George Lopez

Held to recognize the most charitable people, places and events over the past year, the winners of the 2011 Do Something Awards were crowned in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night (August 14). With "Glee" actress Jane Lynch tending to hosting duties for the second straight year, big winners announced during the swanky ceremony included Olivia Wilde as Do Something Movie Star, Justin Bieber as Do Something Music Artist and David Beckham as Do Something Athlete.

Held to recognize the most charitable people, places and events over the past year, the winners of the 2011 Do Something Awards were crowned in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night (August 14).

With "Glee" actress Jane Lynch tending to hosting duties for the second straight year, big winners announced during the swanky ceremony included Olivia Wilde as Do Something Movie Star, Justin Bieber as Do Something Music Artist and David Beckham as Do Something Athlete.

Oklahoma country music stars Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton have received a Do Something Award nomination for their pair of home state charity concerts that raised $500,000 for tornado relief efforts in Tushka. In addition, the hit NBC reality TV show “The Voice,” which features Shelton as one of its four superstar coaches and included McEntire among its first-season celebrity advisers, has been nominated for a Do Something Award.

DoSomething.org has announced the official voting period for the 2011 Do Something Awards opens today July 11, 2011 at 9am ET at DoSomething.VH1.com and extends through August 14, 2011 9am ET. Fans now have the opportunity to vote for their favorite celebrities who do great work and who inspire young people to do great work too.

On Twitter, Olivia Wilde, the actress from “Tron,” “House,” and the upcoming “Cowboys and Aliens,” tweeted she was nominated for a “Do Something Award,” on VH1. Curious, I wandered onto the page, and it’s a show that honors people in entertainment who donate time and money to charities. There is an actual awards show on VH1 on Aug. 18. Of course, I applaud there being an awards show to bring a spotlight to all these causes. But lets be honest, my support of the show will only go so far if it’s not entertaining.

When Will Perez 08 MD 13 found himself sitting in a celebrity-packed Hollywood Palladium on July 19, his Facebook status summed up his reaction: This is surreal. Hollywood is far from his medical classes at Brown, and a world away from the orphanage in Haiti where he lived for a year developing public health programs (see Brown Medicine, Fall 2009).

Tonight DoSomething.org celebrated young do-gooders, celebrities and organizations that have made a commitment to social change with the star-studded "Do Something Awards" LIVE on VH1. Hosted by comedic genius and "Glee" star Jane Lynch, the show featured musical performances by Natasha Bedingfield, Lifehouse, and Travie McCoy with special guest Bruno Mars and an all-star red carpet before the award show at The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The night concluded with revealing Jessica Posner as the grand prize winner of the $100,000.

Hosted by Jane Lynch, the Live VH1 Telecast Announced The $100,000 Grand Prize Winner

Hosted by Jane Lynch, the Live VH1 Telecast Announced The $100,000 Grand Prize Winner