Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder Presenting at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards

With their successful and intense Season 3 run, admirable charity fundraising efforts, and jaw-dropping red carpet appearances at entertainment events, the Vampire Diaries cast members are on fire! And with recently announced 2012 Teen Choice Award nominations, our favorite Mystic Falls hotties are proving that they’re one sizzling fire that can’t be put out! Apparently, the dashing Salvatore brothers will be butting heads once again as Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley contend for “Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi,” and it’ll be a massive showdown of the BFFs with Nina Dobrev and Kat Graham both competing for “Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi.” As for “Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi”? Well, let’s just say we’re betting our best fangs that TVD will take a big bite out of this delicious category…

See which awards The Vampire Diaries is in the running for along with all their fierce contenders:

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
FRINGE
“Once Upon a Time”
“Supernatural”
“True Blood”
“The Vampire Diaries”

Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Jensen Ackles, “Supernatural”
Joshua Jackson, FRINGE
Jared Padalecki, “Supernatural”
Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries”
Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries”

Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”
Ginnifer Goodwin, “Once Upon a Time”
Kat Graham, “The Vampire Diaries”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Anna Torv, FRINGE

Choice Male Hottie
Justin Bieber
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
Robert Pattinson
Ian Somerhalder

Remember, these are the Teen Choice Awards–meaning that we lucky viewers get to vote once a day for our favorite shows and characters. Let’s join forces and make sure that TVD bags some well-deserved wins by voting HERE.

So who will you be voting for? (We won’t judge.) Do you feel that anyone was left out? Let’s discuss the nominations in the comments!