Kids' Choice Award
Country of origin
United States
First awarded
March 28, 1987
Network
Nickelodeon and various Paramount Global networks
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
Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida
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
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
Blake Shelton
2017
March 11
Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
John Cena
2018
March 24
The Forum, Inglewood, California
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
Miranda Cosgrove and Rob Gronkowski
2023
March 4
Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Nate Burleson and Charli D'Amelio
2024
July 13
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
TBA
Awards [ ]
Movies [ ]
Award category
Years active
Inaugural winner
Current winner (2023)
Favorite Movie
1988-present
Beverly Hill Cops 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Favorite Movie Actor
1988-present
Eddie Murphy - Beverly Hills Cop 2 as Detective Alex Foley
Dwayne Johnson - Black Adam as Black Adam/Teth-Adam
Favorite Movie Actress
1988-present
Whoopi Goldberg - Fatal Beauty as Detective Rita Rizzoli
Millie Bobby Brown - Enola Holmes 2 as Enola Holmes
Favorite Animated Movie
2006-present
Madagascar
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
2000-present
Rosie O'Donnell - Tarzan as Terk
Dwayne Johnson - DC League of Super-Pets as Krypto (male)
Selena Gomez - Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Mavis (female)
Television [ ]
Award category
Years active
Inaugural winner
Current winner (2023)
Favorite TV Show
1988-present
ALF
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (kids)
Wednesday (family)
Favorite Male TV Star
1988-present
Michael J. Fox - Family Ties as Alex P. Keaton
Joshua Bassett - High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Ricky (kids)
Finn Wolfhard - Stranger Things as Mike Wheeler (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)
Jenna Ortega - Wednesday as Wednesday Addams (family)
Favorite Animated Show
1995-present
Doug
SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Reality Show
2009-present
American Idol
MasterChef Junior
Music [ ]
Award category
Years active
Inaugural winner
Current winner (2023)
Favorite Music Group
1994-present
Aerosmith
BTS
Favorite Male Artist
1988-present
Bon Jovi
Harry Styles
Favorite Female Artist
1988-present
Madonna
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song
1988-present
"La Bamba" by Los Lobos
"As It Was" by Harry Styles
Favorite Album
2022-present
Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish
Midnights (3am Edition) by Taylor Swift
Favorite Breakout Artist
2022-present
Olivia Rodrigo
Dove Cameron
Favorite Music Collaboration
2016-present
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
"Sweetest Pie" by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Dua Lipa
Favorite Social Music Star
2019-present
JoJo Siwa
Bella Poarch
Favorite Global Music Star
2017-present
Little Mix (United Kingdom)
Harry Styles (United Kingdom)
Sports [ ]
Award category
Years active
Inaugural winner
Current winner (2023)
Favorite Male Sports Star
1988-present
Hulk Hogan
LeBron James
Favorite Female Sports Star
1988-present
Debi Thomas
Serena Williams
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
1987-2023
Nicktoons, TeenNick
2015-2016, 2018-2023
Nick Jr.
2019-2023
TV Land
2015-2016, 2023
Nick Radio
2016-2019
CMT
2016, 2023
MTV2
2023