The entertainment industry news magazine The Hollywood Reporter is reporting the very exciting KCA 2014 news on their official website, thr.com, that Nickelodeon has announced the nominees for the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards!
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Beginning today, Monday 24th February 2014, kids are able to cast their votes in 22 categories, including the newly introduced nominations for Favorite Funny Star, Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick, and Most Enthusiastic Athlete, across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets: Nick.com, all desktop and mobile devices, and on Nickelodeon's Twitter feed, where users can vote by using custom Kids' Choice Awards hashtags.
Among the nominations, the popular Nickelodeon original comedy series "Sam & Cat" will be battling it out with "The Big Bang Theory", "Good Luck Charlie" and "Jessie" to win the coveted orange blimp for Favorite TV Show. Plus, masters of martial arts "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will battle it out in the Favorite Cartoon category, Nickelodeon Stars Benjamin Flores, Jr. ("The Haunted Hathaways") and Jack Griffo ("The Thundermans") will be going Head to Head in the Favorite TV Actor category, and Nick Stars and co-stars Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy ("Sam & Cat") will be battling to win "Favorite TV Actress". The British/Irish boyband "One Direction" has also been nominated for two Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards: for Favorite Song for their popular single "Story of My Life" and for Favorite Music Group.
"To be nominated for two awards at this year's Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards is just incredible!" said One Direction member Niall Horan in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "Thank you to Nickelodeon and to our amazing fans that always support us."
This years Kids' Choice Awards features a single sports category, as Nickelodeon will be holding a big new event called the "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Sports Edition"during Summer 2014.
Voting for the 2014 KCAs, opening soon, will span six continents across 17 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted orange blimp.
This year's fan-voted event will be hosted by Mark Wahlberg, who stars in the Michael Bay's "Transformers: Age of Extinction", the fourth installment in the "Transformers" franchise. Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards will take place Saturday 29th March 2014, from 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT at the University of Southern California's Galen Center and will air live on Nick USA (tape delayed for the West Coast). The awards show will then start to roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever, including on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Sunday 30th March 2014 at 5:30pm (repeated from 6:30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1), less than 24 hours after the initial US broadcast!
The full list of Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards nominations below:
Favorite TV Show
The Big Bang Theory
Good Luck Charlie
Jessie
Sam & Cat
Favorite Reality Show
America's Got Talent
American Idol
The Voice
Wipeout
Favorite Cartoon
Adventure Time
Phineas & Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Favorite TV Actor
Benjamin Flores, Jr.
Jack Griffo
Ross Lynch
Jake Short
Favorite TV Actress
Ariana Grande
Jennette McCurdy
Bridgit Mendler
Debby Ryan
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Smurfs 2
Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey, Jr
Neil Patrick Harris
Adam Sandler
Favorite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock
Mila Kunis
Jennifer Lawrence
Jayma Mays
Favorite Animated Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
Steve Carell
Miranda Cosgrove
Billy Crystal
Katy Perry
Favorite Male Buttkicker
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey, Jr
Hugh Jackman
Dwayne Johnson
Favorite Female Buttkicker
Sandra Bullock
Jennifer Lawrence
Evangeline Lilly
Jena Malone
Favorite Music Group
Maroon 5
One Direction
One Republic
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favorite Male Singer
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
Favorite Female Singer
Lady Gaga
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song
"I Knew You Were Trouble" - Taylor Swift
"Roar" - Katy Perry
"Story of My Life" - One Direction
"Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Harry Potter series
The Hobbit
The Hunger Games series
Favorite Video Game
Angry Birds Star Wars
Disney Infinity
Just Dance 2014
Minecraft
Favorite App Game
Angry Birds Star Wars II
Candy Crush Saga
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Temple Run
Favorite Funny Star
Kaley Cuoco
Kevin Hart
Andy Samberg
Sofia Vergara
Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick
Patrick Star
Perry the Platypus
Sparky
Waddles
Most Enthusiastic Athlete
Dwight Howard
Cam Newton
David Ortiz
Richard Sherman
What do you think of Nick's 2014 KCA nominations? Who do you want to win? Has Nick left anyone out? And who do you want to see slimed? Let NickALive! know on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, on Instagram, and/or Facebook!
UPDATE: Below is Nick's official Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards Nominations press release, from Nickelodeon's Kids and Family Press Site, NickPress.com:
KIDS EVERYWHERE HAVE SPOKEN AND THE NOMINEES ARE IN FOR NICKELODEON'S 27TH ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS!
JENNIFER LAWRENCE, SANDRA BULLOCK, KEVIN HART AND MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS AMONG THE MANY CELEBRITIES SELECTED BY KIDS ON THIS YEAR'S BALLOT
Hollywood Superstar Mark Wahlberg to Host Live from Los Angeles on March 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
LOS ANGELES – Feb. 24, 2014– When it comes to the year's best in entertainment, there's no need to ask an academy; just ask the kids, and they'll let you know. Today, kids made their voices heard as the nominees for the 27th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were announced. Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg will host this year's event, live on Saturday, March 29, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) from USC's Galen Center.
Among this year's group of nominees vying for the coveted orange blimp are Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock, Pharrell Williams, Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, Mila Kunis, Steve Carell, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, One Direction, Miley Cyrus, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, Pitbull, Bruno Mars, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and many more.
Beginning Monday, Feb 24, kids will be able to cast their votes in 22 categories, including the newly introduced Favorite Funny Star, Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick, and Most Enthusiastic Athlete across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets: Nick.com desktops and mobile devices, as well as the Nick app on iOS, Kindle, and Android. Users will be able to vote on Nickelodeon's Twitter feed using custom KCA hashtags. Nick.com/kca14 is the official destination for anything and everything Kids Choice Awards. Fans can join in on the slime-fest by watching hilarious short form videos, taking fun quizzes, browsing through photo galleries, engaging with weekly polls, and getting the latest KCA news on this year's show and nominees.
Kids have a hunger for The Hunger Games franchise, which received four nominations for Favorite Movie, Favorite Book, and Jennifer Lawrence for Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Female Buttkicker. Iron Man 3 is right behind with three nods for Favorite Movie and Robert Downey Jr. for Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Male Buttkicker. The Smurfs 2 also nabbed three nominations for Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Actor (Neil Patrick Harris) and Favorite Movie Actress (Jayma Mays).
In television, Sam & Cat stars Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande, Bridgit Medler (Good Luck Charlie) Debby Ryan (Jessie) will compete for Favorite TV Actress, with their respective shows Sam & Cat, Good Luck Charlie, Jessie, along with The Big Bang Theory rounding out the Favorite TV Show nominees. First-time nominees Benjamin Flores Jr. (The Haunted Hathaways) and Jack Griffo (The Thundermans) will face off against last year's KCA winner for Favorite TV Actor, Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally), and 2012 winner, Jake Short (A.N.T. Farm) for the coveted blimp.
Stacking up three nominations this year, Katy Perry will take on Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift for Favorite Female singer, while musical sensation One Direction will face-off against Maroon 5, One Republic and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for Favorite Music Group. Katy Perry and One Direction will also return as nominees in the same categories in which they took home blimps last year. Former Kids' Choice Awards host, Justin Timberlake, who is no stranger to slime, will battle contenders Bruno Mars, Pitbull and Pharrell Williams for Favorite Male Singer.
The 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the 2014 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Sveriges Favoritstjärna (Favorite Swedish Star) and Migliore Cantante Italiano (Favorite Italian Singer). Voting for the 2014 KCAs will span six continents across 17 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. The 2013 KCAs was the highest-rated ever among kids in many international markets, including the UK, Germany and Singapore. Ratings for the 2013 KCAs were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated #1 in its timeslot among kids' channels in key international markets, including the UK, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, and more.
Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are General Mills, Hasbro Nerf Rebelle™ and Target. Associate sponsors are Bounty®, Capri Sun, McDonald's® and Toyota.
The nominees for Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are:
Favorite TV Show
The Big Bang Theory
Good Luck Charlie
Jessie
Sam & Cat
Favorite Reality Show
America's Got Talent
American Idol
The Voice
Wipeout
Favorite Cartoon
Adventure Time
Phineas and Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Favorite TV Actor
Benjamin Flores Jr (The Haunted Hathaways)
Jack Griffo (The Thundermans)
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Jake Short (A.N.T. Farm)
Favorite TV Actress
Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat)
Jennette McCurdy (Sam & Cat)
Bridgit Mendler (Good Luck Charlie)
Debby Ryan (Jessie)
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Smurfs 2
Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger)
Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man 3)
Neil Patrick Harris (The Smurfs 2)
Adam Sandler (Grown Ups 2)
Favorite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Mila Kunis (Oz: The Great and Powerful)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Jayma Mays (The Smurfs 2)
Favorite Animated Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Steve Carell (Despicable Me 2)
Miranda Cosgrove (Despicable Me 2)
Billy Crystal (Monsters University)
Katy Perry (The Smurfs 2)
Favorite Male Buttkicker
Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger)
Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man 3)
Hugh Jackman (The Wolverine)
Dwayne Johnson (Fast & Furious 6)
Favorite Female Buttkicker
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
Jena Malone (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Favorite Music Group
Maroon 5
One Direction
One Republic
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favorite Male Singer
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
Favorite Female Singer
Lady Gaga
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song
"I Knew You Were Trouble" (Taylor Swift)
"Roar" (Katy Perry)
"Story of My Life" (One Direction)
"Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus)
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Harry Potter series
The Hobbit
The Hunger Games series
Favorite Videogame
Angry Birds Star Wars
Disney Infinity
Just Dance 2014
Minecraft
Favorite App Game
Angry Birds Star Wars II
Candy Crush Saga
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Temple Run
Favorite Funny Star
Kaley Cuoco
Kevin Hart
Andy Samberg
Sofia Vergara
Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick
Patrick Star (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Perry the Platypus (Phineas and Ferb)
Sparky (Fairly Odd Parents)
Waddles (Gravity Falls)
Most Enthusiastic Athlete
Dwight Howard
Cam Newton
David Ortiz
Richard Sherman
Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are Executive Producers. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto www.NickKCAPress.com
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 34th 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 company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
# # #
Contacts:
Ariana Urbont
Nickelodeon
(310) 752-8079
[...]
Lilah Kojoori
Nickelodeon
(310) 752-8206
[...]
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Beginning today, Monday 24th February 2014, kids are able to cast their votes in 22 categories, including the newly introduced nominations for Favorite Funny Star, Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick, and Most Enthusiastic Athlete, across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets: Nick.com, all desktop and mobile devices, and on Nickelodeon's Twitter feed, where users can vote by using custom Kids' Choice Awards hashtags.
Among the nominations, the popular Nickelodeon original comedy series "Sam & Cat" will be battling it out with "The Big Bang Theory", "Good Luck Charlie" and "Jessie" to win the coveted orange blimp for Favorite TV Show. Plus, masters of martial arts "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will battle it out in the Favorite Cartoon category, Nickelodeon Stars Benjamin Flores, Jr. ("The Haunted Hathaways") and Jack Griffo ("The Thundermans") will be going Head to Head in the Favorite TV Actor category, and Nick Stars and co-stars Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy ("Sam & Cat") will be battling to win "Favorite TV Actress". The British/Irish boyband "One Direction" has also been nominated for two Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards: for Favorite Song for their popular single "Story of My Life" and for Favorite Music Group.
"To be nominated for two awards at this year's Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards is just incredible!" said One Direction member Niall Horan in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "Thank you to Nickelodeon and to our amazing fans that always support us."
This years Kids' Choice Awards features a single sports category, as Nickelodeon will be holding a big new event called the "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Sports Edition"during Summer 2014.
Voting for the 2014 KCAs, opening soon, will span six continents across 17 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted orange blimp.
This year's fan-voted event will be hosted by Mark Wahlberg, who stars in the Michael Bay's "Transformers: Age of Extinction", the fourth installment in the "Transformers" franchise. Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards will take place Saturday 29th March 2014, from 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT at the University of Southern California's Galen Center and will air live on Nick USA (tape delayed for the West Coast). The awards show will then start to roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever, including on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Sunday 30th March 2014 at 5:30pm (repeated from 6:30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1), less than 24 hours after the initial US broadcast!
The full list of Nickelodeon 2014 Kids' Choice Awards nominations below:
Favorite TV Show
The Big Bang Theory
Good Luck Charlie
Jessie
Sam & Cat
Favorite Reality Show
America's Got Talent
American Idol
The Voice
Wipeout
Favorite Cartoon
Adventure Time
Phineas & Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Favorite TV Actor
Benjamin Flores, Jr.
Jack Griffo
Ross Lynch
Jake Short
Favorite TV Actress
Ariana Grande
Jennette McCurdy
Bridgit Mendler
Debby Ryan
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Smurfs 2
Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey, Jr
Neil Patrick Harris
Adam Sandler
Favorite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock
Mila Kunis
Jennifer Lawrence
Jayma Mays
Favorite Animated Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
Steve Carell
Miranda Cosgrove
Billy Crystal
Katy Perry
Favorite Male Buttkicker
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey, Jr
Hugh Jackman
Dwayne Johnson
Favorite Female Buttkicker
Sandra Bullock
Jennifer Lawrence
Evangeline Lilly
Jena Malone
Favorite Music Group
Maroon 5
One Direction
One Republic
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favorite Male Singer
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
Favorite Female Singer
Lady Gaga
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song
"I Knew You Were Trouble" - Taylor Swift
"Roar" - Katy Perry
"Story of My Life" - One Direction
"Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Harry Potter series
The Hobbit
The Hunger Games series
Favorite Video Game
Angry Birds Star Wars
Disney Infinity
Just Dance 2014
Minecraft
Favorite App Game
Angry Birds Star Wars II
Candy Crush Saga
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Temple Run
Favorite Funny Star
Kaley Cuoco
Kevin Hart
Andy Samberg
Sofia Vergara
Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick
Patrick Star
Perry the Platypus
Sparky
Waddles
Most Enthusiastic Athlete
Dwight Howard
Cam Newton
David Ortiz
Richard Sherman
What do you think of Nick's 2014 KCA nominations? Who do you want to win? Has Nick left anyone out? And who do you want to see slimed? Let NickALive! know on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, on Instagram, and/or Facebook!
UPDATE: Below is Nick's official Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards Nominations press release, from Nickelodeon's Kids and Family Press Site, NickPress.com:
KIDS EVERYWHERE HAVE SPOKEN AND THE NOMINEES ARE IN FOR NICKELODEON'S 27TH ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS!
JENNIFER LAWRENCE, SANDRA BULLOCK, KEVIN HART AND MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS AMONG THE MANY CELEBRITIES SELECTED BY KIDS ON THIS YEAR'S BALLOT
Hollywood Superstar Mark Wahlberg to Host Live from Los Angeles on March 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
LOS ANGELES – Feb. 24, 2014– When it comes to the year's best in entertainment, there's no need to ask an academy; just ask the kids, and they'll let you know. Today, kids made their voices heard as the nominees for the 27th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were announced. Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg will host this year's event, live on Saturday, March 29, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) from USC's Galen Center.
Among this year's group of nominees vying for the coveted orange blimp are Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock, Pharrell Williams, Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, Mila Kunis, Steve Carell, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, One Direction, Miley Cyrus, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, Pitbull, Bruno Mars, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and many more.
Beginning Monday, Feb 24, kids will be able to cast their votes in 22 categories, including the newly introduced Favorite Funny Star, Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick, and Most Enthusiastic Athlete across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets: Nick.com desktops and mobile devices, as well as the Nick app on iOS, Kindle, and Android. Users will be able to vote on Nickelodeon's Twitter feed using custom KCA hashtags. Nick.com/kca14 is the official destination for anything and everything Kids Choice Awards. Fans can join in on the slime-fest by watching hilarious short form videos, taking fun quizzes, browsing through photo galleries, engaging with weekly polls, and getting the latest KCA news on this year's show and nominees.
Kids have a hunger for The Hunger Games franchise, which received four nominations for Favorite Movie, Favorite Book, and Jennifer Lawrence for Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Female Buttkicker. Iron Man 3 is right behind with three nods for Favorite Movie and Robert Downey Jr. for Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Male Buttkicker. The Smurfs 2 also nabbed three nominations for Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Actor (Neil Patrick Harris) and Favorite Movie Actress (Jayma Mays).
In television, Sam & Cat stars Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande, Bridgit Medler (Good Luck Charlie) Debby Ryan (Jessie) will compete for Favorite TV Actress, with their respective shows Sam & Cat, Good Luck Charlie, Jessie, along with The Big Bang Theory rounding out the Favorite TV Show nominees. First-time nominees Benjamin Flores Jr. (The Haunted Hathaways) and Jack Griffo (The Thundermans) will face off against last year's KCA winner for Favorite TV Actor, Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally), and 2012 winner, Jake Short (A.N.T. Farm) for the coveted blimp.
Stacking up three nominations this year, Katy Perry will take on Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift for Favorite Female singer, while musical sensation One Direction will face-off against Maroon 5, One Republic and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for Favorite Music Group. Katy Perry and One Direction will also return as nominees in the same categories in which they took home blimps last year. Former Kids' Choice Awards host, Justin Timberlake, who is no stranger to slime, will battle contenders Bruno Mars, Pitbull and Pharrell Williams for Favorite Male Singer.
The 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the 2014 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Sveriges Favoritstjärna (Favorite Swedish Star) and Migliore Cantante Italiano (Favorite Italian Singer). Voting for the 2014 KCAs will span six continents across 17 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. The 2013 KCAs was the highest-rated ever among kids in many international markets, including the UK, Germany and Singapore. Ratings for the 2013 KCAs were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated #1 in its timeslot among kids' channels in key international markets, including the UK, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, and more.
Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are General Mills, Hasbro Nerf Rebelle™ and Target. Associate sponsors are Bounty®, Capri Sun, McDonald's® and Toyota.
The nominees for Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are:
Favorite TV Show
The Big Bang Theory
Good Luck Charlie
Jessie
Sam & Cat
Favorite Reality Show
America's Got Talent
American Idol
The Voice
Wipeout
Favorite Cartoon
Adventure Time
Phineas and Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Favorite TV Actor
Benjamin Flores Jr (The Haunted Hathaways)
Jack Griffo (The Thundermans)
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Jake Short (A.N.T. Farm)
Favorite TV Actress
Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat)
Jennette McCurdy (Sam & Cat)
Bridgit Mendler (Good Luck Charlie)
Debby Ryan (Jessie)
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Smurfs 2
Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger)
Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man 3)
Neil Patrick Harris (The Smurfs 2)
Adam Sandler (Grown Ups 2)
Favorite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Mila Kunis (Oz: The Great and Powerful)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Jayma Mays (The Smurfs 2)
Favorite Animated Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Steve Carell (Despicable Me 2)
Miranda Cosgrove (Despicable Me 2)
Billy Crystal (Monsters University)
Katy Perry (The Smurfs 2)
Favorite Male Buttkicker
Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger)
Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man 3)
Hugh Jackman (The Wolverine)
Dwayne Johnson (Fast & Furious 6)
Favorite Female Buttkicker
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
Jena Malone (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Favorite Music Group
Maroon 5
One Direction
One Republic
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favorite Male Singer
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
Favorite Female Singer
Lady Gaga
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song
"I Knew You Were Trouble" (Taylor Swift)
"Roar" (Katy Perry)
"Story of My Life" (One Direction)
"Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus)
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Harry Potter series
The Hobbit
The Hunger Games series
Favorite Videogame
Angry Birds Star Wars
Disney Infinity
Just Dance 2014
Minecraft
Favorite App Game
Angry Birds Star Wars II
Candy Crush Saga
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Temple Run
Favorite Funny Star
Kaley Cuoco
Kevin Hart
Andy Samberg
Sofia Vergara
Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick
Patrick Star (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Perry the Platypus (Phineas and Ferb)
Sparky (Fairly Odd Parents)
Waddles (Gravity Falls)
Most Enthusiastic Athlete
Dwight Howard
Cam Newton
David Ortiz
Richard Sherman
Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are Executive Producers. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto www.NickKCAPress.com
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 34th 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 company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
# # #
Contacts:
Ariana Urbont
Nickelodeon
(310) 752-8079
[...]
Lilah Kojoori
Nickelodeon
(310) 752-8206
[...]
--Ends--
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for all the latest Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2014 News!