Gilded Chris Award

The Gilded Chris Award, is the Total Drama Action equivalent of Marshmallows from Total Drama Island. Also known as the Chris, they are gold-colored statuettes of the host, Chris McLean. There are multiple awards, and like first season, there will always be at least one character that will not receive one 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 game. It is still unknown where the losers are taken.

In Riot On Set, Owen finds out that the Gilded Chris is a chocolate statue wrapped in gold foil, 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 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 a leaving player, 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 to have this honor in the series.

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.

Trivia

 * Bridgette and Geoff are the only cast-mates to never receive a Gilded Chris.
 * The Gilded Chris awards are replaced by bags of peanuts in Total Drama, the Musical.
 * Trent and Gwen both received the first Gilded Chris' of the season.
 * Duncan received the last Gilded Chris of the season in Top Dog. The Awards weren't given out in The Aftermath: IV.
 * Beth has received the most Gilded Chris Awards of any contestant in Total Drama Action.
 * Gwen is the only contestant to receive only one Gilded Chris.

Goofs

 * In the episode The Princess Pride Chris uses the term, "Golden Chris" instead of Gilded Chris.
 * It is referred to as a statue sometimes instead of chocolate.