UPDATE: Added Nickelodeon's press release announcing the news!
Nickelodeon will hold "Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards" at L.A.'s legendary 'Fabulous' Forum for the first-time ever on Saturday 28th March 2015, where it will be hosted by multi-talented singer/songwriter and actor Nick Jonas and broadcast live on Nickelodeon USA, Nickelodeon Canada and Nickelodeon Australia & New Zealand. The 2015 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will then roll out in international markets within hours of airing live, giving kids around the globe the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show!
Fans located in North America can now cast their votes in 20 category's at nick.com/kca and on Twitter! Additionally, fans around the world can vote for their favourites in each of the 20 category's plus for their local nominees by visiting kca2015.com and on Twitter!
NickHeads can vote for their favorite nominees by using the hashtags below on Twitter! Each voting Tweet must feature both the unique hashtag and #KCA in it for it to count.
Favorite Kids TV Show
Austin & Ally - #VoteAustinAndAlly #KCA
Dog With A Blog - #VoteDogWithABlog #KCA
Every Witch Way - #VoteEveryWitchWay #KCA
Henry Danger - #VoteHenryDanger #KCA
Jessie - #VoteJessie #KCA
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn - #VoteNRDD #KCA
Favorite Family TV Show
Gotham - #VoteGotham
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - #VoteSHIELD #KCA
Modern Family - #VoteModernFamily #KCA
Once Upon a Time - #VoteOnceUponATime #KCA
The Big Bang Theory - #VoteBigBangTheory #KCA
The Flash - #VoteTheFlash #KCA
Favorite TV Actor
Benjamin Flores Jr. (Louie, The Haunted Hathaways) - #VoteBenFloresJr #KCA
Charlie McDermott (Axl, The Middle) - #VoteCharlieMcDermott #KCA
Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash, The Flash) - #VoteGrantGustin #KCA
Jack Griffo (Max, The Thundermans) - #VoteJackGriffo #KCA
Jim Parsons (Sheldon, The Big Bang Theory) - #VoteJimParsons #KCA
Ross Lynch (Austin, Austin & Ally) - #VoteRossLynch #KCA
Favorite TV Actress
Chloe Bennet (Skye, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) - #VoteChloeBennet #KCA
Debby Ryan (Jessie, Jessie) - #VoteDebbyRyan #KCA
Jennifer Morrison (Emma, Once Upon a Time) - #VoteJenniferMorrison #KCA
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (Penny, The Big Bang Theory) - #VoteKaleyCuocoSweeting #KCA
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe, The Thundermans) - #VoteKiraKosarin #KCA
Laura Marano (Ally, Austin & Ally) - #VoteLauraMarano #KCA
Favorite Cartoon
Adventure Time - #VoteAdventureTime #KCA
Phineas and Ferb - #VotePhineasAndFerb #KCA
SpongeBob SquarePants - #VoteSpongeBob #KCA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - #VoteTMNT #KCA
Teen Titans Go! - #VoteTeenTitansGo #KCA
The Fairly OddParents - #VoteFairlyOddParents #KCA
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series - #VoteDiaryOfAWimpyKid #KCA
Divergent Book Series - #VoteDivergent #KCA
Heroes of Olympus Book Series - #VoteHeroesOfOlympus #KCA
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods - #VoteGreekGods #KCA
The Fault in Our Stars - #VoteTheFaultInOurStars #KCA
The Maze Runner - #VoteMazeRunner #KCA
Most Addicting Game
Angry Birds Transformers - #VoteAngryBirds #KCA
Candy Crush - #VoteCandyCrush #KCA
Disney Infinity 2.0 - #VoteDisneyInfinity #KCA
Mario Kart 8 - #VoteMarioKart #KCA
Minecraft - #VoteMinecraft #KCA
Skylanders Trap Team - #VoteSkylanders #KCA
Favorite Villain
Angelina Jolie - #VoteAngelinaJolieVillain #KCA
Cameron Diaz - #VoteCameronDiazVillain #KCA
Donald Sutherland - #VoteDonaldSutherlandVillain #KCA
Jamie Foxx - #VoteJamieFoxxVillain #KCA
Lee Pace - #VoteLeePaceVillain #KCA
Meryl Streep - #VoteMerylStreepVillain #KCA
Favorite Reality Show
American Ninja Warrior - #VoteAmericanNinjaWarrior #KCA
Cupcake Wars - #VoteCupcakeWars #KCA
Dance Moms - #VoteDanceMoms #KCA
MasterChef Junior - #VoteMasterChefJunior #KCA
Shark Tank - #VoteSharkTank #KCA
Wipeout - #VoteWipeout #KCA
Favorite Talent Competition Show
America's Got Talent - #VoteAmericasGotTalent #KCA
American Idol - #VoteAmericanIdol #KCA
America's Next Top Model - #VoteANTM #KCA
Dancing With the Stars - #VoteDWTS #KCA
So You Think You Can Dance - #VoteSYTYCD #KCA
The Voice - #VoteTheVoice #KCA
Favorite Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy - #VoteGuardiansOfTheGalaxy #KCA
Maleficent - #VoteMaleficent #KCA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - #VoteTMNTMovie #KCA
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - #VoteSpiderMan #KCA
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 - #VoteHungerGames #KCA
Transformers: Age of Extinction - #VoteTransformers #KCA
Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Stiller - #VoteBenStiller #KCA
Hugh Jackman - #VoteHughJackman #KCA
Jamie Foxx - #VoteJamieFoxx #KCA
Mark Wahlberg - #VoteMarkWahlberg #KCA
Steve Carell - #VoteSteveCarell #KCA
Will Arnett - #VoteWillArnett #KCA
Favorite Movie Actress
Angelina Jolie - #VoteAngelinaJolie #KCA
Cameron Diaz - #VoteCameronDiaz #KCA
Elle Fanning - #VoteElleFanning #KCA
Emma Stone - #VoteEmmaStone #KCA
Jennifer Garner - #VoteJenniferGarner #KCA
Megan Fox - #VoteMeganFox #KCA
Favorite Animated Movie
Big Hero 6 - #VoteBigHero6 #KCA
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - #VoteHowToTrainYourDragon2 #KCA
Penguins of Madagascar - #VotePenguinsofMadagascar #KCA
Rio 2 - #VoteRio2 #KCA
The Lego Movie - #VoteTheLegoMovie #KCA
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water - #VoteSpongeBobMovie #KCA
Favorite Male Action Star
Andrew Garfield - #VoteAndrewGarfieldActionStar #KCA
Channing Tatum - #VoteChanningTatumActionStar
Chris Evans - #VoteChrisEvansActionStar #KCA
Chris Pratt - #VoteChrisPrattActionStar #KCA
Hugh Jackman - #VoteHughJackmanActionStar #KCA
Liam Hemsworth - #VoteLiamHemsworthActionStar #KCA
Favorite Female Action Star
Ellen Page - #VoteEllenPage #KCA
Evangeline Lilly - #VoteEvangelineLilly #KCA
Halle Berry - #VoteHalleBerry #KCA
Jennifer Lawrence - #VoteJenniferLawrence #KCA
Scarlett Johansson - #VoteScarlettJohansson #KCA
Zoe Saldana - #VoteZoeSaldana #KCA
Favorite Music Group
Coldplay - #VoteColdplay #KCA
Fall Out Boy - #VoteFallOutBoy #KCA
Imagine Dragons - #VoteImagineDragons #KCA
Maroon 5 - #VoteMaroon5 #KCA
One Direction - #VoteOneDirection #KCA
OneRepublic - #VoteOneRepublic #KCA
Favorite Female Singer
Ariana Grande - #VoteArianaGrande #KCA
Beyonce - #VoteBeyonce #KCA
Katy Perry - #VoteKatyPerry #KCA
Nicki Minaj - #VoteNickiMinaj #KCA
Selena Gomez - #VoteSelenaGomez #KCA
Taylor Swift - #VoteTaylorSwift #KCA
Favorite Song Of The Year
All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) - #VoteAllAboutThatBass #KCA
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande, & Nicki Minaj) - #VoteBangBang #KCA
Dark Horse (Katy Perry) - #VoteDarkHorse #KCA
Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX) - #VoteFancy #KCA
Problem (Ariana Grande feat Iggy Azalea) - #VoteProblem #KCA
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) - #VoteShakeItOff #KCA
Favorite New Artist
5 Seconds of Summer - #Vote5SoS #KCA
Echosmith - #VoteEchosmith #KCA
Fifth Harmony - #VoteFifthHarmony #KCA
Iggy Azalea - #VoteIggyAzalea #KCA
Jessie J - #VoteJessieJ #KCA
Meghan Trainor - #VoteMeghanTrainor #KCA
Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release via NickPress.com:
AT LONG LAST, THREE-TIME OSCAR® WINNER MERYL STREEP NOMINATED FOR COVETED NICKELODEON KIDS' CHOICE AWARD
Other First-Time Nominees Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Angelina Jolie, 5 Seconds of Summer, Channing Tatum, Meghan Trainor, Chris Pratt, Fifth Harmony, Jessie J, Liam Hemsworth, Imagine Dragons, Elle Fanning and Echosmith Join Fan Favorites Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lawrence, Selena Gomez and More
Nick Jonas to Host Live From The "Fabulous" Forum on Saturday, March 28, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
Santa Monica, Calif. – (February 20, 2015) – Who will vie for the coveted blimp in a year marked by a slew of first-time celebrity nods? Fans have voiced their favorites as Nickelodeon announces the nominations for the 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. With four new categories added, this year's new nominees include Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Angelina Jolie, 5 Seconds of Summer, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Meghan Trainor, Chris Pratt, Fifth Harmony, Echosmith, Jessie J, Liam Hemsworth, Elle Fanning, Imagine Dragons, Kira Kosarin and Laura Marano. Kids also picked superstar nominees Beyoncé, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Ariana Grande, OneRepublic, Hugh Jackman, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Ben Stiller, One Direction, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Garner, Maroon 5, Scarlett Johansson and more. Multi-talented singer/songwriter and actor Nick Jonas will host the celebration live on Saturday, March 28, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) from The "Fabulous" Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Beginning Friday, Feb. 20, kids can cast their votes across 21 categories, including new additions Favorite Talent Competition Show, Favorite Family TV Show, Most Addicting Game and Favorite New Artist across all of Nickelodeon's digital platforms including Nick.com and the Nick app on Android, iOS and Kindle. Users will be able to vote on Nickelodeon's Twitter feed using #KCA. Furthermore, fans can join in on the slime-fest by going to Nick.com/kca15, the official destination for everything Kids' Choice Awards, with hilarious videos, quizzes, photo galleries, weekly polls and get the latest KCA news on this year's show and nominees.
Superheroes dominated the movie categories this year with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past going head-to-head with five nominations each. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 webbed its nods for Favorite Movie, Emma Stone for Favorite Movie Actress, Andrew Garfield for Favorite Male Action Star and Jamie Foxx for Favorite Villain and Favorite Movie Actor. X-Men: Days of Future Past garnered nominations for Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry and Ellen Page who will battle it out for Favorite Female Action Star and Hugh Jackman for Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Male Action Star. Receiving four nominations are Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. and Maleficent whose star, Angelina Jolie, earned two nominations for Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Villain.
In the music categories, Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea both scored three nominations. Taylor Swift will go up against Ariana Grande for Favorite Female Singer, while Iggy Azalea and Meghan Trainor duel for Favorite New Artist. Favorite Male Singer Justin Timberlake returns to defend his title against Sam Smith, Pharrell Williams, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton and Bruno Mars.
In television, The Big Bang Theory competes against Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Once Upon a Time, Modern Family, Gotham and The Flash in the Favorite Family TV Show category, while Favorite Talent Competition Show puts giants American Idol and The Voice against America's Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance and America's Next Top Model.
The 2015 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will roll out in international markets within hours of airing live in the United States, Canada and Australia, giving kids around the globe the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show. Voting for the 2015 KCAs will span six continents across 19 localized voting sites in addition to Twitter hashtag voting (#KCA) giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp.
Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition, General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch™, Gogurt® & Fruit Snacks, Hasbro DohVinci, and Walmart. Associate sponsors are Bounty®, Capri Sun, McDonald's®, Nintendo and Toyota.
The nominees for Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are (*new categories):
Favorite Talent Competition Show*
America's Got Talent
American Idol
America's Next Top Model
Dancing with the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice
Favorite Family TV Show*
Gotham
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Modern Family
Once Upon a Time
The Big Bang Theory
The Flash
Most Addicting Game*
Angry Birds Transformers
Candy Crush Saga
Disney Infinity 2.0
Mario Kart 8
Minecraft
Skylanders: Trap Team
Favorite New Artist*
5 Seconds of Summer
Echosmith
Fifth Harmony
Iggy Azalea
Jessie J
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Kids TV Show
Austin & Ally
Dog with a Blog
Every Witch Way
Henry Danger
Jessie
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Favorite TV Actor
Benjamin Flores Jr. (The Haunted Hathaways)
Charlie McDermott (The Middle)
Grant Gustin (The Flash)
Jack Griffo (The Thundermans)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Favorite TV Actress
Chloe Bennet (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Debby Ryan (Jessie)
Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon a Time)
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (The Big Bang Theory)
Kira Kosarin (The Thundermans)
Laura Marano (Austin & Ally)
Favorite Cartoon
Adventure Time
Phineas & Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teen Titans Go!
The Fairly OddParents
Favorite Reality Show
American Ninja Warrior
Cupcake Wars
Dance Moms
MasterChef Junior
Shark Tank
Wipeout
Favorite Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy
Maleficent
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Favorite Villain
Angelina Jolie (Maleficent)
Cameron Diaz (Annie)
Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1)
Jamie Foxx (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)
Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Jamie Foxx (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction)
Steve Carell (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)
Will Arnett (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Lego Movie)
Favorite Movie Actress
Angelina Jolie (Maleficent)
Cameron Diaz (Annie)
Elle Fanning (Maleficent)
Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Jennifer Garner (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)
Megan Fox (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Favorite Animated Movie
Big Hero 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Penguins of Madagascar
Rio 2
The Lego Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Favorite Male Action Star
Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Channing Tatum (Jupiter Ascending)
Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1)
Favorite Female Action Star
Ellen Page (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)
Halle Berry (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Favorite Music Group
Coldplay
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic
Favorite Male Singer
Blake Shelton
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Nick Jonas
Pharrell Williams
Sam Smith
Favorite Female Singer
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song Of The Year
"All About That Bass" (Meghan Trainor)
"Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)
"Dark Horse" (Katy Perry)
"Fancy" (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX)
"Problem" (Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea)
"Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Divergent series
The Heroes of Olympus series
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
The Fault in Our Stars
The Maze Runner
Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Jay Schmalholz, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Andrew Llinares are executive producers. Ben Thursby is co-executive producer.
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