Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards |
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Presented by | Nickelodeon |
Country | United States |
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First awarded | March 28, 1987 |
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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.
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History of the 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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1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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
# | Date | Venue | City | Host(s) | Ref. |
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1st | March 28 – April 18, 1987 | Rated K: For Kids by Kids studio | New York City, New York |
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2nd | April 18, 1988 | Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal City, California |
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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 |
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7th | May 7, 1994 | Pantages Theatre | Los Angeles, California |
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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 |
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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 |
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38th | June 21, 2025 | Tyla |
Notes
Locations for the Show

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:
- Candace Cameron hosted in 1990 and 1994.
- Whitney Houston hosted in 1995 and 1996.
- Rosie O'Donnell hosted from 1996 to 2003. She co-hosted with Whitney Houston in 1996 and with four others in 2000.
- Jack Black hosted in 2006, 2008, and 2011.
- John Cena hosted in 2017 and 2018.
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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2019 | Megan Rapinoe |
2020 | LeBron James |
2021 | Kamala Harris |
King of Comedy Award
Year | Winner |
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2023 | Adam Sandler |
2025 | Jack Black |
ICON Award
Year | Winner |
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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 |
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2014 | Michael Strahan | Pauley Pavilion |
2015 | Russell Wilson | |
2016 | ||
2017 | ||
2018 | Chris Paul | Barker Hangar |
2019 | Michael Strahan |
Celebrities Who Got Slimed

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.
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 |
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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. |
See also
In Spanish: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards para niños