Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2018: All you need to know
The biggest acts in entertainment will again be welcomed to 2018’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards where attendees could go home with the iconic orange KCA blimp award or get covered in the network’s trademark green slime.
Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry will go head to head for the favourite female artist award with Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars vying for the male title in the music categories, for which voting opened in March 2018.
Other Kids’ Choice Award nominees include Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Millie Bobbie Brown and the awards ceremony will see performances from the likes of N.E.R.D.'s Pharrell Williams and Shay Haley, as well as Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa.
Former WWE star John Cena is pictured hosting the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles
What are the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards?
Also known as the KCAs, Kids’ Choice or Kids’ Choice Awards, the annual show that airs on the television channel Nickelodeon is usually held on a Saturday in March or April and honours the greatest stars, shows and films as voted for by the viewers.
Kids’ Choice Awards winners receive an orange blimp figurine, a symbol of Nickelodeon’s logo from 1984 to 2009, and the award is also a kaleidoscope. With many celebrity guest presenting and attending the KCAs, the ceremony is usually televised on the network with many of the attendees being covered in green slime.
Spongebob Squarepants has won the most Kids’ Choice Awards in history with fourteen accolades and Selena Gomez and Will Smith have each won the most trophies with ten. Amanda Bynes has seven and Whoopi Goldberg is the only person to have won a KCA with the ‘EGOT’ combination of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony.
The Kids’ Choice Awards started out as a show called The Big Ballot in 1987 and viewers would send in votes before the show and after being counted, winners would film a thank you video that would be shown during the programme.
After the widespread use of the Internet, voting moved online to the Nickelodeon website as well as text messaging. By 2010, an iPhone app and mobile browser voting was also made available.
When are the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2018?
The 2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will be held on Saturday, March 24 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, as the ceremony was held in 2015 and 2016.
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2018 host
For the 2018 Awards, John Cena will be returning as the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards host for the second year in a row.
Nickelodeon Group President Cyma Zarghami said ‘he’s just one of those people who kids love, so why wouldn’t we want to be in business with him?’
John Cena said: ‘It’s a wonderful environment. I compare it to a WWE event where the show is absolutely 100 percent made for the audience. Being in front of a live audience for so long so many night in a row, I think it prepares you for the chaos of a live television production which is so, so fun’.
2017 Kids' Choice Awards host John Cena will return to presenting duties for this year's awards
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2018 nominees
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2018 nominees were announced in late February 2018 and include many famous faces. Fans are being encouraged to vote as categories open in waves each week on the official website using special KCA hashtags. As well as this, viewers will be able to vote for awards in real time during the ceremony.
Here is a full list of the 2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards nominees:
Film:
Favourite Movie
Beauty and the Beast
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Pitch Perfect 3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Greatest Showman
Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot has been nominated for the Favourite Movie Actress for her Wonder Woman role
Favourite Movie Actor
Ben Affleck (Batman, Justice League)
Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Thor: Ragnarok)
Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2)
Dwayne Johnson (Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle)
Kevin Hart (Moose Finbar, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle)
Will Ferrell (Brad, Daddy’s Home 2)
Favourite Movie Actress
Anna Kendrick (Beca, Pitch Perfect 3)
Daisy Ridley (Rey, Star Wars: The Last Jedi)
Emma Watson (Belle, Beauty and the Beast)
Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman & Justice League)
Zendaya (Anne Wheeler, The Greatest Showman & Michelle, Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Zoe Saldana (Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2)
Favourite Animated Movie
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Cars 3
Coco
Despicable Me 3
Ferdinand
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The Emoji Movie
The Lego Batman Movie
Both Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson have been nominated for their role in the new Jumanji
Music:
Favourite Music Group
Coldplay
Fifth Harmony
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
The Chainsmokers
Twenty One Pilots
Favourite Male Artist
Bruno Mars
DJ Khaled
Ed Sheeran
Luis Fonsi
Kendrick Lamar
Shawn Mendes
Favourite Female Artist
Beyoncé
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
P!NK
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has been nominated in the Favourite Female Artist and Favourite Song categories
Favourite Song
Despacito (Remix) – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
I’m The One – DJ Khaled, featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne
It Ain’t Me – Selena Gomez & Kygo
Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift
Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran
That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
Thunder – Imagine Dragons
Favourite Breakout Artist
Alessia Cara
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Harry Styles
Khalid
Noah Cyrus
Favourite Global Music Star
Black Coffee (Africa)
BTS (Asia)
Lorde (Australia/New Zealand)
Maluma (South America)
Taylor Swift (North America)
The Vamps (UK)
Zara Larsson (Europe)
The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons and KCA nominee seen here with the late Stephen Hawking
Television:
Favourite TV Show
Fuller House
Henry Danger
K.C. Undercover
Saban’s Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Stranger Things
The Big Bang Theory
The Flash
The Thundermans
Favourite Cartoon
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teen Titans Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Loud House
The Simpsons
Favourite TV Actor
Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead)
Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash, The Flash)
Jace Norman (Henry Hart, Henry Danger)
Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, The Thundermans)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory)
William Shewfelt (Brody Romero/Red Ninja Steel Ranger, Power Rangers Ninja Steel)
Favourite TV Actress
Candace Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller, Fuller House)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny, The Big Bang Theory)
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans)
Lizzy Greene (Dawn Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things)
Zendaya (K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover)
One Direction star Harry Styles has been nominated for the 2018 Favourite Breakout Artist
Other Categories
Favourite Video Game
Just Dance 2018
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Minecraft: Java Edition
Star Wars Battlefront II
Super Mario Odyssey
Favourite Funny YouTube Creator
Alex Wassabi
DanTDM
Dude Perfect
Liza Koshy
Markiplier
Miranda Sings
Favourite Musical YouTube Creator
Ayo & Teo
Jack & Jack
Jacob Sartorius
Johnny Orlando
JoJo Siwa
Why Don’t We
How to watch the 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards on TV
The 2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will be aired live from The Forum in California at 8pm PT.