Gilded Chris Award

The Gilded Chris Award is the Total Drama Action equivalent of the marshmallows in Total Drama Island. According to Chris in Riot On Set, they represent "the luster of fame" and "immortal greatness". They are gold-colored statuettes of the host, Chris McLean, and this is possibly due to his narcissism. There are multiple awards and like the first season, there will always be at least one castmate who will not receive an award at the Gilded Chris Ceremony. The one who does not receive an award must immediately take the Walk of Shame, catch the Lame-o-sine, and leave the show, to go to the Aftermath studio. It is unknown if they go somewhere else, other than the Aftermath studio.

In Riot On Set, Owen finds out that the Gilded Chris is actually a chocolate statue wrapped in gold foil when he decides to eat it, making them more analogous to the edible rewards from the last season. However, in Alien Resurr-eggtion, a Gilded Chris hit Lindsay on her head and knocked her out with a loud, metal-like clang sound as if it were a real statuette. It is unknown if this is simply a continuity error, one-time gag, or if there are, in fact, different kinds of Gilded Chris awards. In The Aftermath: I, Izzy mentions that the statues are actually chocolate, so Lindsay being knocked out by one may have simply been a one-time gag.

In a rare instance in Ocean's Eight - Or Nine, a team gave all of their awards to the leaving contestant, Owen. When returning cast-mate Courtney successfully voted off Owen that night, the Killer Grips all give their Gilded Chris Awards to Owen as a gesture of friendship, since he loved the chocolate they are made from. Owen is the only contestant so far in the series to have this honor.

In Ocean's Eight - Or Nine, Chris says the statues are made of the finest Belgian chocolate in the world, trademark patented and all his. The Glided Chris was last seen in Top Dog, where Duncan gets the final award of the season.

Counterparts

 * Marshmallows in Total Drama Island.
 * Barf Bags Full of Airline Issued Peanuts in Total Drama World Tour.

Trivia

 * Bridgette and Geoff are the only Total Drama Action contestants never to receive a Gilded Chris.
 * Trent and Gwen both received the first Gilded Chris Awards of the season.
 * Beth has received the most Gilded Chris Awards of any contestant in Total Drama Action, earning eleven Awards.
 * Duncan has received more Gilded Chris Awards than any other male in Total Drama Action.
 * Gwen is the only contestant to receive only one Gilded Chris Award.
 * Duncan received the last Gilded Chris Award of Total Drama Action in Top Dog (interestingly, he was the winner of the season).
 * A real-life Glided Chris award has been made and is on display in Fresh Studios. The only difference between the real Gilded Chris and show's Gilded Chris is that the one made in real life has crossed arms.
 * Gwen expresses the opinion that Chris is a narcissist for modeling the rewards after himself.
 * DJ is the only contestant to be eliminated without anyone on his team receiving a Gilded Chris.
 * It was a Killer Grips elimination ceremony, and Izzy, Beth, and Owen had all received awards, also, Lindsay and Justin were the bottom two, however DJ saved them by quitting.
 * Cartoon Network has released a Total Drama Action shirt featuring a Gilded Chris Award on it.