Kids Cast Record-Breaking 500 Million Votes Globally
Host Nick Jonas, 5 Seconds of Summer, Shawn Mendes, Josh Gad and
casts of Modern Family and The Thundermans Doused
with Slime
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Angelina Jolie Pitt, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, One
Direction, Selena Gomez, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fifth Harmony, The
Voice and Austin & Ally were among this year's fan
favorites, winning orange blimps at Nickelodeon's
28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards,
Saturday, March 28, 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Hosted
by recording artist/actor and kids' pick for Favorite Male Singer Nick
Jonas, the awards were broadcast from Los Angeles' legendary "Fabulous"
Forum, where kids celebrated their favorites from the worlds of film,
music, television and more. Kids from around the world cast more than
500 million votes, a record-breaking tally.
Host Nick Jonas gets slimmed during the Nickelodeon 2015 Kids' Choice Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty/Nickelodeon©2015 Viacom International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Multi-talented host Jonas opened the show with a stunning performance of
his Billboard Top 10 smash, "Chains," and number-one radio hit,
"Jealous." Backed by tween metal trio Unlocking the Truth, his
theatrical set also featured a celeb-filled video montage, 3D elements
and aerialists. Hip-hop phenomenon Iggy Azalea was joined by Academy
Award- and Grammy-winner Jennifer Hudson onstage in a bold and dynamic
rendition of their hit "Trouble," which continued the storyline of their
popular music video. In an epic finale, Aussie pop-rock band 5 Seconds
of Summer's powerful performance of "What I Like About You" literally
blew out the slime-filled speakers, flooding the stage with thousands of
gallons of slime.
This year's Kids' Choice Awards proved to be as messy as ever,
from Jennifer Lopez presenting Jonas with his award and a surprise
sliming; to the Favorite Family TV Show stars of Modern Family
getting doused in goo; Jonas chugging a mug of slime in a "Dare or Dare"
slime challenge; and a backstage pie fight between Chris Pratt and the
cast of Henry
Danger.
The stars of The
Thundermans cleaned up the special live vote during the show,
which garnered over 7 million votes. They beat out the casts of Bella
and the Bulldogs and Nicky,
Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and received the deluxe treatment from
the first-ever human slime car wash complete with conveyer, spinning
brushes, swinging flaps, spraying nozzles and, of course, tons of slime.
Kids and families paid tribute to their favorites by casting votes in 21
categories, from Feb. 20-March 28, including the newly
introduced Favorite Talent Competition Show, Favorite Family TV Show,
Most Addicting Game and Favorite New Artist. Fans were able to vote for
their favorites across all of Nickelodeon's digital platforms including Nick.com;
the Nick App on Android, iOS and Kindle; and through Twitter
using #KCA.
The star-studded telecast featured additional celebrity participants,
including: Jamie Foxx, Emma Stone, Liam Hemsworth, Chris Rock, Zendaya,
Echosmith, Josh Gad, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Grant Gustin, Debby Ryan, Chloe
Bennet, Fifth Harmony, Joe Jonas, Nick Cannon, Shawn Mendes, Kaley
Cuoco-Sweeting, Kevin James, Mo'ne Davis, Skylar Diggins, Ross Lynch,
Quvenzhané Wallis, Meghan Trainor, Jennette McCurdy, Laura Marano,
Katherine Herzer, Jennette McCurdy and Bethany Mota, plus cast members
from The
Haunted Hathaways, Instant
Mom, SpongeBob
SquarePants, and many others.
Nickelodeon upped the digital presence during the 28th Annual
Kids' Choice Awards, offering cross-platform interactive experiences
before, during and after the big show on Nickelodeon websites, Twitter,
Facebook, and mobile and iOS devices. This year's ceremony brought
together the on-air and online experience closer than ever before with a
live stream of the broadcast, allowing kids and families everywhere to
be a part of the night's festivities. Additionally, Nick Digital
platforms offered exclusive real-time updates and photos from the carpet
and backstage. Users were also able to participate in this year's live
vote to determine which Nick cast would go through the first-ever human
slime car wash! Fans can relive their favorite show moments by watching
video highlights from the live show and flipping through orange carpet,
live event and performance photo recaps. The app and website feature
clips and photos from past Nickelodeon Kids' Choice
Awards shows, along with promotional spots, original
video, information about Nick Jonas, nominees, quizzes, and a KCA-themed
game.
The live broadcast of Nickelodeon's 28th
Annual Kids' Choice Awards encores Saturday, March 28, at 10 p.m.
(ET/PT) on Nick
at Nite, and Sunday, March 29, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
Replays of the awards will also air on CMT Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m.
(ET/PT); Nicktoons
on March 30, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT); and TeenNick
on Thursday, April 2, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Nickelodeon's 28th
Annual Kids' Choice Awards will be available on Nickelodeon On
Demand, Nick App and Nick.com beginning Sunday, March 29.
Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 28th
Annual Kids' Choice Awards are Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition, General
Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch™, Gogurt® & Fruit Snacks, Hasbro DohVinci,
and Walmart. Associate sponsors are Bounty®, Capri Sun, McDonald's®,
Nintendo and Toyota.
The following are Nickelodeon's 28th Annual
Kids' Choice Awards winners:
TELEVISION:
Favorite Kids TV Show
Austin & Ally
Favorite TV Actor
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Favorite TV Actress
Laura Marano (Austin & Ally)
Favorite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Reality Show
Dance Moms
Favorite Talent Competition Show
The Voice
Favorite Family TV Show
Modern Family
FILM:
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Favorite Villain
Angelina Jolie Pitt (Maleficent)
Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum:
Secret of the Tomb)
Favorite Movie Actress
Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man
2)
Favorite Animated Movie
Big Hero 6
Favorite Male Action Star
Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger
Games: Mockingjay - Part 1)
Favorite Female Action Star
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger
Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and X-Men: Days of Future Past)
MUSIC:
Favorite Music Group
One Direction
Favorite Male Singer
Nick Jonas
Favorite Female Singer
Selena Gomez
Favorite Song Of The Year
"Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana
Grande and Nicki Minaj)
Favorite New Artist
Fifth Harmony
OTHER CATEGORIES:
Most Addicting Game
Minecraft
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
The 2015 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in
more than 431 million households in 160 countries and territories around
the globe. Within hours of airing live in the United States, Canada and
Australia, the show will roll out in internationally giving kids around
the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel
to enjoy the show. In many international markets, the 2015 KCAs will
feature country-specific award categories and nominees such as
Lieblings-Videoblogger: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz (Favorite
Videoblogger: Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Artista Brasileiro
Favorito (Favorite Brazilian Artist). Voting for the 2015 KCAs spanned
six continents across 19 localized voting sites, in addition to Twitter
hashtag voting (#KCA), giving kids practically everywhere the chance to
decide who takes home a coveted blimp.
Nickelodeon's
28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards is
produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Jay Schmalholz, Shelly Sumpter
Gillyard, Andrew Llinares and Paula Kaplan are executive producers. Ben
Thursby is co-executive producer.
Nickelodeon, now in its 35th 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
100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable
network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com.
Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks
of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
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Nickelodeon:
Ariana Urbont, 310-752-8079
or
Lilah
Kojoori, 310-752-8206
or
Nick Jonas:
Derris &
Company
Patrick Confrey or Danielle Vitucci
212-500-0810
Source: Nickelodeon
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