Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards is back for its 43rd run! Set to take place on 4 March 2023 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles for the very first time, the annual slime-tastic children's award show has unveiled the list of its nominees on their website.
This year, both BTS and BLACKPINK have been nominated for Favorite Music Group alongside 5 Seconds of Summer, Black Eyed Peas, Imagine Dragons, OneRepublic, Panic! At The Disco, and Paramore.
BLACKPINK has also been nominated for Favorite Global Music Star. Artists including Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Rosalía, Taylor Swift, Tones and I, and Wizkid will be going up against the girl group in the competition.
With the spotlight on Asian stars, Aqil Zulkiflee from Malaysia, HIKAKIN from Japan, GEN Halilintar from Indonesia, and Niana Guerrero from the Philippines have snagged their nominations for Favorite Asian Creators.
Stranger Things garnered the most nominations, with six including Favorite Family TV Show. Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, and Gaten Matarazzo all received nominations for their performances in the highly acclaimed Netflix series.
That Girl Lay Lay, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder earned the second most nominations, with a total of four nominations each.
Jenna Ortega, Jack Harlow, GAYLE, Nicky Youre, and Letitia Wright were all nominated for the very first time for their individual accomplishments. Ortega is nominated for her portrayal as Wednesday Addams, in the Netflix series, Wednesday, for which she also received a nomination for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards.
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards will be hosted by digital superstar Charli D'Amelio and CBS Mornings and CBS Sports analyst Nate Burleson. In addition to the awards, the show will also feature a variety of musical performances by artists that will be named at a later date.
The winners of the Kids' Choice Awards are determined by online votes. Fans may begin voting for their favourites in all 31 categories on the official Kids' Choice Awards website on 31 January 2023, Tuesday.
Southeast Asian fans will be able to catch the annual award show on 8 March 2023 at 6:30 PM SGT on the Nickelodeon Channel.
Check out the full list of nominees for Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Award 2023:
TELEVISION: FAVORITE KIDS TV SHOW
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
- Ms. Marvel
- Raven’s Home
- That Girl Lay Lay
- The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder
- The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
- The Really Loud House
TELEVISION: FAVORITE FAMILY TV SHOW
- Cobra Kai
- iCarly
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Stranger Things
- Wednesday
- Young Rock
- Young Sheldon
TELEVISION: FAVORITE REALITY SHOW
- America’s Funniest Home Videos
- America’s Got Talent
- American Ninja Warrior
- Floor Is Lava
- MasterChef Junior
- The Masked Singer
TELEVISION: FAVORITE ANIMATED SHOW
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
- Rugrats
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Teen Titans Go!
- The Loud House
- The Smurfs
TELEVISION: FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (KIDS)
- Audrey Grace Marshall (Vivian Turner, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)
- Imogen Cohen (Zina, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)
- Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
- 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)
TELEVISION: FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (A
- Monster High The Movie
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Top Gun: Maverick
FILM: FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
- Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder)
- Chris Pratt (Owen Grady, Jurassic World: Dominion)
- Dwayne Johnson (Black Adam/Teth-Adam, Black Adam)
- Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog 2)
- Ryan Reynolds (Big Adam, The Adam Project)
- Tom Cruise (Capt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, Top Gun: Maverick)
FILM: FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
- Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange in the nMultiverse of Madness)
- Letitia Wright (Shuri, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Lupita Nyong'o (Nakia, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Millie Bobby Brown (Enola Holmes, Enola Holmes 2)
- Natalie Portman (Jane Foster/The Mighty Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah Sanderson, Hocus Pocus 2)
FILM: FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE
- DC League of Super-Pets
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
- Lightyear
- Minions: The Rise of Gru
- The Bad Guys
- Turning Red
FILM: FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE (MALE)
- Andy Samberg (Dale, Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers)
- Andy Samberg (Jonathan, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania)
- Chris Evans (Buzz Lightyear, Lightyear)
- Dwayne Johnson (Krypto, DC League of Super-Pets)
- Kevin Hart (Ace, DC League of Super-Pets)
- Steve Carell (Gru, Minions: The Rise of Gru)
FILM: FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE (FEMALE)
- Awkwafina (Tarantula, The Bad Guys)
- Keke Palmer (Izzy Hawthorne, Lightyear)
- Salma Hayek (Kitty Softpaws, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish)
- Sandra Oh (Ming, Turning Red)
- Selena Gomez (Mavis, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania)
- Taraji P. Henson (Belle Bottom, Minions: The Rise of Gru)
MUSIC: FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
- Adele
- Beyoncé
- Billie Eilish
- Cardi B
- Lady Gaga
- Lizzo
- Rihanna
- Taylor Swift
MUSIC: FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
- Bad Bunny
- Drake
- Ed Sheeran
- Harry Styles
- Justin Bieber
- Kendrick Lamar
- Post Malone
- The Weeknd
MUSIC: FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Black Eyed Peas
- BLACKPINK
- BTS
- Imagine Dragons
- OneRepublic
- Panic! At the Disco
- Paramore
MUSIC: FAVORITE SONG
- 'About Damn Time', Lizzo
- 'Anti-Hero', Taylor Swift
- 'As It Was', Harry Styles
- 'Bejeweled', Taylor Swift
- 'Break My Soul' , Beyoncé
- 'First Class', Jack Harlow
- 'I Ain’t Worried', OneRepublic
- 'Lift Me Up', Rihanna
MUSIC: FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
- 'Bam Bam', Camila Cabello, featuring Ed Sheeran
- 'Don’t You Worry' , Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Shakira
- 'I Like You (A Happier Song)', Post Malone, featuring Doja Cat
- 'Numb', Marshmello, featuring Khalid
- 'Stay With Me', Calvin Harris, featuring Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Pharrell
- 'Sweetest Pie', Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa
MUSIC: FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST
- Devon Cole
- Dove Cameron
- GAYLE
- Joji
- Lauren Spencer Smith
- Nicky Youre
MUSIC: FAVORITE ALBUM
- Dawn FM, The Weeknd
- GOD DID, DJ Khaled
- Harry’s House, Harry Styles
- Midnights (3am Edition), Taylor Swift
- Renaissance, Beyoncé
- Special, Lizzo
MUSIC: FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR
- Bad Bunny (Latin America)
- BLACKPINK (Asia)
- Harry Styles (UK)
- Rosalía (Europe)
- Taylor Swift (North America)
- Tones and I (Australia)
- Wizkid (Africa)
MUSIC: FAVORITE SOCIAL MUSIC STAR
- Bella Poarch
- Dixie D’Amelio
- JoJo Siwa
- Oliver Tree
- Stephen Sanchez
- That Girl Lay Lay
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE MALE CREATOR
- Austin Creed
- MrBeast
- Ninja
- Ryan’s World
- SeanDoesMagic
- Unspeakable
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE FEMALE CREATOR
- Addison Rae
- Charli D’Amelio
- Dixie D’Amelio
- Gracie’s Corner
- Kids Diana Show
- Miranda Sings
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE ASIAN CREATOR
- Aqil Zulkiflee (Malaysia)
- Gen Halilintar (Indonesia)
- HIKAKIN (Japan)
- Niana Guerrero (Philippines)
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA FAMILY
- FGTeeV
- Ninja Kidz TV
- Ohana Adventure Family
- The Bucket List Family
- The Royalty Family
- The Williams Family
FAVORITE FEMALE SPORTS STAR
- Candace Parker
- Chloe Kim
- Naomi Osaka
- Serena Williams
- Simone Biles
- Venus Williams
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE MALE SPORTS STAR
- LeBron James
- Lionel Messi
- Patrick Mahomes
- Shaun White
- Stephen Curry
- Tom Brady
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE CELEBRITY PET
- Dexter Lipa Hadid
- Dodger Evans
- Gino Chopra Jonas
- Olivia Benson Swift
- Piggy Lou Bieber
- Toulouse Grande
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE BOOK
- Cat Kid Comic Club Book Series
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Series
- Five Nights at Freddy’s Book Series
- Harry Potter Book Series
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants Books Series
- The Bad Guys Book Series
OTHER CATEGORIES: FAVORITE VIDEO GAME
- Adopt Me!
- Brookhaven
- Just Dance 2023
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Minecraft
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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