Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

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Kids' Choice Awards
Current: 2024 Kids' Choice Awards
2009 KCA Orange Carpet.jpg
CountryUnited States
Presented by Nickelodeon
Reward(s)
First awardedMarch 28, 1987;37 years ago (1987-03-28)
Website www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNickelodeon

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice, is an American annual awards ceremony show produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in March or early April, the show honors the year's biggest in television, film, music, and sports as voted by viewers worldwide of Nickelodeon networks. Winners receive a hollow orange blimp figurine, a logo outline for much of the network's 1984–2009 era, which also functions as a kaleidoscope. [1]

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The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts. Since 2002, slime stunts have been incorporated into the show. The KCAs also host live entertainment. It has also been known to cover people with the network's trademark green slime. The animated series SpongeBob SquarePants has won the most KCA awards, with twenty-one overall through the series' run. Individually, Selena Gomez and Adam Sandler are tied for the most trophies won with twelve, followed by Will Smith and Taylor Swift (both with 11), as well as Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande (both with 9). Whoopi Goldberg is the only person to have won a Kids' Choice Award alongside the prevailing "EGOT" combination of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Rosie O'Donnell has hosted the show eight times, followed by Jack Black who hosted three times, as well as Candace Cameron, Whitney Houston, and John Cena who each hosted twice.

History

MrBeast at the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards MrBeast KCA2023 104 (cropped) 2.jpg
MrBeast at the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Alan Goodman, Albie Hecht, and Fred Seibert created the awards show [2] after Nickelodeon produced a segment called The Big Ballot [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] for the movie review show Rated K: For Kids by Kids in 1987, named for the ballots kids voted with. To vote, the viewers would send in ballots and then before the show, the ballots would be counted and the winners would tape a "thank you" video that would be shown during the program. Goodman, Hecht, and Seibert felt that the network needed a bigger, more exciting platform.

Hecht selected the awards logo from a series of network designs created by original logo designers Tom Corey and Scott Nash (Corey McPherson Nash, Boston), overseen by Goodman and Seibert (Fred/Alan, Inc., New York). [9] The award was configured into the current blimp shape/kaleidoscope in 1990. [10] The only change to the award since then has been a change to the embossed logotype on the side of the trophy for 2010 to fit the network's new logo typeface.

As the Internet came into widespread use, the voting finally moved from a combination of 900 number telephone voting and filling paper ballots that were either mailed or completed at Pizza Hut locations, to being conducted exclusively on the network's website, and included text messaging by 2007. During the early years of Internet voting, there were several issues, including the digital equivalent of ballot stuffing and adult voting. As a result, a new system was put into place where one vote per Nick.com account is allowed (although it is probable adults still cast votes via the texting option, which is connected to a phone number only instead of a screen name, by creating an account with a false age, or by having their children vote for a chosen subject instead). In 2010, an iPhone application and mobile browser voting were also added. [11]

The 2009 Kids' Choice Awards featured a new award called "The Big Green Help Award" which goes to the celebrity who goes above and beyond to help the Earth. The inaugural award was presented to Leonardo DiCaprio. For the 2010 awards, "The Big Green Help" award was renamed "The Big Help" award, with First Lady Michelle Obama winning the first award under the rename.

Unlike traditional awards shows, the Kids' Choice Awards uses other items to announce an award winner instead of a traditional envelope. The show sometimes uses balloons, T-shirts, models, giant letters, stickers, and even a foot.

Voting became available for Canadian people in time for the 2010 ceremony, owing to the inauguration of Nickelodeon's Canadian service in November 2009.

The 2020 ceremony was held in a virtual format in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] [13] [14] [15]

The 2024 ceremony was the first to not air in March or April since 2020; it was hosted on July 13 and was the first ceremony hosted by animated characters, SpongeBob and Patrick, to honor the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants .

International history

In June 2010, Nickelodeon Latin America announced a Kids' Choice Awards for Mexico. [16] Other countries with their own Kids' Choice Awards include Brazil, United Kingdom, Australia, and Indonesia, which are either fully original local productions, or inserted as continuity during their broadcast of the U.S. ceremony. The Australian Kids' Choice Awards had its final local ceremony in 2012.

In August 2011, Nickelodeon Latin America announced a Kids' Choice Awards event for Argentina.

In June 2014, Nickelodeon Latin America announced a Kids' Choice Awards event for Colombia.

Awards

This table shows the awards from the past. An asterisk next to a category indicates an award has been presented in that particular category every year since the inception of the Kids' Choice Awards in 1988.

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Favorite Movie*YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Movie Actor*YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Movie Actress*YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite TV Show YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Male TV Star YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Favorite Female TV Star YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Favorite Music Group NoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Male AthleteYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
Favorite Female AthleteYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
Most Enthusiastic AthleteNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Video Game NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Sports TeamYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Hall of Fame AwardNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Wannabe AwardNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Big Help/Big Green Help AwardNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Animal StarNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Cutest CoupleNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Book NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Favorite Reality ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite TV SidekickNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Animated Animal SidekickNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Cartoon NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Animated Movie NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Voice from an Animated MovieNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite ButtkickerNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Favorite Male ButtkickerNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Female ButtkickerNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Male Artist YesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Female Artist YesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Song*YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite App NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Funny StarNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Lifetime Achievement AwardNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Favorite Kids TV ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Family TV ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Most Addicting Game NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite VillainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Favorite Talent Competition ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Favorite Male Action StarNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Female Action StarNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite New ArtistNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Favorite Cooking ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite CollaborationNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Male TV Star – Kids' ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Favorite Male TV Star – Family ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Favorite Female TV Star – Kids' ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Favorite Female TV Star – Family ShowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Favorite Global Music StarNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Favorite Social Music StarNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYesYesYes
BFFs (Best Friends Forever)NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite FrenemiesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Most Wanted PetNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
#SquadNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Music VideoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite DJ/EDM ArtistNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite SoundtrackNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Viral Music ArtistNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Dance TrendNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Funny YouTube CreatorNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Musical YouTube CreatorNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite Instagram PetNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Favorite TV HostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Favorite TV JudgesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Favorite SuperheroNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Favorite GamerNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
How Do You Want to Help?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Favorite Social StarNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYes

Ceremonies

Kids' Choice Awards ceremonies
#DateVenueCityHost(s)Ref.
1st March 28 April 18, 1987 Rated K: For Kids by Kids studio New York City, New York
  • Matt Nespole
  • Rebecca Schwager
  • Mark Shanahan
2nd April 18, 1988 [17] Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, California
3rd June 25, 1989 [18]
4th April 23, 1990 [20]
5th April 22, 1991 [22] TV special Los Angeles, California Corin Nemec
6th November 14, 1992 [23] Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California
7th May 7, 1994 Pantages Theatre [25] Los Angeles, California
Universal Studios Florida Orlando, Florida Marc Weiner
8th May 20, 1995 Barker Hangar [26] Santa Monica, California Whitney Houston
9th May 11, 1996Universal Studios Hollywood [27] Universal City, California
New York Harbor cruiseNew York City, New York Rosie O'Donnell
10th April 19, 1997 Grand Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, California
11th April 4, 1998 Pauley Pavilion
12th May 1, 1999
13th April 15, 2000 Hollywood Bowl
14th April 21, 2001Barker HangarSanta Monica, CaliforniaRosie O'Donnell
15th April 20, 2002
16th April 12, 2003
17th April 3, 2004Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California
18th April 2, 2005 Ben Stiller
19th April 1, 2006 Jack Black
20th March 31, 2007 Justin Timberlake
21st March 29, 2008Jack Black
22nd March 28, 2009 Dwayne Johnson
23rd March 27, 2010 Kevin James
24th April 2, 2011 Galen Center Jack Black
25th March 31, 2012 Will Smith
26th March 23, 2013 Josh Duhamel
27th March 29, 2014 Mark Wahlberg
28th March 28, 2015 The Forum Inglewood, California Nick Jonas
29th March 12, 2016 Blake Shelton
30th March 11, 2017Galen CenterLos Angeles, California John Cena
31st March 24, 2018The ForumInglewood, California
32nd March 23, 2019Galen CenterLos Angeles, California DJ Khaled
33rd May 2, 2020Virtual show [a] Victoria Justice [b]
34th March 13, 2021Barker Hangar [c] Santa Monica, California Kenan Thompson
35th April 9, 2022
36th March 4, 2023 Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, California [29]
37th July 13, 2024Barker HangarSanta Monica, California [d] [30]

Notes

  1. The ceremony was originally planned to be held at The Forum, but changed to a virtual ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Chance the Rapper was originally set to host the ceremony before moving to a virtual ceremony.
  3. The main stage for the 2021 ceremony was at the Barker Hangar, while a blimp 'traveled' to different destinations during the show including Stranger Things ' Upside Down, Mars, Liza Koshy's house, and SpongeBob SquarePants ' Bikini Bottom. [28] Most presenters, winners, and performers appeared in-person, while others appeared virtually, including the audience.
  4. Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke provided the voices of SpongeBob and Patrick.

Venues

Finishing up with the "Orange Carpet" for the Kids' Choice Awards outside of Pauley Pavilion, UCLA campus 2009 KCA Orange Carpet.jpg
Finishing up with the "Orange Carpet" for the Kids' Choice Awards outside of Pauley Pavilion, UCLA campus

The Kids' Choice Awards are typically held in and around Southern California. Past ceremonies have been held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, the Hollywood Bowl, the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, and Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, but mostly at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. After renovations to Pauley beginning in 2011, the show was moved to the Galen Center at USC; [31] it was expected to be a temporary home, but the network retained Galen for the 2012–2014 ceremonies due to the construction of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center, making it difficult to have the "Orange Carpet"; the smaller Kids' Choice Sports had its first ceremony in 2014 at Pauley. For the 2015 and 2016 shows, the ceremony occurred at the remodeled Forum in Inglewood, California. Between the 2017 and 2019 shows, the venue alternated between the Galen Center and The Forum. [32] The 2023 ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater. [29]

The 2020 awards, previously scheduled for March 22, were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the ceremony was later moved to May 2 to be held virtually. [14] [15] The 2020 show was originally planned to serve as a tie-in with Nickelodeon's SlimeFest event. [12]

Multiple year hosts

The ceremony has been hosted multiple times by five individuals: Candace Cameron who hosted in 1990 and 1994, Whitney Houston who hosted consecutively in 1995 and 1996, Rosie O'Donnell who hosted consecutively from 1996 through 2003 (co-hosted with Houston in 1996 and with four co-hosts in 2000), Jack Black who hosted in 2006, 2008 and 2011, and John Cena who hosted consecutively in 2017 and 2018.

Special awards

For these awards, the trophy awarded to the recipient may be a different color than Nickelodeon orange.

The Hall of Fame Award

The Hall of Fame Award was a gold version of the blimp award from 1991 to 2000, and was presented to those whose accomplishments, fame, and popularity set them above everyone else. Initially, the award was chosen by the kids from a slate of nominees. Actors, athletes, and singers were all eligible for the award, with ballots containing nominees from multiple categories.

YearWinner(s)
1991 Paula Abdul [33] [34]
1992 Arnold Schwarzenegger
1994 Michael Jordan
1995 Boyz II Men [35] [26] [36]
1996 Tim Allen
1997 Will Smith
1998 Tia & Tamera Mowry
1999 Jonathan Taylor Thomas
2000 Rosie O'Donnell

The Wannabe Award

The Wannabe Award was a silver version of the blimp award from 2001 to 2008, and was presented to the best celebrity role model or inspiration (or the person whom the kids want to be like). The winner was determined prior to the awards without voter input. The only person to have won the Wannabe award and the Hall of Fame award is Will Smith.

YearWinner
2001 Tom Cruise
2002 Janet Jackson
2003 Will Smith
2004 Adam Sandler
2005 Queen Latifah
2006 Chris Rock
2007 Ben Stiller
2008 Cameron Diaz

The Big Help Award

The Big Green Help Award (later titled as The Big Help Award) was an award presented to a person who goes above and beyond to help the environment. [37] It is based on Nickelodeon's The Big Help initiative. The award was originally green when first awarded in 2009, but later changed to silver along with a name change of the award the following years.

YearWinner
2009 Leonardo DiCaprio
2010 Michelle Obama
2011 Justin Timberlake
2012 Taylor Swift

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Nickelodeon Lifetime Achievement Award is a golden version of the blimp award. In 2023, a normal orange-colored blimp award was used.

In 2014, the award was given to television producer Dan Schneider, who created multiple shows at Nickelodeon. [38] During the presentation of his award, Schneider was joined onstage by cast members of his shows including Kenan & Kel , Drake & Josh , Zoey 101 , iCarly , Victorious , and Sam & Cat . [39] In 2023, the award was given to Transformers character Optimus Prime. [40] In his acceptance speech, Prime proclaimed for the award to, "...seal the bond between humans, Maximals, and Autobots, as we fight together to protect the planet." [41]

YearWinner
2014 Dan Schneider
2023 Optimus Prime

Legend Award

The award was originally introduced in the Kids' Choice Sports ceremony, but has since carried over to the main ceremony.

YearWinner
2014 David Beckham
2015 Derek Jeter
2016 Kobe Bryant
2017 Michael Phelps
2018 Danica Patrick
2019 Dwyane Wade
2024 Serena Williams [42]

Generation Change Award

The Generation Change Award is presented to those who have worked to bring positive changes for the new generation of kids. The award was originally introduced in the 2019 Kids' Choice Sports ceremony, but has since carried over to the main ceremony.

YearWinner
2019 Megan Rapinoe [43]
2020 LeBron James [44]
2021 Kamala Harris [45] [46] [47]

King of Comedy

YearWinner
2023 Adam Sandler

Kids' Choice Sports

From 2014-2019, Nickelodeon presented the first annual Kids' Choice Sports, honoring kids' favorite athletes, teams, and sports moments from the year. Michael Strahan produced and hosted the inaugural ceremony. [48]

Ceremonies

YearHost(s)Location
2014 Michael Strahan Pauley Pavilion
2015 Russell Wilson
2016
2017
2018 Chris Paul Barker Hangar
2019 Michael Strahan

Slimed celebrities

The final slime at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards Final Slime a.jpg
The final slime at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards

During a ceremony, sometimes a celebrity presenter or award winner might not know when they are going to be slimed onstage or offstage, though as the years went on, getting slimed became more of an honor, and less of a comedic humiliation akin to the early Nickelodeon series You Can't Do That on Television , from whence the concept originated. Hosts of the show have also been slimed, and occasionally celebrities not attending the awards have been slimed via video segment, such as when Rosie O'Donnell tricked Melissa Joan Hart into getting slimed on the set of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 2001, or when Amanda Seyfried and Josh Hutcherson were slimed at a KCA watch party in 2013. Celebrities sitting in the audience are also fair game for being slimed, as Mandy Moore first learned in 2007, and Halle Berry later found out in 2012.

Below is a list of all the celebrities that have been slimed over the past years at the Kids' Choice Awards.

YearSlimed Celebrity(ies)
1988 Les Lye [49]
1989 Bill Kirchenbauer [50]
1990 Wil Wheaton [50] [51]
1991 Corin Nemec
Bart Simpson (animated segment)
1992 Jonathan Taylor Thomas [52]
Zachery Ty Bryan [52]
Taran Noah Smith [52]
1994 James Earl Jones [50] [25] [53]
1995 Mark Curry [50] [54] [55] [56]
1996 Queen Latifah [54] [55] [57]
1997 Rosie O'Donnell [58]
1998 Sean "Diddy" Combs [50]
1999 Randy Savage
Chilli
Stephanie Bellars
2000 Will Smith
2001 Melissa Joan Hart
*NSYNC
Tom Cruise
Rosie O'Donnell
2002 Pink
Adam Sandler
2003 Jim Carrey
Rosie O'Donnell
2004 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Mike Myers
2005 Will Ferrell
Johnny Depp
Ben Stiller
2006 Robin Williams
Jack Black
2007 Chris Tucker
Jackie Chan
Mandy Moore
Steve Carell
Tobey Maguire
Vince Vaughn
Justin Timberlake
2008 Harrison Ford
Brendan Fraser
Orlando Bloom
Jack Black
2009 Jesse McCartney
Hugh Jackman
Sandra Bullock
Jonas Brothers
Dwayne Johnson
2010 Jackson Rathbone
Jerry Trainor
Katy Perry
Fred Figglehorn
Tina Fey
Steve Carell
Kevin James
2011 Russell Brand
Rico Rodriguez
Snoop Dogg
Kaley Cuoco
Heidi Klum
Jason Segel
Josh Duhamel
Jim Carrey
Jack Black
Po (animated segment)
Blu and Jewel (animated segment)
2012 Halle Berry
Chris Colfer
Taylor Lautner
The Miz
The Big Show
Jeff Sutphen
Santino Marella
Justin Bieber
Will Smith
2013 Pitbull
Dwight Howard
Neil Patrick Harris
Sandra Bullock
Amanda Seyfried
Josh Hutcherson
Nick Cannon
Josh Duhamel
2014 Pharrell Williams
Kaley Cuoco
Jack Reynor
Austin Mahone
Cody Simpson
David Blaine
Shaun White
Jukka Hildén
Dave England
Mark Wahlberg
2015 Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Sarah Hyland
Ariel Winter
Nolan Gould
Rico Rodriguez
Shawn Mendes
Cast of The Thundermans
Josh Gad
Nick Jonas
5 Seconds of Summer
2016 John Stamos
Fifth Harmony
Jason Sudeikis
Josh Gad
Cameron Dallas
Blake Shelton
2017 Demi Lovato
Chris Pratt
Kevin Hart
John Cena
2018 Liza Koshy
Heidi Klum
Mel B
JoJo Siwa
Laurie Hernandez
Barbie (animated segment)
Shawn Mendes
John Cena
2019Chris Pratt
Will Smith
David Dobrik
Josh Peck
Janelle Monáe
Adam Sandler
DJ Khaled
2020JoJo Siwa
David Dobrik
Victoria Justice
2021 Charli D'Amelio
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Robert Downey Jr.
Liza Koshy
Kenan Thompson
2022 MrBeast
Jack Harlow
Charlie Puth
Dixie D'Amelio
Kid Cudi
Cast of Danger Force
Cast of Warped!
Miranda Cosgrove
Rob Gronkowski
2023 Bebe Rexha
Chris Pine
Michelle Rodriguez
Dwayne Johnson
Adam Sandler
Melissa McCarthy
Lil Uzi Vert
Landon Barker
Cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Dixie D'Amelio
Heidi D'Amelio
Marc D'Amelio
Charli D'Amelio
Nate Burleson
2024 Reneé Rapp
Jack Black
Jelly Roll
The Kid Laroi
Henry Golding

Slime stunts

Beginning in 2002, the show began its annual World Record Slime Stunts. Olympians, extreme sports stars and daredevils participated in special stunts performed live on national television—often landing into the trademark green slime.

YearCelebrity (ies)Stunt synopsis
2002 Dave Mirra The BMX pro-biker broke his own record for a double back flip on a BMX bike and landed in a 5,000 gallon tank of green slime.
2003 Tony Hawk The skateboarding champion skateboarded into an 11,000 gallon tank of green slime.
2004 Mat Hoffman The BMX pro performed the "World Record Skydiving Bike Jump" skydiving 14,000 feet in a lakefull of green slime.
2005 Donald Trump/David Spitz Jr.From New York, The Apprentice host "fired" human cannonball David Spitz Jr. into the air, where he landed in a net laced with green slime.
2006 Ryan St. Onge In a live remote from the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Aerial Skier skied into 10,000 gallons of green slime.
2007 Ron Jones Bungee jumping into a pool of slime.
2008 Jack Black
Orlando Bloom
Kids Choice 2008 had many slime stunts all hosted by professional boxer Laila Ali. Depending on the outcome of the stunt, a certain amount of green slime was added to a slime vat backstage which was referred to throughout as the "Slime Meter". The slime was used later on at the end of the show, in what was supposedly the "World's Longest Celebrity Sliming," in which Orlando Bloom joined host Jack Black to be slimed for one solid minute. Host Black even made a remark about how the grand total of 27 tons of slime could fit in a vat that only held 25 tons.
Akon In the first stunt, affectionately called the "Slime-o-Lition Derby", the pop star had 45 seconds to ride the Kids' Choice Bobble Head Kart. The choices were the shark-themed "Jaws Jalopy", a hot dog-shaped "Weiner Wagon" and the winner, the Jack Black Bobble Head Kart which was essentially a go-kart with a giant Jack Black head on the top. Akon successfully completed the course adding 10 tons of slime to the vat, "plus 5 for finishing" bringing the total to 15 tons.
Usher The famous R&B singer performed the second stunt manning a "slime hose," firing at a sumo wrestler and propelling him in costume along a long platform. The amount of slime added to the vat was determined by how far the "human target" was propelled by the spray of slime. Viewers voting online picked the sumo wrestler over his competitor, the Scuba diver. The "human target" was launched all the way to the 5-ton mark bringing the total of slime in the vat to 20 tons.
Heidi Klum The last stunt was performed by the supermodel or as host Black called her "Heidi the Human Dart". Klum was attached by a harness to a long cable, allowing her to swing freely in which she did. Armed with a pad of spikes, she swung between her platform and what was a trampoline-like wall covered in slime balloons. For every slime balloon Klum popped in 30 seconds, one more ton of slime was added to the vat. Kids voted online to determine exactly what type of spike pad Klum would use to pop the balloons. The choices were the hand-worn "mittens" and the winner the "butt pad" which unanimously beat out the mittens. Klum popped 7 balloons on the wall, adding 7 more tons of slime to the vat and bringing the total of slime in the vat to 27 tons.
2009 Will Ferrell The comedian-actor slid down a slime-covered slide that was placed on top of Janss Steps on the UCLA campus, on a luge head first into a pool of slime.
2010 Apolo Anton Ohno Two stunts were featured at the 2010 awards. First, eight-time Olympic medalist Ohno was catapulted into slime by sling shot with the help of WWE wrestler John Cena.
Jerry Trainor
Jackson Rathbone
Nicola Peltz
For the second stunt, to promote The Last Airbender stars Peltz and Rathbone along with iCarly star Trainor were featured in a bending-slime event. Since Peltz's character is a "water-bender", she bent the slime towards Trainor and Rathbone.
2011Kelvin Ramer [59] Ramer's monster truck, rebodied and relivered for the event, jumps over a 50-foot Nickelodeon blimp award into a pool of slime. It was hosted by Paul "The Big Show" Wight who said that it was the most dangerous Kids' Choice slime stunt ever.
2012 Big Show and The Miz A slime themed wrestling match between Big Show and The Miz. When either The Big Show or The Miz hits the special cannons on each corner of the ring, slime shoots out and covers the audience. The Big Show defeated The Miz when he threw him over the ring and into a pool of slime. Afterwards, The Big Show was slimed for his ultimate reward.
2014 Dave England & Jukka Hildén Kids got to pick between three slime stunts and the one with the highest number of votes would win. It was between an Ultimate Slime Rodeo, a High Speed Bathtub Race, or a Slippery Obstacle Course. The Ultimate Slime Rodeo won as both Dave and Jukka rode on electronic riding horses that had slime hoses in their mouths and whoever held on the longest would win. Dave eventually held on the longest and won.
2015Cast of The Thundermans An online vote was held during the show, in which kids chose between The Thundermans , Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , and Bella and the Bulldogs . The cast of the show with the most votes would go through a car wash with slime being fired at every direction.
2016 Bethany Mota & Cameron Dallas As part of the ceremony's website/app voting system set up for the show, kids voted for the best internet personality. They had to choose between YouTuber Bethany Mota and YouTuber, Viner, TikToker, and actor Cameron Dallas. Both of them went on to partake in the Slime Soakers stunt but only one of them was to get slimed, which the kids had to vote for on Nick.com and in the Nick app. Towards the end of the show, the winner, Cameron Dallas, was revealed and proceeded to get slimed.
2020Astronauts ESA Astronaut Col. Luca Parmitano and NASA Astronaut Christina Koch opened and played with the first ever slime in space inside the International Space Station.

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