The 2006 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 20, 2006, at the Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, California. The event was hosted by Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson with Nelly Furtado & Timbaland, Rihanna, and Kevin Federline as performers. Fall Out Boy was one of the ceremony's biggest winners with three awards.
Fall Out Boy was the most-awarded nominee in the Music categories, winning three awards for Choice Single, Rock Group, and Rock Track respectively. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest led the film nominees with six awards, including for Choice Action Adventure. High School Musical topped the television nominees, also earning three wins, including Choice Comedy/Musical. The Courage Award was presented to Jason McElwain, a high school basketball team manager with autism, for his athletic performance at the end of a division game that won his team the match.