Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Cartoon

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice for Favorite Cartoon is an award category given at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. This list also includes other information and other winners and nominees for the specific cartoon or relations to it. SpongeBob SquarePants , has the most awards by a winning streak with 16 wins (21 overall). No other show has beaten it, however Avatar: The Last Airbender ended the streak in 2008, but it was regained in 2009 and every year since.

1990s

Year	Cartoon	Network	Other Info	Other awards
1995 [1]	Doug	Nickelodeon	First win and nomination, first Nicktoon win and nomination
	Aladdin	CBS/The Disney Channel	First nomination	Disney's Aladdin was nominated for "Favorite Video Game"
	Animaniacs	Fox Kids	First nomination
1996	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	First win and nomination
	Animaniacs	Kids' WB	Second nomination
	Doug	Nickelodeon	First loss
	The Simpsons	Fox	First nomination
1997	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	Win, 2nd time in a row
	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	CBS	First nomination
	Animaniacs	Kids' WB	Third nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Second nomination
1998	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	Win, 3rd time in a row
	Hey Arnold!	Nickelodeon	First nomination
	King of the Hill	Fox	First nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Third nomination
1999	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	Win, 4th time in a row	The Rugrats Movie won "Favorite Movie"
	CatDog	Nickelodeon	First nomination
	Men in Black: The Series	Kids' WB	First nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Fourth nomination

2000s

Year	Cartoon	Network	Other Info	Other awards
2000	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	Win, 5th time in a row
	Pokémon	Kids' WB	First nomination, first anime nomination for Favorite Cartoon	Pokémon Yellow won "Favorite Video Game" Pokémon: The First Movie was nominated for "Favorite Movie".
	The Simpsons	Fox	Fifth nomination
	CatDog	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
2001	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	Win, 6th time in a row	Susan Sarandon won "Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie".
	Hey Arnold!	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
	The Powerpuff Girls	Cartoon Network	First nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Sixth nomination
2002	The Simpsons	Fox	First win, first and only non-Nicktoon win, seventh nomination overall
	Hey Arnold!	Nickelodeon	Third nomination
	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	First loss, became 3rd most nominated
	Scooby-Doo	Cartoon Network	First nomination
2003	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	First win and nomination	SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman won "Favorite Video Game"
	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	Last nomination for original series
	The Simpsons	Fox	First loss after first win, eighth nomination
	Kim Possible	Disney Channel	First nomination
2004	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 2nd time in a row	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom won "Favorite Video Game"
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	First nomination
	The Proud Family	Disney Channel	First nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Ninth nomination
2005	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 3rd time in a row
	Ed, Edd n Eddy	Cartoon Network	First nomination
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Tenth nomination
2006	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 4th time in a row
	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	Nickelodeon	First nomination
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	Third nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Broke record for most nominated, eleventh nomination overall
2007	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 5th time in a row	SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab won "Favorite Video Game"
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	Fourth nomination
	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Twelfth nomination
2008	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Nickelodeon	First and only win and nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Thirteenth nomination	The Simpsons Movie was nominated for "Favorite Animated Movie"
	Ed, Edd n Eddy	Cartoon Network	Second nomination
	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Only year without win to date
2009	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	First win after first loss
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	Becomes 4th most nominated
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel	First nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Fourteenth nomination

2010s

Year	Cartoon	Network	Other Info	Other awards
2010	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 2nd time in a row
	The Penguins of Madagascar	Nickelodeon	First nomination
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel/Disney XD	Second nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Fifteenth nomination
2011	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 3rd time in a row, Broke record for 2nd most nominated
	The Penguins of Madagascar	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel/Disney XD	Third nomination
	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Cartoon Network	First nomination for this series, second nomination for the whole franchise
2012	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 4th time in a row (9th of all time)
	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Nickelodeon	First nomination	Kung Fu Panda 2 was nominated for "Favorite Animated Movie"
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel/Disney XD	Fourth nomination
	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Cartoon Network	Second nomination for this series, third nomination for the whole franchise
2013	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 5th time in a row (10th of all time)
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	Fifth nomination
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel/Disney XD	Becomes 5th most nominated, Fifth nomination as well
	Tom and Jerry	Cartoon Network	First and Only nomination
2014	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 6th time in a row (11th of all time)	Patrick Star won "Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick"
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon	First nomination for the 2012 series, 1st nomination for the franchise
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel/Disney XD	Sixth nomination	Perry the Platypus was nominated for "Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick"
	Adventure Time	Cartoon Network	First nomination
2015	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 7th time in a row (12th of all time)	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was nominated for "Favorite Animated Movie"
	Adventure Time	Cartoon Network	Second nomination
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel/Disney XD	Seventh nomination
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon	Second nomination for the 2012 series, 2nd nomination for the franchise	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was nominated for "Favorite Movie".
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	First nomination
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	Last nomination
2016	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 8th time in a row (13th of all time)	SpongeBob HeroPants was nominated for "Favorite Video Game"
	ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks	Nickelodeon	First nomination	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip was nominated for "Favorite Movie"
	Gravity Falls	Disney Channel/Disney XD	First and only nomination
	Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu	Cartoon Network	First nomination
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel/Disney XD	Last nomination
	Steven Universe	Cartoon Network	First and only nomination
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Second nomination
	The Amazing World of Gumball	Cartoon Network	First nomination
2017	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 9th time in a row (14th of all time)
	ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Third nomination
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon	Third nomination for 2012 series, 3rd nomination for franchise	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows was nominated for "Favorite Movie"
	The Amazing World of Gumball	Cartoon Network	Second nomination
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	First nomination
2018	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 10th time in a row (15th of all time)
	ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks	Nickelodeon	Third nomination
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	First nomination since 2010, 16th nomination overall
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Fourth nomination
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon	Fourth and final nomination for 2012 series, 4th nomination for franchise
2019	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 11th time in a row (16th of all time)
	ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks	Nickelodeon	Fourth nomination
	The Boss Baby: Back in Business	Netflix	First nomination
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	Third nomination
	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon	First nomination for series, 5th nomination for franchise
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Fifth nomination

2020s

Year	Cartoon	Network	Other Info	Other awards
2020	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 12th time in a row (17th of all time)
	ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks	Nickelodeon	Fifth nomination
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Sixth nomination
	The Amazing World of Gumball	Cartoon Network	Third nomination
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	Fourth nomination
	The Simpsons	Fox	Seventeenth nomination
2021	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 13th time in a row (18th of all time)
	ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks	Nickelodeon	Last nomination
	The Boss Baby: Back in Business	Netflix	Second nomination
	Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar	Nickelodeon	Only nomination
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	Fifth nomination
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Seventh nomination
2022	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 14th time in a row (19th of all time); 20th nomination	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie Awkwafina, Tom Kenny and Keanu Reeves were nominated for "Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie"
	Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous	Netflix	First nomination
	Looney Tunes Cartoons	HBO Max	Only nomination
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	Sixth nomination
	The Smurfs	Nickelodeon	First nomination
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Eighth nomination
2023	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 15th time in a row (20th of all time); 21st nomination
	Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous	Netflix	Second nomination
	Rugrats (2021)	Paramount+	First nomination for revival; ninth nomination overall; first nomination since 2003
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	Seventh nomination	The Really Loud House was nominated for Favorite Kids TV Show
	The Smurfs	Nickelodeon	Second nomination
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Ninth nomination
2024	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	Win, 16th time in a row (21st of all time); 22nd nomination	SpongeBob and Patrick hosted the year's ceremony [2]
	Big City Greens	Disney Channel	First nomination
	Monster High	Nickelodeon	Only nomination
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	Eighth nomination	The Really Loud House was nominated for Favorite Kids TV Show
	The Simpsons	Fox	Eighteenth nomination
	Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	Tenth nomination

Most Wins

21 Wins

• SpongeBob SquarePants

6 Wins

• Rugrats

1 Win

• Doug
• The Simpsons
• Avatar: The Last Airbender

Number of times each cartoon was nominated

22 Times

• SpongeBob SquarePants

18 Times

• The Simpsons

10 Times

• Teen Titans Go!

8 Times

• Rugrats (original series)
• Phineas and Ferb
• The Loud House

7 Times

• The Fairly OddParents

6 Times

• Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks

5 Times

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Overall franchise)

3 Times

• Animaniacs
• Hey Arnold!
• The Amazing World of Gumball

2 Times

• CatDog
• Doug
• Ed, Edd n Eddy
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
• The Penguins of Madagascar
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
• Adventure Time
• The Boss Baby: Back in Business
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
• The Smurfs

1 Time

• Aladdin
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
• King of the Hill
• Men in Black: The Series
• Pokémon
• The Powerpuff Girls
• Scooby-Doo
• Kim Possible
• The Proud Family
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
• Tom and Jerry
• Gravity Falls
• Ninjago
• Steven Universe
• Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar
• Looney Tunes Cartoons
• Rugrats (2021)
• Big City Greens
• Monster High

Bold: Won at least once before.

References

1. Mangan, Jennifer (June 8, 1995). "Popular Vote". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 30, 2020.
2. Petski, Denise (2024-05-22). "SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star To Host The 2024 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-05-22.