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ONE DIRECTION, ZOE SUGG, RIXTON, ANT & DEC, AND PRINCE ESSEX ALL WIN AT NICKELODEON'S KIDS' CHOICE AWARDSHost Nick Jonas, 5 Seconds of Summer, Shawn Mendes, Diversity and Ant and Dec All Doused with SlimeKids Cast Record-Breaking 500 Million Votes GloballyEncore Broadcast of Star-Studded Awards at 6:30pm on Monday, 30th March on Nickelodeon** For the EPK and still photos from Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, please visit: www.NickKCApress.com
Host Nick Jonas gets slimmed during the Nickelodeon 2015 Kids' Choice Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty/Nickelodeon©2015 Viacom International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. London, 29th March 2015 6:40pm– Global pop phenomenon,
One Direction and the group's legions of fans were recognised at
28th Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards. The group took home
two blimps, winning
Favourite Music Group in the international vote as well as
UK Favourite Music Act. Devoted fans of the group,
the Directioners, were also recognised as they won
UK Favourite Fan Family.
Other UK winners at this year's Kids' Choice Awards included
Rixton(UK Favourite Breakthrough) and
Alexis Sánchez(UK Favourite Football Star).
Zoella (Zoe Sugg) repeated her victory of last year, winning
UK Favourite Vlogger for the second year in a row. In the new categories for the year,
The Diamond Mine Cart, took the blimp for
UK Favourite Tipster while pet of Joey Essex,
Prince Essex, proved himself 'the cat's meow,' by being voted
UK Favourite Celebrity Animal. Recognising their outstanding contribution to entertainment,
Ant and Dec were awarded the honorary
UK TV Legends Award. Fans that missed the premiere broadcast of the Awards this evening will have another chance to catch the slime and star-filled Awards Show when it encores at
6:30pm on Monday, 30th March. The Awards will air through the week on Nickelodeon and, for the very first time, on Channel 5 on Sunday, 5th April.
Hosted by recording artist/actor and kids' pick for Favourite Male Singer
Nick Jonas, the awards were broadcast from Los Angeles' legendary "Fabulous" Forum, where kids celebrated their favourites from the worlds of film, music, television and more. Kids from around the world cast more than 500 million votes, a record-breaking tally.
Multi-talented host Jonas opened the show with a stunning performance of his Billboard Top 10 smash, "Chains" and radio hit, "Jealous." Backed by tween-metal trio
Unlocking the Truth, his theatrical set also featured a celeb-filled video montage, 3D elements and aerialists. Hip-hop phenomenon
Iggy Azalea was joined by Academy Award- and Grammy-winner
Jennifer Hudson onstage in a bold and dynamic rendition of their hit "Trouble." In the epic Awards finale, Aussie pop-rock band
5 Seconds of Summer's powerful performance of "What I Like About You" literally blew out the slime-filled speakers, flooding the stage with thousands of gallons of slime.
This year's Kids' Choice Awards proved to be as messy as ever: from
Diversity being caught in a slime shower in the Awards introduction to
Jennifer Lopez presenting Jonas with his award and a surprise sliming. Backstage
Chris Pratt and the cast of Nickelodeon show Henry Danger took each other on in a pie fight, while
Ant and Dec were coated in the green goo by UK hosts
Jordan Banjo and
Perri Kiely presented them with Nickelodeon's first ever Kids' Choice Award
UK TV Legends honorary Award.
The star-studded telecast featured additional celebrity participants, including: Jamie Foxx, Emma Stone, Liam Hemsworth, Chris Rock, Zendaya, Debby Ryan, Chloe Bennet, Fifth Harmony, Joe Jonas, Nick Cannon, Shawn Mendes, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Kevin James, Mo'ne Davis, Skylar Diggins, Ross Lynch, Quvenzhané Wallis, Meghan Trainor, Jennette McCurdy plus cast members from
The Haunted Hathaways,
SpongeBob SquarePants, and many others.
Kids and families paid tribute to their favourites by casting across seven UK specific and additional international categories online, on The Nick App and via Twitter using the hashtag #KCA. Fans can catch up on all of the gossip from the slime-fest by going to kca.nick.co.uk, the official destination for everything Kids' Choice Awards, with hilarious videos, photo galleries, games and all of the latest KCA news on this year's show.
The following are Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards winners
(in bold):
UK CategoriesUK Favourite Music ActEd Sheeran
Jessie J
Little Mix
One DirectionUK Favourite Celebrity AnimalHot Lips (Lady Di, Eastenders)
Pippin & Percy (Zoella's Guinea Pigs)
Prince Essex (Joey Essex's Cat)Pudsey the Dog
UK Favourite Football StarAlexis SánchezDiego Costa
Raheem Sterling
Wayne Rooney
UK Favourite TipsterThe Diamond Mine CartSean Thorne (Fun Kids Radio)
Spencer FC
Mr. Stampy Cat
UK Favourite BreakthroughElla Henderson
Ella Eyre
George Ezra
RixtonUK Favourite Fan FamilyArianators
DirectionersSwifties
Vampettes
UK Favourite VloggerZoellaNiomi Smart
Caspar Lee
Alfie Deyes
International CategoriesFavourite Kids TV ShowAustin & AllyDog With a Blog
Every Witch Way
Henry Danger
Jesse
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Favourite TV ActorBenjamin 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)Favourite TV ActressChloe 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)Favourite CartoonAdventure Time
Fairly Odd Parents
Phineas &Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePantsTeens Titans Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Favourite Reality ShowAmerican Ninja Warrior
Cupcake Wars
Dance MomsMasterchef Jr.
Shark Tank
Wipeout
Favourite Talent Competition ShowAmerican Idol
America's Got Talent
Americas Next Top Model
Dancing With the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
The VoiceFavourite Family TV ShowBig Bang Theory
Gotham
Marvel's Agents of Shield
Modern FamilyOnce Upon A Time
The Flash
FILM:Favourite MovieGuardians of the Galaxy
Maleficent
The Amazing Spiderman 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 1Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Favourite VillainAngelina 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)
Favourite Movie ActorBen 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)
Favourite Movie ActressAngelina 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)
Favourite Animated MovieBig Hero 6How to Train Your Dragon 2
Penguins of Madagascar
Rio 2
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water
Favourite Male Action StarAndrew 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)Favourite Female Action StarEllen 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)
MUSIC:Favourite Music GroupColdplay
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One DirectionOne Republic
Favourite Male SingerBlake Shelton
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Nick JonasPharrell Williams
Sam Smith
Favourite Female SingerAriana Grande
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Selena GomezTaylor Swift
Favourite Song Of The YearAll About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)Dark Horse (Katy Perry feat. Juicy J)
Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX)
Problem (Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea)
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)
Favourite New Artist5 Seconds of Summer
Echosmith
Fifth HarmonyIggy Azalea
Jessie J
Meghan Trainor
OTHER CATEGORIES:Most Addicting GameAngry Birds Transformers
Candy Crush
Disney Infinity 2.0
Mario Kart 8
MinecraftSkylander's Trap Team
Favourite BookDiary of a Wimpy Kid SeriesDivergent: The Book Series
Heroes of Olympus Book Series
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
The Fault in Our Stars
The Maze Runner
The 2015
Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 431 million households in 160 countries and territories around the globe. Within hours of airing live in the United States, Canada and Australia, the show will roll out in internationally giving kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show. Voting for the 2015 KCAs spanned six continents across 19 localised voting sites, in addition to Twitter hashtag voting (#KCA), giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp.
The presenting international sponsors of the 2015
Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards are Heelys, Why Walk? and Dreamworks' comedy movie, HOME. The UK sponsor is Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Jay Schmalholz, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard, Andrew Llinares and Paula Kaplan are executive producers. Ben Thursby is co-executive producer.
NickelodeonAvailable in 13 million homes, Nickelodeon is the place where kids rule and features top shows such as
Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards,
The Haunted Hathaways,
The Thundermans,
SpongeBob SquarePants and
Sam & Cat. Launched in 1993, Nickelodeon brings hit international and locally-produced entertainment content to audiences in the UK and Ireland. Viewers can also watch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nickelodeon +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on
nick.co.uk and the dedicated Nick app where viewers can find exclusive content updated daily. Viewers can watch Nickelodeon on Sky, Virgin, TalkTalk, BT Vision, YouView, VUTV on Freeview and on UPC in the Republic of Ireland.
The Nickelodeon Network brings the best in kids' content to the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in 13 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.
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