Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, (also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice) is an annual American television awards ceremony show that is produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in late March or early April, the show honors the year's biggest in television, movie, 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.

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 overwhelmingly cover people with the network's trademark green slime. The series SpongeBob SquarePants has won the most KCA awards, with eighteen overall through the series' run. Individually, Selena Gomez has won the most trophies with eleven, followed by Will Smith (10) and Adam Sandler (10). Whoopi Goldberg is the only person to have won a Kids' Choice Award, along with the mainstream "EGOT" combination of an Emmy (daytime/primetime), Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Rosie O'Donnell has hosted the show eight times, followed by Jack Black who hosted three times, and Whitney Houston and John Cena who both hosted twice.

Ceremonies[]

Year	Date	Venue(s)	Host(s)
1987	March 28 – April 18	Rated K: For Kids by Kids studio, New York City, New York	Matt Nespole, Rebecca Schwager and Mark Shanahan
1988	April 18	Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California	Tony Danza, Debbie Gibson, Brian Robbins and Dan Schneider
1989	June 25		Nicole Eggert and Wil Wheaton
1990	April 23		Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron and David Faustino
1991	April 22	Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California	Corin Nemec
1992	November 14	Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California	Holly Robinson, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling
1994	May 7	Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California	Joey Lawrence, Candace Cameron and Marc Weiner
1994	May 7	Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida	Joey Lawrence, Candace Cameron and Marc Weiner
1995	May 20	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California	Whitney Houston
1996	May 11	Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California	Whitney Houston and Rosie O'Donnell
1997	April 19	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	Rosie O'Donnell and Terry Bradshaw
1998	April 4	Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California	Rosie O'Donnell
1999	May 1	Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California	Rosie O'Donnell
2000	April 15	Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California	Rosie O'Donnell, LL Cool J, David Arquette, Mandy Moore and Frankie Muniz
2001	April 21	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California	Rosie O'Donnell
2002	April 20
2003	April 12
2004	April 3	Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California	Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz
2005	April 2		Ben Stiller
2006	April 1		Jack Black
2007	March 31		Justin Timberlake
2008	March 29		Jack Black
2009	March 28		Dwayne Johnson
2010	March 27		Kevin James
2011	April 2	Galen Center, Los Angeles, California	Jack Black
2012	March 31		Will Smith
2013	March 23		Josh Duhamel
2014	March 29		Mark Wahlberg
2015	March 28	The Forum, Inglewood, California	Nick Jonas
2016	March 12	The Forum, Inglewood, California	Blake Shelton
2017	March 11	Galen Center, Los Angeles, California	John Cena
2018	March 24	The Forum, Inglewood, California	John Cena
2019	March 23	Galen Center, Los Angeles, California	DJ Khaled
2020	May 2	Virtual ceremony	Victoria Justice
2021	March 13	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California	Kenan Thompson
2022	April 9	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California	Miranda Cosgrove and Rob Gronkowski
2023	March 4	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California	Nate Burleson and Charli D'Amelio
2024	July 13	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California	Tom Kenny (as SpongeBob SquarePants) and Bill Fagerbakke (as Patrick Star)
2025	June 21	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California	Tyla

Awards[]

Movies[]

Award category	Years active	Inaugural winner	Current winner (2024)
Favorite Movie	1988-present	Beverly Hill Cops 2	Barbie
Favorite Movie Actor	1988-present	Eddie Murphy - Beverly Hills Cop 2 as Detective Alex Foley	Timothée Chalamet - Wonka as Willy Wonka
Favorite Movie Actress	1988-present	Whoopi Goldberg - Fatal Beauty as Detective Rita Rizzoli	Margot Robbie - Barbie as Barbie
Favorite Animated Movie	2006-present	Madagascar	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	2000-present	Rosie O'Donnell - Tarzan as Terk	Adam Sandler - Leo as Leo (male)
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	2000-present	Rosie O'Donnell - Tarzan as Terk	Anna Kendrick - Trolls Band Together as Poppy (female)
Favorite Villain	2024-present	Jack Black - The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser

Television[]

Award category	Years active	Inaugural winner	Current winner (2024)
Favorite TV Show	1988-present	ALF	Percy Jackson and the Olympians (kids)
Favorite TV Show	1988-present	ALF	Young Sheldon (family)
Favorite Male TV Star	1988-present	Michael J. Fox - Family Ties as Alex P. Keaton	Walker Scobell - Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Percy Jackson (kids)
Favorite Male TV Star	1988-present	Michael J. Fox - Family Ties as Alex P. Keaton	Iain Armitage - Young Sheldon as Sheldon Cooper (family)
Favorite Female TV Star	1988-present	Alyssa Milano - Who's the Boss as Samantha Micelli	Olivia Rodrigo - High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Nini (kids)
Favorite Female TV Star	1988-present	Alyssa Milano - Who's the Boss as Samantha Micelli	Miranda Cosgrove - iCarly as Carly Shay (family)
Favorite Animated Show	1995-present	Doug	SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Reality Show	2009-present	American Idol	America's Got Talent

Music[]

Award category	Years active	Inaugural winner	Current winner (2024)
Favorite Music Group	1994-present	Aerosmith	Imagine Dragons
Favorite Male Artist	1988-present	Bon Jovi	Post Malone
Favorite Female Artist	1988-present	Madonna	Taylor Swift
Favorite Song	1988-present	"La Bamba" by Los Lobos	"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish
Favorite Album	2022-present	Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish	Guts by Olivia Rodrigo
Favorite Breakout Artist	2022-present	Olivia Rodrigo	Reneé Rapp
Favorite Music Collaboration	2016-present	"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	"Barbie World" by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua
Favorite Social Music Star	2019-present	JoJo Siwa	Bella Poarch
Favorite Global Music Star	2017-present	Little Mix (United Kingdom)	Taylor Swift (North America)
Favorite Ticket of the Year	2024-present	Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour
Favorite Viral Song	2024-present	"Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter

Sports[]

Award category	Years active	Inaugural winner	Current winner (2024)
Favorite Male Sports Star	1988-present	Hulk Hogan	Travis Kelce
Favorite Female Sports Star	1988-present	Debi Thomas	Simone Biles

International versions[]

Country	Name	Network
Argentina	Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon
Australia	Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon
Brazil	Meus Prêmios Nick	Nickelodeon
Colombia	Nickelodeon Colombia Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon, Señal Colombia
Germany	Nickelodeon Germany Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon
Indonesia	Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards	Global TV, Nickelodeon
Mexico	Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon, Canal 5
Netherlands Belgium (Dutch)	Nickelodeon Netherlands Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon
Philippines	Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon
United Arab Emirates	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Abu Dhabi	Nickelodeon
United Kingdom	Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards	Nickelodeon

Networks[]


Network(s)	Year(s)
Nickelodeon	1987-present
Nicktoons, TeenNick	2015-2016, 2018-present
TV Land	2015-2016, 2023-present
Nick Radio	2016-2019
CMT	2016, 2023-present
Nick Jr. Channel	2019-present
MTV2	2023-present