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Hosting Show, Live on Saturday, March 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nickelodeon today announced the nominees for the 2017 Kids'
Choice Awards, the only live event where kids' votes count and the
biggest stars of the day line up to get slimed. Celebrating kids'
favorites from across the worlds of film, television, music and pop
culture, this year's all-star list of nominations include: Ben Affleck,
Henry Cavill, Daya, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Megan Fox, Lukas Graham,
Kevin Hart, Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Johnson, Felicity Jones, Leslie
Jones, Anna Kendrick, Bruno Mars, Melissa McCarthy, JoJo Siwa, The
Chainsmokers, Justin Timberlake, Twenty One Pilots and more.
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Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards AirSaturday, March 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
Highly regarded as an unpredictable, celebrity-filled mess-fest, Kids'
Choice Awards this year features nine new categories guaranteed to
be unique to this awards season, like "Favorite Frenemies," "Most Wanted
Pet" and "#Squad." Hosted by WWE Superstar John Cena, Nickelodeon's
2017 Kids' Choice Awards airs live on Saturday, March 11, at 8 p.m.
(ET/PT), from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Beginning today, kids can cast their votes across 28 categories with a
brand-new voting experience on Nickelodeon's digital platforms including Nick.com and
the Nick app on iPad, iPhone, Kindle, and Android devices. Users will
also be able to vote through Twitter and Facebook using special KCA
hashtags and the hashtag of their favorite nominee. Fans also can join
in on the slime-fest by going to Nick.com/kca17, the
official destination for everything Kids' Choice Awards, for hilarious
videos, the KCA Creator game, quizzes and pictures, and to get the
latest KCA news on this year's show, nominees and attendees.
In television, kids will have the opportunity to vote for first-time
nominees, Black-ish, Fuller House, Supergirl, Paradise Run and
The Loud House, along with their choice between America's Got
Talent, Shark Tank, The Voice, America's Funniest
Home Videos and American Ninja Warriorfor "Favorite Reality
Show." Nickelodeon's Jace Norman was nominated for "Favorite Male TV
Star" in Henry Danger and Breanna Yde is up for "Favorite Female
TV Star" in School of Rock. Additionally, in the "Favorite
Cartoon" category, kids will choose between ALVINNN!!! and The
Chipmunks, SpongeBob SquarePants, Teen Titans Go!, Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles, The Amazing World of Gumball and The Loud House.
Stars will vie for the blimp across ten music categories, with Bruno
Mars, Justin Timberlake and Twenty One Pilots topping the list with four
nominations each. After ruling the Billboard and iTunes charts, The
Chainsmokers make their Kids' Choice Awards nominee debut with
two nods for "Favorite Music Group" and "Favorite New Artist." Adele,
Beyoncé, Meghan Trainor and Fifth Harmony also garnered two nominations
each, while internet sensations Carson Lueders, Jacob Sartorius, Johnny
Orlando, JoJo Siwa, Matty B and Tiffany Alvord battle it out in the new
category of "Favorite Viral Music Artist." For the first time ever, the
KCAs will also feature a new music category for "Favorite Global Music
Star," which features six artists from around the world battling it out
for the honor of a blimp.
Superheroes, trolls and turtles dominated the movie categories with Captain
America: Civil War, conjuring up top affirmations with eight
nominations. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice followed closely
behind with seven, while Ghostbusters and Rogue One: A Star
Wars Story garnered five each. Stars receiving first time nods in
the film category include, Justin Timberlake for "Favorite Voice from an
Animated Movie" in Trolls (bringing his total nominations to
seven), Kristen Wiig for "Favorite Movie Actress" in Ghostbusters,
and Felicity Jones for "Favorite Butt-Kicker" in Rogue One: A Star
Wars Story. Kevin Hart makes a double appearance in the new category
"BFF's (Best Friends Forever)," nominated for Central Intelligence
and Ride Along 2 -- bringing his total 2017 KCA
nominations to six.
While this will be Cena's first time hosting the global show, he is
beloved worldwide by the Nickelodeon family, having previously hosted
Australia's Kids' Choice Awards in 2008, as well as undergoing a sliming
at the first UK Kids' Choice Awards in 2007.
Sponsors of Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards include Cinnamon
Toast Crunch™, Crest®, Hot Wheels®, Nintendo, Skechers®, Toyota and
Walmart.
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The nominees and categories for Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice
Awards are (*new categories):
TELEVISION:
Favorite TV Show - Kids' Show
Game Shakers
Girl Meets World
Henry Danger
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
The Thundermans
Favorite TV Show - Family Show
Big Bang Theory
Black-ish
Fuller House
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Supergirl
The Flash
Favorite Reality Show
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Paradise Run
Shark Tank
The Voice
Favorite Cartoon
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teen Titans Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Amazing World of Gumball
The Loud House
Favorite Male TV Star
Benjamin Flores Jr. (Triple G, Game Shakers)
Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Jack Griffo (Max, The Thundermans)
Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger)
Casey Simpson (Ricky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Tyrel Jackson Williams (Leo, Lab Rats)
Favorite Female TV Star
Rowan Blanchard (Riley, Girl Meets World)
Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie, Liv and Maddie)
Lizzy Greene (Dawn, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe, The Thundermans)
Breanna Yde (Tomika, School of Rock)
Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover)
FILM:
Favorite Movie
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Captain America: Civil War
Ghostbusters
Pete's Dragon
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Will Arnett(Vernon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the
Shadows)
Henry Cavill(Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War)
Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War)
Chris Hemsworth (Kevin, Ghostbusters)
Favorite Movie Actress
Amy Adams (Lois, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Megan Fox (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows)
Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War)
Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
Melissa McCarthy (Abby, Ghostbusters)
Kristen Wiig (Erin, Ghostbusters)
Favorite Animated Movie
Finding Dory
Moana
Sing
The Secret Life of Pets
Trolls
Zootopia
Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie
Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory)
Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets)
Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana)
Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls)
Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls)
Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing)
Favorite Villain
Helena Bonham Carter (The Red Queen, Alice Through the Looking
Glass)
Idris Elba (Krall, Star Trek Beyond)
Will Ferrell (Mugatu, Zoolander 2)
Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets) *Note: animated
Charlize Theron (Ravenna, The Huntsman: Winter's War)
Spencer Wilding (Darth Vader, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
Favorite Butt-Kicker
Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War)
Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman, The Huntsman: Winter's War)
Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War)
Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique, X-Men: Apocalypse)
Zoe Saldana (Lieutenant Uhura, Star Trek Beyond)
BFF's (Best Friends Forever)*
Ruby Barnhill & Mark Rylance (Sophie/BFG, The BFG)
Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson (Bob/Calvin, Central
Intelligence)
Kevin Hart & Ice Cube (Ben/James, Ride Along 2)
Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Captain Kirk/Spock, Star Trek
Beyond)
Neel Sethi & Bill Murray (Mowgli/ Baloo, Jungle Book)
Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson (Derek/Hansel, Zoolander 2)
Favorite Frenemies*
Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch, Trolls)
Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill (Batman/Superman, Batman v
Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. (Captain America/Iron Man,
Captain America: Civil War)
Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick, Zootopia)
Dwayne Johnson & Auli'I Cravalho (Moana/Maui, Moana)
Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch, Trolls)
Charlize Theron & Emily Blunt (Ravenna/Freya, The
Huntsman: Winter's War)
Most Wanted Pet*
Baloo from The Jungle Book (Bill Murray)
Dory from Finding Dory (Ellen DeGeneres)
Po from Kung Fu Panda 3 (Jack Black)
Red from The Angry Birds Movie (Jason Sudeikis)
Rosita from Sing (Reese Witherspoon)
Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart)
#Squad*
Captain America: Civil War - Chris Evans, Robert Downey
Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don
Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman
Finding Dory - Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson,
Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy
Ghostbusters - Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate
McKinnon, Leslie Jones
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker,
Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Mads
Mikkelsen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - Noel Fisher,
Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson
X-Men: Apocalypse - James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer
Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Ben Hardy, Kodi
Smit-McPhee, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn
MUSIC:
Favorite Music Group
The Chainsmokers
Fifth Harmony
Maroon 5
OneRepublic
Pentatonix
Twenty One Pilots
Favorite Male Singer
Drake
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Justin Timberlake
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Singer
Adele
Beyoncé
Ariana Grande
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Song
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Can't Stop the Feeling! - Justin Timberlake
Heathens - Twenty One Pilots
Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Adele
Side to Side - Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj
Work from Home - Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign
Favorite New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Daya
Lukas Graham
Solange
Rae Sremmurd
Hailee Steinfeld
Twenty One Pilots
Favorite Music Video*
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Can't Stop The Feeling! - Justin Timberlake
Formation - Beyoncé
Juju On That Beat - Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall
Me Too - Meghan Trainor
Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots
Favorite DJ/EDM Artist*
Martin Garrix
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
Skrillex
DJ Snake
Zedd
Favorite Soundtrack*
Hamilton
Me Before You
Moana
Sing
Suicide Squad
Trolls
Favorite Viral Music Artist*
Tiffany Alvord
Matty B
Carson Lueders
Johnny Orlando
Jacob Sartorius
JoJo Siwa
Favorite Global Music Star*
5 Seconds of Summer (Australia/New Zealand)
BIGBANG (Asia)
Bruno Mars (North America)
Little Mix (UK)
Shakira (South America)
Zara Larsson (Europe)
OTHER CATEGORIES:
Favorite Video Game
Just Dance 2017
Lego Marvel's Avengers
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Minecraft: Story Mode
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Pokémon Moon
Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards is produced by
Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly
Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.
Media outlets can access photos and video for Nickelodeon's 2017
Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto Nickpress.com.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 37th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by
putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes
television programming and production in the United States and around
the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature
films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than
90 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable
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