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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012: Orange carpet - in pictures

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2012 kicked off in style last night (March 31) as the stars of music, film and TV walked down the famous Orange Carpet in LA.

Kristen Stewart, Emma Stone, Zac Efron, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift were among the celebrities who attended the annual ceremony, which took place at the USC Galen Centre.

First photo © Jason Redmond/AP/Press Association Images; Second photo © John Shearer

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber were the big winners of the night, although winning 'Favourite Male Singer' wasn't enough to save Bieber from being slimed at the end of the show.

Katy Perry, One Direction and host Will Smith also took to the Kids' Choice Awards stage to perform.

Watch the brand new Kids' Choice Awards 2012 in the UK on Sunday, April 1 at 5.30pm on Nickelodeon nick.co.uk/kca.

> Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012: Winners in full

Click though the gallery [here on the official Digital Spy website] to see the stars arrive at the Kids' Choice Awards 2012

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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012: Bieber, Lautner slimed - gallery

Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards took place in Los Angeles last night (March 31).

Will Smith, a ten-time KCA winner, hosted the event from the Galen Centre at USC, parachuting into the arena from a 246-foot orange blimp floating above the venue.

Both photographs © Christopher Polk
Halle Berry, Twilight star Taylor Lautner and Glee's Chris Colfer were all victims of the ceremony's infamous slime. Lautner went on to win the 'Favourite Buttkicker' award.

Justin Bieber was also gunged [slimed] as he collected his award for 'Favourite Male Singer' at the end of the show, with Smith being covered in the green stuff as he stood nearby.

First Lady Michelle Obama made her Kids' Choice Awards debut, presenting Grammy Award-winning singer Taylor Swift with the 'Big Help' Award in recognition of her charitable work, which includes helping tornado and flood survivors in the United States.

Katy Perry, who won 'Favourite Voice From An Animated Movie' for The Smurfs, sang her latest hit 'Part of Me', flying down to the stage for a medieval-themed performance.

Meanwhile One Direction, who are enjoying record-breaking success in the States, took to the stage to sing their track 'What Makes You Beautiful'.

Over 220 million votes were cast in total for the 20 categories at the Kids' Choice Awards. Fans were able to vote for their favourite nominees on Twitter for the first time ever by using custom hash tags.

Watch the brand new Kids' Choice Awards 2012 in the UK on Sunday, April 1 at 5.30pm on Nickelodeon nick.co.uk/kca.

Click though the gallery [here on the official Digital Spy website] to see what happened at the Kids' Choice Awards 2012