Ellen DeGeneres, Fifth Harmony, The Ghostbusters, Kevin Hart, Chris Hemsworth, Jace Norman, JoJo Siwa, Zendaya And More Win Big At Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

ELLEN DEGENERES, FIFTH HARMONY, THE GHOSTBUSTERS,

KEVIN HART, CHRIS HEMSWORTH, JACE NORMAN,

JOJO SIWA, ZENDAYA AND MORE WIN BIG

AT NICKELODEON'S 2017 KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS

KCA Host John Cena, Kevin Hart, Demi Lovato, Chris Pratt Among Celebs Doused with Slime

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Host John Cena gets slimed onstage at Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards at USC Galen Center on March 11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
(Photo by 2017 Chris Polk/KCA2017)

LOS ANGELES–March 11, 2017– Ellen DeGeneres, Fifth Harmony, The Ghostbusters, Kevin Hart, Chris Hemsworth, Jace Norman, Zendaya and more were among those who won coveted orange blimps at Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 11, 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Hosted by WWE Superstar John Cena, the unpredictable celebrity mess-fest was broadcast live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles, where kids celebrated the best of everything they love in pop culture.

Musical group Little Mix performs; Photo Credit: Getty Images.

This year's festivities kicked off with Henry Danger star Jace Norman transporting himself from the set of Henry Danger to the orange carpet, where he ran into Kel Mitchell, JoJo Siwa, and Black-ish cast members Miles Brown and Marsai Martin, before spotting Cena. Cena then made his way to the show stage through a maze of cheering kids, slime and music.

Actress Kira Kosarin; Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images.

During the show, musical performers Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello took the KCA stage to perform their platinum-selling number-one single, “Bad Things,” against the backdrop of a lighting and projection spectacle. International music sensation Little Mix performed a medley of their hit singles, “Touch" and “Shout Out to My Ex,” right before taking home the blimp for Favorite Global Music Star.

Actor Kevin Hart gets slimed; Photo Credit: Getty Images for Nickelodeon.

The 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards proved to be a mega slime fest: from Demi Lovato being slime-soaked by a Smurfy set piece; to Chris Pratt getting a surprise sliming in the Kids’ Choice control room; to Kevin Hart getting doused with the coveted green goo after his triple win for Favorite Villain, Most Wanted Pet and BFFs; to the Power Rangers (Becky G., Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery) sliming the audience; and Cena receiving the ultimate green surprise while elevated above the stage at the end of the show.

The cast of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn armwrestle with Host John Cena onstage with DJ Khaled; Photo Credit: WireImage.

This year’s show put the power of choice in the hands of kids at home with an interactive digital experience like never before. Kids had the opportunity to choose what happens live during the show by casting votes to determine the outcome of multiple stunts including: Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin competing in the “chubby bunny” challenge; Big Sean and Bethany Mota tossing t-shirts into the audience; DJ Khaled putting the cast of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (Mace Coronel, Lizzy Greene, Casey Simpson) against Cena in an epically messy arm wrestle; and Cena and Nick Cannon competing in a hip-hop dance battle.

TV Personality Ellen Degeneres accepts the award for favorite voice from an animated movie; Photo Credit: Getty Images for Nickelodeon.

Additional celebrities who appeared at the show include: Nikki Bella; Dove Cameron; Miranda Cosgrove; Noah Cyrus; Ellen DeGeneres; the Fuller House cast; Gal Gadot; Heidi Klum; Isabela Moner; Chris Pine; Zoe Saldana; John Stamos; Gwen Stefani; Nat Wolff; Maddie Ziegler; and Zendaya, plus stars from Nick’s hit series Game Shakers (Cree Cicchino, Thomas Kuc, Madisyn Shipman); and School of Rock (Lance Lim, Aidan Miner, Ricardo Hurtado, Jade Pettyjohn, Breanna Yde).

Internet personality Jojo Siwa, Winner of Favorite Viral Artist; Photo Credit: Getty Images for Nickelodeon.

In addition to the live votes, Nick's digital platforms offered a second screen experience that included real-time play alongs, interactive polls that paid off within the show and exclusive real-time updates with photos and videos from the orange carpet and backstage. From Facebook to Snapchat and everything in between, Nickelodeon's social channels captured all of the best snaps, memes, GIFs, videos and pics from the night. Fans can go to Nick.com or the Nick App to relive all of their favorite show moments by watching video highlights from the live show and flipping through live event pictures.

Host John Cena gets slimed; Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards will encore tonight at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and Sunday, March 12, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Replays of the awards will also air on TeenNick Monday March 13, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) and on Nicktoons Thursday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show will also be available on Nickelodeon On Demand March 12.

Following are Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards winners:

TELEVISION

Favorite TV Show - Kids’ Show
Henry Danger

Favorite TV Show - Family Show
Fuller House

Favorite Reality Show
America’s Got Talent

Favorite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants

Favorite Male TV Star
Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger)

Favorite Female TV Star
Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover)

MOVIES

Favorite Movie
Ghostbusters

Favorite Movie Actor
Chris Hemsworth (Kevin, Ghostbusters)

Favorite Movie Actress
Melissa McCarthy (Abby, Ghostbusters)

Favorite Animated Movie
Finding Dory

Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie
Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory)

Favorite Villain
Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets)

Favorite Butt-Kicker
Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War)

BFFs (Best Friends Forever)
Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson (Bob/Calvin, Central Intelligence)

Favorite Frenemies
Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick, Zootopia)

Most Wanted Pet*
Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart)

#Squad*
Finding Dory – Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy

MUSIC

Favorite Music Group
Fifth Harmony

Favorite Male Singer
Shawn Mendes

Favorite Female Singer
Selena Gomez

Favorite Song
Work from Home – Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign

Favorite New Artist
Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Music Video*
Juju on That Beat – Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall

Favorite DJ/EDM Artist*
Calvin Harris

Favorite Soundtrack*
Suicide Squad

Favorite Viral Music Artist*
JoJo Siwa

Favorite Global Music Star*
Little Mix

OTHER CATEGORIES:

Favorite Video Game
Just Dance 2017

Host John Cena appears onstage with TP cannon; Photo Credit: Getty Images for Nickelodeon.

Sponsors of Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards include Cinnamon Toast Crunch™, Crest®, Hot Wheels®, Nintendo, Skechers®, Toyota, Walmart and Verizon.

Actor Nick Cannon (c) performs onstage; Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.

The Cast of Power Rangers; Photo Credit: Getty Images.

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