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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Presented by Nickelodeon
Country United States
Reward
  • Kaleidoscope (within all trophy designs, alone in 1987)
  • Statuette (1988–89)
  • KCA orange blimp (1990–present)
First awarded March 28, 1987; 38 years ago (1987-03-28)
Television coverage
Network Nickelodeon

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice, is a fun annual awards show. Nickelodeon produces it in the United States. It usually happens on a Saturday night in March or early April. The show celebrates the biggest stars and moments in TV, movies, music, and sports. Kids from all over the world vote for their favorites on Nickelodeon networks. Winners get a cool orange blimp trophy. This blimp is hollow and can even work as a kaleidoscope!

The show always has lots of famous guests and musical performances. It's also famous for covering people in Nickelodeon's special green slime. Since 2002, getting slimed has been a big part of the show. The cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants has won the most KCA awards, with twenty-two trophies. Among individuals, Selena Gomez has won the most (13 awards). Adam Sandler is next with 12. Will Smith, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande each have 11 awards. Justin Bieber has won 9. Whoopi Goldberg is the only person to win a Kids' Choice Award and also an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Rosie O'Donnell has hosted the show eight times. Jack Black hosted three times. Candace Cameron, Whitney Houston, and John Cena each hosted twice.

History of the Kids' Choice Awards

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MrBeast at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards

Alan Goodman, Albie Hecht, and Fred Seibert created the awards show. It started after Nickelodeon had a segment called The Big Ballot in 1987. This segment was part of a movie review show called Rated K: For Kids by Kids. Kids voted by sending in paper ballots. The winners would then record a "thank you" video for the show. Goodman, Hecht, and Seibert wanted a bigger, more exciting event.

The famous blimp award shape started in 1990. Before that, the awards looked different. The only change to the blimp since then was a new logo design in 2010.

As the Internet became popular, voting changed. Kids used to mail in paper ballots or fill them out at Pizza Hut. They could also vote by calling a special phone number. Now, voting is done online on the Nickelodeon website. Since 2007, kids could also vote by text messaging. At first, there were some problems with online voting. To fix this, Nickelodeon made a new system. Now, each Nick.com account can only vote once. In 2010, voting was also added to the iPhone app and mobile web browsers.

In 2009, a new award was created called "The Big Green Help Award." It honored celebrities who did a lot to help the Earth. Leonardo DiCaprio was the first to win it. In 2010, the award was renamed "The Big Help" award. Michelle Obama, the First Lady, won it that year.

Unlike other awards shows, the Kids' Choice Awards uses fun ways to announce winners. They might use balloons, T-shirts, giant letters, or even a foot!

Canadian kids could start voting in 2010. This was because Nickelodeon launched its Canadian channel in 2009.

The 2020 ceremony was held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2024 show was held on July 13. It was the first time it wasn't in March or April since 2020. The hosts were animated characters, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star. This celebrated the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants.

International Kids' Choice Awards

Many countries now have their own Kids' Choice Awards. In June 2010, Nickelodeon Latin America started a Kids' Choice Awards for Mexico. Other countries like Brazil, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Indonesia also have their own shows. These are either local productions or part of the U.S. broadcast. The Australian Kids' Choice Awards stopped having local ceremonies in 2012.

In August 2011, Nickelodeon Latin America also started a Kids' Choice Awards in Argentina.

In June 2014, they added a Kids' Choice Awards event for Colombia.

Awards Given Over the Years

This table shows the awards that have been given out. An asterisk (*) next to a category means it has been presented every year since 1988.

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Favorite Movie* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Movie Actor* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Movie Actress* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite TV Show Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Favorite Male TV Star Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Favorite Female TV Star Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Favorite Music Group No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Male Athlete Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Female Athlete Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Most Enthusiastic Athlete No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Video Game No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Sports Team Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Hall of Fame Award No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Wannabe Award No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Big Help/Big Green Help Award No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Animal Star No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Cutest Couple No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Book No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No
Favorite Reality Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite TV Sidekick No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Cartoon No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Animated Movie No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Buttkicker No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes
Favorite Male Buttkicker No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Female Buttkicker No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Male Artist Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Female Artist Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Song* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite App No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Funny Star No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Lifetime Achievement Award No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No
Favorite Kids TV Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Family TV Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Most Addicting Game No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Villain No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes
Favorite Talent Competition Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No
Favorite Male Action Star No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Female Action Star No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
Favorite New Artist No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Cooking Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No
Favorite Collaboration No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Male TV Star – Kids' Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Female TV Star – Kids' Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Global Music Star No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Favorite Social Music Star No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
BFFs (Best Friends Forever) No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Favorite Frenemies No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Most Wanted Pet No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
#Squad No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Favorite Music Video No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Favorite DJ/EDM Artist No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Favorite Soundtrack No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Favorite Viral Music Artist No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Favorite Dance Trend No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No
Favorite Funny YouTube Creator No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No
Favorite Musical YouTube Creator No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No
Favorite Instagram Pet No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No
Favorite TV Host No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Favorite TV Judges No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Favorite Superhero No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Favorite Gamer No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes
How Do You Want to Help? No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Favorite Social Star No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Kids' Choice Awards Ceremonies

Kids' Choice Awards ceremonies
# Date Venue City Host(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 Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, California
3rd June 25, 1989
4th April 23, 1990
5th April 22, 1991 TV special Los Angeles, California Corin Nemec
6th November 14, 1992 Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, California
7th May 7, 1994 Pantages Theatre Los Angeles, California
Universal Studios Florida Orlando, Florida Marc Weiner
8th May 20, 1995 Barker Hangar Santa Monica, California Whitney Houston
9th May 11, 1996 Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, California
New York Harbor cruise New 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, 2001 Barker Hangar Santa Monica, California Rosie O'Donnell
15th April 20, 2002
16th April 12, 2003
17th April 3, 2004 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
18th April 2, 2005 Ben Stiller
19th April 1, 2006 Jack Black
20th March 31, 2007 Justin Timberlake
21st March 29, 2008 Jack 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 Galen Center Los Angeles, California John Cena
31st March 24, 2018 The Forum Inglewood, California
32nd March 23, 2019 Galen Center Los Angeles, California DJ Khaled
33rd May 2, 2020 Virtual show Victoria Justice
34th March 13, 2021 Barker Hangar Santa Monica, California Kenan Thompson
35th April 9, 2022
36th March 4, 2023 Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, California
37th July 13, 2024 Barker Hangar Santa Monica, California
38th June 21, 2025 Tyla

Notes

Locations for the Show

2009 KCA Orange Carpet
The "Orange Carpet" for the Kids' Choice Awards outside of Pauley Pavilion, UCLA campus

The Kids' Choice Awards usually take place in Southern California. Past shows have been held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Other locations include the Hollywood Bowl, the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, and Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City. Most often, the show was at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus.

After Pauley Pavilion was renovated in 2011, the show moved to the Galen Center at USC. This was supposed to be a temporary move. However, the show stayed at Galen for the 2012–2014 ceremonies. This was because construction at UCLA made it hard to set up the "Orange Carpet." A smaller event, the Kids' Choice Sports, had its first show at Pauley in 2014. For the 2015 and 2016 shows, the ceremony was at the newly renovated Forum in Inglewood, California. From 2017 to 2019, the show switched between the Galen Center and The Forum. The 2023 ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater.

The 2020 awards were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were originally planned for March 22. The ceremony later happened virtually on May 2. The 2020 show was also meant to be connected to Nickelodeon's SlimeFest event.

Stars Who Hosted Multiple Times

Five people have hosted the Kids' Choice Awards more than once:

Special Awards and Their Meanings

Some special awards have trophies that are different colors than the usual Nickelodeon orange.

The Hall of Fame Award

The Hall of Fame Award was a gold blimp trophy. It was given from 1991 to 2000. This award honored people whose achievements, fame, and popularity made them stand out. Kids initially voted for the winner from a list of nominees. Actors, athletes, and singers could all win this award.

Year Winner(s)
1991 Paula Abdul
1992 Arnold Schwarzenegger
1994 Michael Jordan
1995 Boyz II Men
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 blimp trophy. It was given from 2001 to 2008. This award went to the best celebrity role model or inspiration. It honored the person kids wanted to be like. The winner was chosen before the show without kids voting. Will Smith is the only person to win both the Wannabe award and the Hall of Fame award.

Year Winner
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 called The Big Help Award, honored people who did a lot to help the environment. It was inspired by Nickelodeon's The Big Help program. The award was green in 2009. It later changed to silver when its name was shortened.

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

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Nickelodeon Lifetime Achievement Award is usually a golden blimp. In 2023, a regular orange blimp was used.

In 2014, TV producer Dan Schneider received this award. He created many Nickelodeon shows. Cast members from his shows, like Kenan & Kel and iCarly, joined him on stage. In 2023, the award went to Optimus Prime from Transformers. He said the award would "seal the bond between humans, Maximals, and Autobots."

Year Winner
2014 Dan Schneider
2023 Optimus Prime

Legend Award

This award started at the Kids' Choice Sports ceremony. It is now also given at the main Kids' Choice Awards.

Year Winner
2014 David Beckham
2015 Derek Jeter
2016 Kobe Bryant
2017 Michael Phelps
2018 Danica Patrick
2019 Dwyane Wade
2024 Serena Williams

Generation Change Award

The Generation Change Award honors people who work to make positive changes for kids. This award also started at the 2019 Kids' Choice Sports ceremony. It is now part of the main show.

Year Winner
2019 Megan Rapinoe
2020 LeBron James
2021 Kamala Harris

King of Comedy Award

Year Winner
2023 Adam Sandler
2025 Jack Black

ICON Award

Year Winner
2025 Rihanna

Kids' Choice Sports Awards

From 2014 to 2019, Nickelodeon held the annual Kids' Choice Sports awards. This show honored kids' favorite athletes, teams, and sports moments. Michael Strahan produced and hosted the first ceremony.

Kids' Choice Sports Ceremonies

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

Celebrities Who Got Slimed

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

During the show, a celebrity presenter or award winner might get slimed. Sometimes they don't even know it's coming! Over the years, getting slimed became an honor. It's a fun tradition that started from the early Nickelodeon show You Can't Do That on Television.

Show hosts have also been slimed. Sometimes, celebrities who weren't at the awards were slimed through video. For example, Rosie O'Donnell tricked Melissa Joan Hart into getting slimed on the set of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 2001. In 2013, Amanda Seyfried and Josh Hutcherson were slimed at a KCA watch party. Celebrities sitting in the audience can also get slimed. Mandy Moore found this out in 2007, and Halle Berry in 2012.

Below is a list of celebrities who have been slimed at the Kids' Choice Awards.

Year Slimed Celebrity(ies)
1988 Les Lye
1989 Bill Kirchenbauer
1990 Wil Wheaton
1991 Corin Nemec
Bart Simpson (animated segment)
1992 Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Zachery Ty Bryan
Taran Noah Smith
1994 James Earl Jones
1995 Mark Curry
1996 Queen Latifah
1997 Rosie O'Donnell
1998 Sean "Diddy" Combs
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
2019 Chris Pratt
Will Smith
David Dobrik
Josh Peck
Janelle Monáe
Adam Sandler
DJ Khaled
2020 JoJo 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
Mia Burleson
2024 Reneé Rapp
Jack Black
Jelly Roll
The Kid Laroi
Henry Golding
2025 Alex Warren
Jack Griffo
Kira Kosarin
mgk
Salish Matter
Jack Black
Katseye
Kel Mitchell
Tyla

Slime Stunts and Records

Since 2002, the show has featured annual "World Record Slime Stunts." Athletes and daredevils perform amazing stunts live. They often land in a huge amount of the famous green slime.

Year Celebrity (ies) Stunt synopsis
2002 Dave Mirra The BMX pro-biker broke his own record for a double back flip. He 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 did the "World Record Skydiving Bike Jump." He skydived 14,000 feet into a lake full of green slime.
2005 Donald Trump/David Spitz Jr. From New York, The Apprentice host "fired" human cannonball David Spitz Jr. into the air. He landed in a net covered with green slime.
2006 Ryan St. Onge In a live remote from the Utah Olympic Park, the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Aerial Skier skied into 10,000 gallons of green slime.
2007 Ron Jones He bungee jumped into a pool of slime.
2008 Jack Black
Orlando Bloom
Kids Choice 2008 had many slime stunts. Professional boxer Laila Ali hosted them. Depending on the stunt, more slime was added to a "Slime Meter" backstage. This slime was used at the end for the "World's Longest Celebrity Sliming." Orlando Bloom joined host Jack Black to be slimed for one full minute.
Akon In the first stunt, called the "Slime-o-Lition Derby," the pop star had 45 seconds to ride the Kids' Choice Bobble Head Kart. Akon finished the course. This added 10 tons of slime to the vat, plus 5 more for finishing. The total was 15 tons.
Usher The R&B singer used a "slime hose." He fired it at a sumo wrestler, pushing him along a platform. Kids voted online for the sumo wrestler. The wrestler was launched to the 5-ton mark. This brought the total slime to 20 tons.
Heidi Klum The last stunt featured supermodel Heidi Klum, called "Heidi the Human Dart." She swung on a cable, hitting a wall with slime balloons. For each balloon she popped, one more ton of slime was added. Kids voted for her to use a "butt pad" to pop the balloons. Klum popped 7 balloons, adding 7 more tons. The total slime in the vat reached 27 tons.
2009 Will Ferrell The comedian slid down a slime-covered slide on the UCLA campus. He went headfirst on a luge into a pool of slime.
2010 Apolo Anton Ohno Two stunts were featured. First, Olympic medalist Ohno was launched into slime by a slingshot. WWE wrestler John Cena helped.
Jerry Trainor
Jackson Rathbone
Nicola Peltz
For the second stunt, stars from The Last Airbender and iCarly did a bending-slime event. Since Peltz's character is a "water-bender," she bent slime towards Trainor and Rathbone.
2011 Kelvin Ramer Ramer's monster truck, decorated for the event, jumped over a 50-foot Nickelodeon blimp award. It landed in a pool of slime. Paul "The Big Show" Wight hosted and called it the most dangerous slime stunt ever.
2012 Big Show and The Miz A slime-themed wrestling match happened between Big Show and The Miz. When they hit special cannons, slime shot out onto the audience. Big Show defeated The Miz by throwing him into a pool of slime. Big Show was then slimed as his reward.
2014 Dave England & Jukka Hildén Kids voted for one of three slime stunts. The "Ultimate Slime Rodeo" won. Dave and Jukka rode electronic horses with slime hoses. Whoever held on longest won. Dave held on the longest.
2015 Cast of The Thundermans An online vote decided which show's cast would go through a "car wash" with slime. Kids chose between The Thundermans, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, and Bella and the Bulldogs. The cast of The Thundermans won and got slimed.
2016 Bethany Mota & Cameron Dallas Kids voted for the best internet personality. They chose between YouTuber Bethany Mota and YouTuber/actor Cameron Dallas. Both took part in the "Slime Soakers" stunt. Kids voted on Nick.com and the Nick app to decide who would get slimed. Cameron Dallas was chosen and got slimed.
2020 Astronauts ESA Astronaut Col. Luca Parmitano and NASA Astronaut Christina Koch played with the first ever slime in space. This happened inside the International Space Station.

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