NICKELODEON UNVEILS 2016 KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS NOMINEES
AUSSIE FAVOURITES CHRIS HEMSWORTH AND REBEL WILSON JOIN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST STARS ADELE, JUSTIN BIEBER,ONE DIRECTION, TAYLOR SWIFT, ARIANA GRANDE AND MORE AS NOMINEES
VOTING OPENS TODAY AT NICK.COM.AU
Think slime, music and global SUPERSTARS! Nickelodeon today revealed the nominations for the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards (KCAs), airing LIVE from LA at 11am (AEDT), Sunday, 13 March and encoring at 6pm on Nickelodeon.
This year will be BIGGER THAN EVER with more nominees, two new categories and all your favourite stars under the one roof! Australia’s action hero, CHRIS HEMSWORTH, and much loved queen of comedy, REBEL WILSON, join international megastars CHRIS PRATT, JENNIFER LAWRENCE, SOFIA VERGARA, JUSTIN BIEBER, ONE DIRECTION, TAYLOR SWIFT, ARIANA GRANDE, SELENA GOMEZ, NICK JONAS, ED SHEERAN and many more as nominees at this year’s event.
From today, kids will be able to cast their votes in five Aussie/Kiwi categories plus 22 global categories at nick.com.au and on Twitter using their favourite nominees’ hashtags. Aussie/Kiwi categories will see THE WALLABIES take on the ALL BLACKS for Favourite Sports Star and 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER battle off against AT SUNSET, GUY SEBASTIAN and JESSICA MAUBOY for Favourite Pop Sensation. Voting closes midnight, Monday, 7th March.
2015 winners and Favourite Pop Sensation nominees 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER may have taken off on a global scale, but they never forget their first fan base. “Our Aussie fans have been there from the beginning. Our home support is so important to us and we will always be grateful to those fans for giving this band a reason to be a band! We are all Aussies and we hope that makes our home fans feel a little closer to us!”
Hosted by Country music superstar and coach panellist on The Voice USA BLAKE SHELTON, Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards is the ultimate fan celebration of the best of everything kids love in pop culture! Fans can also join in by going to kca.nick.com.au, the official destination for everything Kids’ Choice Awards for hilarious videos, quizzes, photo galleries and the latest KCA news on this year’s show and nominees.
The complete list of nominees for Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards is as follows (*new categories):
AUSSIE AND KIWI CATEGORIES
Favourite Pop Sensation
5 Seconds of Summer (AUS)
At Sunset (AUS)
Jessica Mauboy (AUS)
Guy Sebastian (AUS)
Favourite Sports Star
Tim Cahill (AUS)
Mick Fanning (AUS)
Richie McCaw (NZ)
Kayla Cullen (NZ)
Favourite Sports Team
Wallabies (AUS)
All Blacks (NZ)
Silver Ferns (NZ)
Australian Diamonds (AU)
Favourite Old Fart**
David Koch (AUS)
Scott Cam (AUS)
Peter Helliar (AUS)
Paul “Fatty” Vautin (AUS)
**Nickelodeon specifies that anyone over the age of 25 is considered an Old Fart according to our extensive research* into all things kids! *…however not from our research… just from the word on the playground!
Favourite Social Media Star
Kristina Webb (NZ)
Jamie Curry (NZ)
Troye Sivan (AUS)
Charli’s Crafty Kitchen (AUS)
GLOBAL CATEGORIES
TELEVISON:
Favourite TV Show
Austin & Ally
Girl Meets World
Henry Danger
Jessie
Lab Rats
The Thundermans
Favourite Family TV Show
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Modern Family
Once Upon a Time
The Big Bang Theory
The Flash
The Muppets
Favourite Male TV Star – Kids’ Show
Aidan Gallagher – Nicky Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Casey Simpson – Ricky Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Jace Norman – Henry Hart, Henry Danger
Jack Griffo – Max Thunderman, The Thundermans
Ross Lynch – Austin Moon, Austin & Ally
Tyrel Jackson Williams – Leo Dooley, Lab Rats
Favourite Male TV Star – Family Show
Anthony Anderson – Andre 'Dre' Johnson, Black-ish
Ben McKenzie – James Gordon, Gotham
Grant Gustin – Barry Allen, The Flash
Jim Parsons – Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki – Leonard Hofstadter, The Big Bang Theory
Rico Rodriguez – Manny Delgado, Modern Family
Favourite Female TV Star – Kids’ Show
Debby Ryan – Jessie Prescott, Jessie
Dove Cameron – Liv Rooney, Liv and Maddie
Kira Kosarin – Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans
Laura Marano – Ally Dawson, Austin & Ally
Lizzy Greene – Dawn Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Zendaya – K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover
Favourite Female TV Star – Family Show
Chloe Bennet – Daisy “Skye” Johnson, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Jennifer Morrison – Emma Swan, Once Upon a Time
Kaley Cuoco – Penny Hofstadter, The Big Bang Theory
Ming-Na Wen – Melinda May, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sarah Hyland – Haley Dunphy, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara – Gloria Delgado–Pritchett, Modern Family
Favourite Talent Competition Show
America’s Got Talent
American Idol
Dance Moms
Dancing with the Stars
The Voice
Favourite Cooking Show*
Cake Boss
Cake Wars
Chopped Junior
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Hell’s Kitchen
MasterChef Junior
Favourite Cartoon
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
Gravity Falls
Ninjago
Phineas & Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Steven Universe
Teen Titans Go!
The Amazing World of Gumball
FILM:
Favourite Movie
Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Cinderella
Daddy’s Home
Jurassic World
Pitch Perfect 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Favourite Movie Actor
Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/Captain America, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Chris Hemsworth – Thor, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Chris Pratt – Owen, Jurassic World
John Boyega – Finn, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark/Iron Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Will Ferrell – Brad Whitaker, Daddy’s Home
Favourite Movie Actress
Anna Kendrick – Beca, Pitch Perfect 2
Daisy Ridley – Rey, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jennifer Lawrence – Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Lily James – Cinderella, Cinderella
Rebel Wilson – Fat Amy, Pitch Perfect 2
Scarlett Johansson – Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Favourite Animated Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Home
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Out
Minions
The Peanuts Movie
Favourite Voice From an Animated Movie
Amy Poehler – Joy, Inside Out
Jennifer Lopez – Lucy, Home
Jim Parsons – Oh, Home
Justin Long – Alvin, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Sandra Bullock – Scarlet Overkill, Minions
Selena Gomez- Mavis, Hotel Transylvania 2
MUSIC:
Favourite Music Group
Fall Out Boy
Fifth Harmony
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
Pentatonix
Favourite Male Singer
Blake Shelton
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nick Jonas
The Weeknd
Favourite Female Singer
Adele
Ariana Grande
Meghan Trainor
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift
Favourite Song Of The Year
Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – Taylor Swift
Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
Hello – Adele
Hotline Bling – Drake
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
What Do You Mean? – Justin Bieber
Favourite New Artists
Alessia Cara
DNCE
OMI
Shawn Mendes
Silento
WALK THE MOON
Favourite Collaboration*
Bad Blood – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
Downtown – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz
Good For You – Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky
Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend
See You Again – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
Where Are Ü Now – Skrillex, Justin Bieber & Diplo
OTHER CATEGORIES:
Favourite Book
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Harry Potter series
Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know
The Hunger Games series
The Maze Runner series
Favourite Video Game
Disney Infinity 3.0
Just Dance 2016
Minecraft: Story Mode
Skylander SuperChargers
SpongeBob HeroPants
Super Mario Maker