2026 Kids' Choice Awards

2026 Kids' Choice Awards
Date	November 14, 2026 (2026-11-14)
Location	Television City Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Alex Warren
Most nominations	Stranger Things (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Nickelodeon CBS
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The 39th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ceremony will be held on November 14, 2026, at Television City in Los Angeles, California with Alex Warren serving as host. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It will air live on Nickelodeon, with a simulcast airing on CBS for the first time. ^{[4] [5]}

The Nickelodeon network premiere of Minions: The Rise of Gru will lead into the ceremony. ^[6]

Nominees

The nominees were announced and voting opened on October 8, 2026. ^{[1] [7]} This ceremony features the debuts of categories Watch Party: Kids' Choice, Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio, and Favorite Clutch Player of the Year. ^{[1] [3]} Prior to the full nominees reveal, the Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Movie Actor nominees were first revealed on CBS Mornings on October 8. ^[8]

Movies

Favorite Movie	Favorite Movie Actress
Avatar: Fire and Ash How to Train Your Dragon Jurassic World Rebirth Lilo & Stitch Moana Spider-Man: Brand New Day Superman Wicked: For Good	Anne Hathaway – The Devil Wears Prada 2 as Andy Sachs Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good as Glinda Catherine Laga'aia – Moana as Moana Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good as Elphaba Millie Bobby Brown – Enola Holmes 3 as Enola Holmes Scarlett Johansson – Jurassic World Rebirth as Zora Bennett Zendaya – Spider-Man: Brand New Day as MJ Zoe Saldaña – Avatar: Fire and Ash as Neytiri
Favorite Movie Actor	Favorite Animated Movie
Adam Sandler – Happy Gilmore 2 as Happy Gilmore David Corenswet – Superman as Clark Kent / Superman Dwayne Johnson – Moana as Maui Hugh Jackman – The Sheep Detectives as George Hardy John Cena – Coyote vs. Acme as Buddy Crane Ryan Gosling – Project Hail Mary as Ryland Grace Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Brand New Day as Peter Parker / Spider-Man Zach Galifianakis – Lilo & Stitch as Dr. Jumba Jookiba	Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender KPop Demon Hunters Minions & Monsters Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Toy Story 5 Zootopia 2
Favorite Female Animated Voice from a Movie	Favorite Male Animated Voice from a Movie
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Princess Peach Arden Cho – KPop Demon Hunters as Rumi Brie Larson – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Rosalina Gabrielle Union – Goat as Jett Fillmore Ginnifer Goodwin – Zootopia 2 as Judy Hopps Joan Cusack – Toy Story 5 as Jessie Mckenna Grace – Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie as Skye Rihanna – Smurfs as Smurfette	Ahn Hyo-seop – KPop Demon Hunters as Jinu Chris Pratt – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Mario Jack Black – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Bowser Jason Bateman – Zootopia 2 as Nick Wilde Michael B. Jordan – Swapped as Ollie Tim Allen – Toy Story 5 as Buzz Lightyear Tom Hanks – Toy Story 5 as Woody Tom Kenny – The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants as SpongeBob SquarePants
Watch Party: Kids' Choice	Favorite Villain
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie Camp Rock 3 Clash of the Thundermans Descendants: Wicked Wonderland Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires	Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada 2 as Emily Charlton Jack Black – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Bowser Jeff Goldblum – Wicked: For Good as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz John Cena – Coyote vs. Acme as Buddy Crane Julia Garner – The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Shalla-Bal / The Silver Surfer Mark Hamill – The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants as The Flying Dutchman Sadie Sink – Spider-Man: Brand New Day as Jean Grey Zach Galifianakis – Lilo & Stitch as Dr. Jumba Jookiba

Television

Favorite Kids TV Show	Favorite Family TV Show
Avatar: The Last Airbender Percy Jackson and the Olympians Soy Luna: Let's Roll Again The Thundermans: Undercover Vampirina: Teenage Vampire Wizards Beyond Waverly Place	Abbott Elementary Ghosts Ginny & Georgia Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair One Piece Stranger Things Wednesday XO, Kitty
Favorite TV Show Reality Competition	Favorite Cartoon
American Idol American Ninja Warrior America's Got Talent Lego Masters Survivor The Voice	Big City Greens Phineas and Ferb SpongeBob SquarePants Teen Titans Go! The Bad Guys: The Series The Simpsons
Favorite Female TV Star (Kids)	Favorite Male TV Star (Kids)
Elizabeth Yu – Avatar: The Last Airbender as Azula Janice LeAnn Brown – Wizards Beyond Waverly Place as Billie Kenzi Richardson – Vampirina: Teenage Vampire as Vampirina "Vee" Hauntley Kira Kosarin – The Thundermans: Undercover as Phoebe Thunderman Leah Sava Jeffries – Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Annabeth Chase Maya Le Clark – The Thundermans: Undercover as Chloe Thunderman	Alkaio Thiele – Wizards Beyond Waverly Place as Roman Russo Aryan Simhadri – Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Grover Underwood David Henrie – Wizards Beyond Waverly Place as Justin Russo Gordon Cormier – Avatar: The Last Airbender as Aang Jack Griffo – The Thundermans: Undercover as Max Thunderman Walker Scobell – Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Percy Jackson
Favorite Female TV Star (Family)	Favorite Male TV Star (Family)
Anna Cathcart – XO, Kitty as Kitty Antonia Gentry – Ginny & Georgia as Ginny Miller Catherine Zeta-Jones – Wednesday as Morticia Addams Emma Myers – Wednesday as Enid Sinclair Jenna Ortega – Wednesday as Wednesday Addams Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things as Eleven Sadie Sink – Stranger Things as Max Mayfield Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues	Bryan Cranston – Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair as Hal Cedric the Entertainer – The Neighborhood as Calvin Butler David Harbour – Stranger Things as Jim Hopper Finn Wolfhard – Stranger Things as Mike Wheeler Frankie Muniz – Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair as Malcolm Wilkerson Isaac Ordonez – Wednesday as Pugsley Addams Joe Keery – Stranger Things as Steve Harrington Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie

Music

Favorite Female Artist	Favorite Male Artist
Ariana Grande Cardi B Karol G Miley Olivia Rodrigo Rosé Sabrina Carpenter Taylor Swift	Benson Boone Bruno Mars Drake Ed Sheeran Harry Styles Justin Bieber Lil Uzi Vert Tyler, the Creator
Favorite Music Group or Duo	Favorite Female Breakout Artist/Group
Blackpink BTS Jonas Brothers Maroon 5 Twenty One Pilots Weezer	Adéla Ella Langley Katseye Olivia Dean Raye Stella Lefty
Favorite Male Breakout Artist/Group	Favorite Song
BigXthaPlug Don Toliver Noah Kahan Role Model Sombr Temper City	"Daisies" – Justin Bieber "Drop Dead" – Olivia Rodrigo "Hate That I Made You Love Me" – Ariana Grande "I Just Might" – Bruno Mars "Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter "Swim" – BTS "The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift "The Time of My Life" – Benson Boone
Favorite Song from a Movie	Favorite Viral Song
"Big Guy" – Ice Spice (from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants ) "Dream as One" – Miley (from Avatar: Fire and Ash ) "For Good" – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (from Wicked: For Good ) "Golden" – Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami (from KPop Demon Hunters ) "I Knew It, I Knew You" – Taylor Swift (from Toy Story 5 ) "Just Keep Watching" – Tate McRae (from F1 ) "Runway" – Lady Gaga and Doechii (from The Devil Wears Prada 2 ) "Zoo" – Shakira (from Zootopia 2 )	"Babydoll" – Jamie Miller "Boston" – Stella Lefty "Choosin' Texas" – Ella Langley "E85" – Don Toliver "Hit the Wall" – Gracie Abrams "Man I Need" – Olivia Dean "Tit for Tat" – Tate McRae "Where Is My Husband!" – Raye
Favorite Music Collaboration	Favorite Album
"Bloodline" – Alex Warren (with Jelly Roll) "Bring Your Love" – Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter "Dai Dai" – Shakira, Burna Boy "Dracula (with Jennie)" – Tame Impala, Jennie "I Can't Love You Anymore" – Ella Langley (feat. Morgan Wallen) "Safe" – Cardi B (feat. Kehlani) "Stateside + Zara Larsson" – PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson "The Life of a Showgirl" – Taylor Swift (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)	Am I the Drama? – Cardi B Arirang – BTS Iceman – Drake Man's Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter Swag – Justin Bieber The Romantic – Bruno Mars The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love – Olivia Rodrigo
Favorite Global Music Star
Africa: Tyla Asia: BINI Australia: Tame Impala Europe: Zara Larsson Latin America: Karol G North America: Taylor Swift UK: Olivia Dean

Sports

Favorite Female Sports Star	Favorite Male Sports Star
A'ja Wilson Alysa Liu Angel Reese Caitlin Clark Chloe Kim Coco Gauff Mikaela Shiffrin Trinity Rodman	Anthony Edwards LeBron James Lewis Hamilton Lionel Messi Patrick Mahomes Shohei Ohtani Stephen Curry Travis Kelce
Favorite Clutch Player of the Year
Caleb Williams Eileen Gu Freddie Freeman Hilary Knight Jack Hughes Jalen Brunson Nelly Korda Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Miscellaneous

Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio	Favorite Female Creator
Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo, and May Hong – KPop Demon Hunters as Rumi, Zoey, and Mira Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good as Glinda and Elphaba Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Keery – Stranger Things as Dustin Henderson and Steve Harrington Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman – Zootopia 2 as Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan – Freakier Friday as Tess Coleman and Anna Coleman Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers – Wednesday as Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, and Tom Hanks – Toy Story 5 as Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and Woody Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci – The Devil Wears Prada 2 as Miranda Priestly and Nigel Kipling	Brooke Monk Charli D'Amelio Haley Kalil Lexi Rivera Pokimane Salish Matter Sofie Dossi Taylen Biggs
Favorite Male Creator	Favorite Creator Family
Airrack Dude Perfect IShowSpeed Jesser Kai Cenat MrBeast SeanDoesMagic Unspeakable	Earle Family Familia Diamond Jordan and Salish Matter Ninja Kidz TV The Bucket List Family The Fun Squad Vlad and Niki
Favorite Video Game	Favorite Podcast
Among Us Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Fortnite Minecraft Roblox Super Mario Bros. Wonder	Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain Avatar: Braving the Elements Baby, This is Keke Palmer Hey Jonas! LOL Podcast New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast Stuff You Should Know

Special Recognition

King of Comedy

• Chris Pratt ^[9]

References

1. "CBS and Nickelodeon Announce Multiplatinum Grammy-Nominated Recording Artist Alex Warren as Host of 2026 "Kids' Choice Awards" ("KCAs"), Live on Saturday, Nov. 14" (Press release). CBS. October 8, 2026. Retrieved October 8, 2026– via The Futon Critic.
2. Greg Evans (October 8, 2026). "Alex Warren To Host Kids' Choice Awards On Nickelodeon & CBS Next Month". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 8, 2026.
3. Isabelle Farina (October 8, 2026). "Alex Warren to Host 2026 Kids Choice Awards, Nominations Announced". Variety . Retrieved October 8, 2026.
4. Denise Petski (April 15, 2026). "CBS Sets Live Price Is Right Christmas Special, Network To Simulcast Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards For First Time". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 15, 2026.
5. Michael Schneider (April 15, 2026). "CBS to Air First-Ever The Price Is Right Live Special, Adds Kids Choice Awards Simulcast". Variety . Retrieved April 15, 2026.
6. "Minions: The Rise of Gru Upcoming Airings". Gracenote . Retrieved November 5, 2026.
7. Paul Grein (October 8, 2026). "Cue the Slime: Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande & Sabrina Carpenter Lead 2026 Kids' Choice Awards Nominations (Full List)". Billboard . Retrieved October 8, 2026.
8. CBS Mornings [@CBSMornings] (October 8, 2026). "EXCLUSIVE: @nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards are just around the corner — and we're revealing some of the actors nominated for Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Movie Actor, along with announcing the host, @alexwaarren" (Tweet). Retrieved October 8, 2026– via X (formerly Twitter).
9. Kimberly Nordyke (November 5, 2026). "Chris Pratt Tapped for King of Comedy Award at 2026 Kids' Choice Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 5, 2026.

External links

• Official website (archived)
• 2026 Kids' Choice Awards at IMDb