down — as Christian Grey? Watch our interview with Sophia, cast your vote, and fight it out in the comments section below:

— Andy Swift

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More Fifty Shades Of Grey News:

1. Ian Somerhalder Convinces Hollywood Writer To Back Him For ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Role
2. Nina Dobrev: Ian Somerhalder Would Be ‘Great’ In ‘Fifty Shades’ Movie
3. Ian Somerhalder Wants To Play Christian In ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’

Though Kristen Stewart may be eager to move on from vampires, Ashley Greene is sad to leave her Twilight character, Alice Cullen, behind. “She’s probably one of the easiest characters I’ve ever had to play because I related to her on a lot of levels and I got to go to work everyday and be quirky and cheerful and happy,” Ashley told HollywoodLife.com last night at the Young Hollywood Awards.
“She didn’t really have a lot of sorrow and pain and wasn’t too difficult,” the YHA host continued. “I’ll miss having that ease and being so comfortable with the character… and of course, the interaction with the rest of the cast.”

After working so closely together over the course of four films, Ashley says that cast started to feel more like family than co-workers. “We kept saying it was kind of like high school because we kept going away for a couple months and coming back,” she explains. “But the nice thing is that it’s the end of the saga, but it’s not the end of our friendship.”

Are you excited to see Breaking Dawn Part 2?

More Rob and Kristen News:

1. Kristen Stewart Quits Smoking — Did She Inspire Robert Pattinson?
2. Kristen Stewart Reveals: 3 Reasons I Love Robert Pattinson
3. Robert Pattinson Trying To Quit Smoking — Did Kristen Stewart Inspire Him?

It’s safe to say 14 year-old Hailee Stienfeld is the queen of dressing appropriate, neat and chic on the red carpet — especially at the Young Hollywood Awards! Last year, the star showed in Miu Miu head-to-toe. She accompanied the mature style with dark makeup and a pop of deep red on her nails — but her 2012 look was totally different!

This year, the actress looked stunning in a silver Prabal Gurung top and pants. She topped the look with more neutral colored makeup and a light brown clutch. Despite her different attire, she stuck to her signature wavy locks.

There’s no denying the fact that Hailee is a red carpet pro, but which outfit do YOU think she looks best in? VOTE!

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