Actress Miranda Cosgrove (
iCarly) and NFL superstar Rob Gronkowski will take on the slimiest roles of their lives as co-hosts of
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2022, airing live on Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. For the first time ever, the show will feature a night filled with 1,000 epic slimings and dozens of fun-filled pranks celebrating fan-favorite stars across the worlds of film, television, music, sports and more.
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 will simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons and the Nick Jr. channel.
First-time
Kids’ Choice Awards nominees include Olivia Rodrigo, Saweetie, Elizabeth Olsen, Awkwafina, The Kid LaROI, and Doja Cat, among others. Leading the pack with four nods each are Taylor Swift, Adele,
Danger Force,
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,
iCarly,
Cobra Kai, and
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. Musical performances will be announced at a later date.
All night long, KCA slimings will be front and center, dousing celebrity correspondents, landmarks, schools across the U.S. and more, with an on-screen running tally for kids at home. This year’s show will also feature: Nickelodeon’s signature blimp as it ventures into the metaverse with celebrity avatars; second screen content; live voting where fans stay in control; and the ability to stream the show LIVE across all platforms. One of the slimings will be at Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts Punta Cana!
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Viewers can look out for special appearances from: Peyton List, Xavier Woods, Ralph Macchio, Unspeakable, Charli D’Amelio, Dixie D’Amelio, Jordan Fisher, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Heidi Klum, Terry Crews, Sofia Vergara, Jace Norman, Charlie Puth, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Isaiah Crews, Isla Fisher, as Nickelodeon Stars Ariana Molkara, Anton Starkman, Kate Godfrey and Christopher Martinez from
Warped!, Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green from
That Girl Lay Lay, Luca Luhan, Havan Flores, Cooper Barnes, Michael D. Cohen, Dana Heath and Terrence Little Gardenhigh from
Danger Force, Dylan “Young Dylan” Gilmer from
Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan, Jayden Bartels and Jules LeBlanc from
Side Hustle, and the cast of
iCarly.
Athletes including Nikki Bella and Brie Bella will be joining the show alongside actors like Sofia Carson, Sabrina Carpenter and Josh Peck. MrBeast, Karl Jacobs, and Chance the Rapper are also expected to be part of the show in some way.
The First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, will
make a special appearance during
Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards 2022. With an introduction by KCA co-host Miranda Cosgrove, the First Lady will speak to the resilience of today’s youngest generation, especially children of military members and veterans, and encourage America’s youth to keep growing, learning, and giving back to their communities.
In recognition of the Month of the Military Child, the KCA audience will include more than 45 Southern California military children and their families associated with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and the Armed Services YMCA.
Additionally, Kids' Choice Awards 2022 will debut a first look trailer for the animated reimagining of Mel Brooks classic Blazing Saddles - which has been redubbed Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. This will be followed by a full trailer on Monday, April 11.
Over the last month, fans have been casting their votes on the official
Kids’ Choice Awards website,
KidsChoiceAwards.com and
kca.nickelodeon.tv, and through the
Screens Up app on supported iPad, iPhone and Android devices in the U.S. International fans can cast votes via the web.
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 is sponsored by The LEGO® Group, the Kirby and the Forgotten Land™ game, Lunchables, and Olive Garden®.
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 winners are (updates when announced):
TELEVISION:
FAVORITE KIDS TV SHOW
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Danger Force
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - WINNER
Raven’s Home
That Girl Lay Lay
The Baby-Sitters Club
FAVORITE FAMILY TV SHOW
Cobra Kai
iCarly - WINNER
Marvel Studios’ Loki
Marvel Studios’ WandaVision
The Flash
Young Sheldon
FAVORITE REALITY SHOW
American Idol
Kids Baking Championship
LEGO Masters
America’s Got Talent - WINNER
The Masked Singer
Wipeout
FAVORITE CARTOON
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
Looney Tunes Cartoons
SpongeBob SquarePants - WINNER
Teen Titans Go!
The Loud House
The Smurfs
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (KIDS)
Havan Flores (Chapa / Volt, Danger Force)
Malia Baker (Mary Anne Spier, The Baby-Sitters Club | Gabby Lewis, Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) - WINNER
Raven-Symoné (Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home)
Sofia Wylie (Gina, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
That Girl Lay Lay (Lay Lay, That Girl Lay Lay)
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR (KIDS)
Bryce Gheisar (Elliott Combes, The Astronauts | Luke McCoy, Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
Cooper Barnes (Ray Manchester / Captain Man, Danger Force)
Joshua Bassett (Ricky, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) - WINNER
Luca Luhan (Bose / Brainstorm, Danger Force)
Raphael Alejandro (Matteo Silva, Bunk’d)
Young Dylan (Young Dylan, Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan)
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (FAMILY)
Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Marvel Studios’ WandaVision)
Hailee Steinfeld (Kate Bishop, Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye)
Mary Mouser (Samantha LaRusso, Cobra Kai)
Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay, iCarly) - WINNER
Peyton List (Tory Nichols, Cobra Kai)
Yara Shahidi (Zoey Johnson, Black-ish, Grown-ish)
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR (FAMILY)
Iain Armitage (Sheldon Cooper, Young Sheldon)
Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye)
Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, iCarly)
Nathan Kress (Freddie Benson, iCarly)
Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso, Cobra Kai)
Tom Hiddleston (Loki, Marvel Studios’ Loki) - WINNER
FILM:
FAVORITE MOVIE
Cinderella
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Disney’s Jungle Cruise
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Spider-Man: No Way Home - WINNER
Tom & Jerry: The Movie
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
Angelina Jolie (Thena, Marvel Studios’ Eternals)
Camila Cabello (Cinderella, Cinderella)
Emily Blunt (Lily Houghton, Disney’s Jungle Cruise)
Emma Stone (Estella / Cruella, Disney’s Cruella)
Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Marvel Studios’ Black Widow)
Zendaya (MJ, Spider-Man: No Way Home | Chani, Dune) - WINNER
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
Dwayne Johnson (Frank Wolff, Disney’s Jungle Cruise | John Hartley, Red Notice)
John Cena (Jakob Toretto, F9: The Fast Saga)
LeBron James (LeBron James, Space Jam: A New Legacy)
Ryan Reynolds (Guy, Free Guy | Nolan Booth, Red Notice)
Tom Holland (Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Spider-Man: No Way Home) - WINNER
Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto, F9: The Fast Saga)
FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE
Disney and Pixar’s Luca
Disney’s Encanto - WINNER
PAW Patrol: The Movie
Sing 2
The Boss Baby: Family Business
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE
Awkwafina (Otto, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Sisu, Raya and the Last Dragon)
Charlize Theron (Morticia Addams, The Addams Family 2)
Keanu Reeves (Sage, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run)
Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing 2)
Scarlett Johansson (Ash, Sing 2) - WINNER
Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run)
MUSIC:
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
Adele - WINNER
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
Bruno Mars
Drake
Ed Sheeran - WINNER
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP
Black Eyed Peas
BTS - WINNERS
Florida Georgia Line
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Migos
FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion
Best Friend - Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello & Jonas Brothers
Rumors - Lizzo featuring Cardi B
Save Your Tears – The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
STAY - The Kid LaROI & Justin Bieber - WINNER
FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR
Adele (UK) - WINNER
Camilo (Latin America)
Tones and I (Australia)
Tems (Africa)
BTS (Asia)
Rosalía (Europe)
Olivia Rodrigo (North America)
FAVORITE SONG
All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift
Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
Easy On Me - Adele
Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish - WINNER
Take My Breath - The Weeknd
Up - Cardi B
FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST
Chlöe
Glass Animals
Jack Harlow
Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER
Saweetie
Walker Hayes
FAVORITE ALBUM
30 - Adele
Certified Lover Boy - Drake
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift
Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish - WINNER
Justice - Justin Bieber
Red (Taylor’s version) - Taylor Swift
FAVORITE SOCIAL MUSIC STAR
JoJo Siwa
Addison Rae
That Girl Lay Lay
Dixie D'Amelio - WINNER
Oliver Tree
Johnny Orlando
OTHER CATEGORIES:
FAVORITE MALE CREATOR
Austin Creed
MrBeast - WINNER
Ninja
Ryan’s World
Spencer X
Unspeakable
FAVORITE FEMALE CREATOR
Addison Rae
Charli D’Amelio - WINNER
Emma Chamberlain
Kids Diana Show
Lexi Rivera
Miranda Sings
FAVORITE FEMALE SPORTS STAR
Candace Parker
Chloe Kim - WINNER
Naomi Osaka
Sasha Banks
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
FAVORITE MALE SPORTS STAR
Cristiano Ronaldo
LeBron James
Patrick Mahomes II
Shaun White
Stephen Curry
Tom Brady - WINNER
FAVORITE VIDEO GAME
Brookhaven
Minecraft - WINNER
Just Dance 2022
Mario Party Superstars
Additional Highlights:
- Owen Holt got slimed during rehearsals!
- The audience got slimed at the start!
- Jack Harlow got slimed after his performance!
- Fans vote for both the casts of Danger Force and Side Hustle to get slimed!
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 is produced by Nickelodeon Productions and overseen by Ashley Kaplan, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Unscripted & Digital Franchise Studio; Paul J Medford, Vice President, Unscripted Current Series; Luke Wahl, Vice President, Unscripted Creative; and Jennifer Bryson, Vice President, Production, Tentpoles, Events & Music & Specials. Michael Dempsey serves as executive producer, with Magda Liolis, Andria Parides, Kathryn Rickey and Greg Sills serving as co-executive producers. The show is directed by Glenn Weiss.
Miranda Cosgrove is an actress, singer and currently stars in
iCarly on Paramount+. Recently, she can currently be seen hosting and executive producing CBS Saturday Morning’s
Mission Unstoppable alongside Geena Davis, as well as starring in the feature films
North Hollywood and
3022. She has lent her voice as Margo in the
Despicable Me franchise and has received rave reviews for her work ever since her first starring role in the film
School of Rock. As a singer, Cosgrove’s first solo album, Sparks Fly, debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart, with her first single, “Kissin U,” quickly becoming officially certified RIAA gold. On social media, she has amassed over 29 million followers across all her platforms.
Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski is an American football tight end for the National Football League (NFL) and four-time Super Bowl champion. Gronk is no stranger to Nickelodeon, having won coveted orange blimps at
Kids’ Choice Sports and hosting Nickelodeon’s viral video series,
Crashletes. For more bio information on Rob Gronkowski, click
here. He is represented by UTA and managed by Henry Penzi at Pay It Forward Entertainment.
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit
http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
Originally published: April 09, 2022 at 21:36 BST.
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