2011 Kids' Choice Awards facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Host	Jack Black
Date	April 2, 2011
Location	USC Galen Center, University Park, Los Angeles, US
Television coverage
Network	Nickelodeon
Runtime	90 minutes
Viewership	7.3 million
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The 24th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was a super fun event held on April 2, 2011. It took place at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. Usually, the show is at a place called Pauley Pavilion, but it was being fixed up. The amazing Jack Black hosted the show for the third time, making everyone laugh!

This was the first time since 2006 that the awards show happened in April, instead of late March. The nominees for twenty different awards were announced on February 10, 2011. A special honor, the Big Green Help Award, was given to Justin Timberlake during the show. Over 200 million votes were cast by fans for their favorites, which was a record!

Awesome Performances

Many cool artists performed live at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards.

Main Show Performances

• Big Time Rush sang their hit song "Boyfriend". A big surprise happened when Snoop Dogg joined them on stage and even got slimed at the end!
• The Black Eyed Peas performed a mix of their popular songs, including "I Gotta Feeling", "The Time (Dirty Bit)", and "Just Can't Get Enough".
• Willow Smith rocked the stage with her songs "21st Century Girl" and "Whip My Hair".

Pre-Show Fun

Before the main show, there was a "Countdown to Kids' Choice!" pre-show. It was hosted by Jeff Sutphen from BrainSurge, Daniella Monet from Victorious, Noah Munck from iCarly, and singer Aaron Fresh.

• The band Train performed their song "Hey, Soul Sister".
• Victoria Justice, who was also a presenter, sang "Beggin' on Your Knees" from her show Victorious.

Behind the Scenes and Cool Facts

Nickelodeon's other channels, TeenNick and Nicktoons, stopped their regular shows so everyone could watch the awards. The street in front of the Galen Center was blocked off. This made space for an "orange carpet" and a stage where fans could watch the pre-show.

On April 1st, Nickelodeon played an April Fool's Day joke. They pretended that the famous green slime had been stolen!

Fans could vote for their favorites in many ways. They could vote online on the official website and mobile site. For the first time, people could also vote using their Facebook accounts. There was even a special iPhone/iPad app for voting, which was new from the year before.

Who Was There?

Many famous people were part of the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards!

Hosts

• Jack Black was the main host.
• The pre-show hosts were Aaron Fresh, Daniella Monet, Noah Munck, and Jeff Sutphen.

Presenters

These stars helped give out the awards:

• Russell Brand
• Nick Cannon
• Miranda Cosgrove
• Rosario Dawson
• Randy Jackson
• Joe Jonas
• Victoria Justice
• Kim and Kourtney Kardashian
• Heidi Klum
• Jane Lynch
• Taylor Momsen
• Cory Monteith
• Keke Palmer
• Rico Rodriguez
• Jason Segel
• Steven Tyler
• Sofia Vergara
• Shaun White
• The Big Show

Announcer

• Tom Kenny was the voice you heard announcing things.

Special Guests

Some characters and celebrities made special appearances:

• Britney Spears appeared in a funny skit with Po from Kung Fu Panda.
• Jim Carrey made a grand entrance at the end of the show in a giant hot-air balloon.
• Po the Panda Bear from Kung Fu Panda (voiced by Jack Black) showed up in the audience for mini-skits.
• Blu and Jewel from the movie Rio (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway) appeared backstage.

Cartoon Characters Presenting Awards

Some of your favorite cartoon characters helped announce winners for awards that weren't shown live:

• Po from Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
• The Penguins and King Julien from The Penguins of Madagascar announced Favorite Butt-kicker.
• Agents Dudley Puppy and Kitty Katswell from T.U.F.F. Puppy announced Favorite Animated Movie.
• Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof from Fairly OddParents announced Favorite Male Singer.
• Sheen and Nesmith from Planet Sheen announced Favorite Book.
• Blu and Jewel from Rio announced Favorite Female Singer.
• Monkeys from Monkey Quest announced Favorite Cartoon, Favorite TV Actor, and Favorite Video Game.
• Fanboy and Chum Chum from Fanboy & Chum Chum announced Favorite Male Athlete.

Winners and Nominees

Here are the winners and nominees for the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. The winners are listed first and in bold.

Movies

Television

Music

Sports

Miscellaneous

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards 2011 para niños