Nickelodeon announced the superstar nominees and a one-of-a-kind performance for the highly-anticipated 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards. Celebrating kids’ favorites across movies, television, music and digital, this year’s nominees include: Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Beyoncé, Kevin Hart, Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, Luis Fonsi, Shawn Mendes, Zendaya, Chris Pratt, Khalid, Cardi B, Selena Gomez, Millie Bobby Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Chris Hemsworth, Ed Sheeran, Coco, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Wonder Woman, among others.
WWE Superstar John Cena returns as host of Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards from the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. and the show will air in Asia on Monday, 26 March at 4pm (WIB) and 5pm (MY, PH, SG) with a same-day encore at 7pm (WIB) and 8pm (MY, PH, SG).
Nickelodeon star and social media sensation JoJo Siwa will perform a medley of hits, including her triple-platinum smash “Boomerang,” with has garnered over 500 million views on YouTube.
Said Siwa, “I am so excited about this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards. Not only will I be performing for the first time at the KCA’s, but I am also super excited about my nomination for Favorite Musical YouTube Creator. Bring on the slime, I am soooooo ready!!”
Nickelodeon will roll out a brand-new, four-week voting wave, where new categories will be revealed each week leading up to the show. This year, four Pinoy celebrities – Gabbi Garcia,Inigo Pascual, Joshua Garcia, Loisa Andalio – vie for the coveted orange blimp under the “Favorite Pinoy Newbie” category. Fans can cast their votes on Nickelodeon’s digital platforms including Kca2018.tv and the Nickelodeon Play app (Singapore only) on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. They can also vote through Twitter using #KCA and the hashtag of their favorite nominee.
Fans can go to kidschoiceawards.com, the official destination for everything Kids’ Choice Awards, for hilarious videos, trivia, polls, word scrambles, and photos, and to get the latest KCA news on this year’s show, nominees and attendees.
The presenting international sponsor for the 2018 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards is Heelys.
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The nominees and categories for Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards are (*new categories):
FAVORITE PINOY STAR*: (Voting begins Tuesday, February 27) Gabbi Garcia #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieGabbi Inigo Pascual #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieInigo Joshua Garcia #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieJoshua Loisa Andalio #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieLoisa
GLOBAL NOMINEES
FILM: (Voting for the film categories begin Tuesday, February 27)
Favorite Movie Beauty and the Beast Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Pitch Perfect 3 Spider-Man: Homecoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Greatest Showman Wonder Woman
Favorite Movie Actor Ben Affleck (Batman, Justice League) Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Thor: Ragnarok) Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2) Dwayne Johnson (Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) Kevin Hart (Moose Finbar, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) Will Ferrell (Brad, Daddy’s Home 2)
Favorite Movie Actress Anna Kendrick (Beca, Pitch Perfect 3) Daisy Ridley (Rey, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) Emma Watson (Belle, Beauty and the Beast) Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman & Justice League) Zendaya (Anne Wheeler, The Greatest Showman & Michelle, Spider-Man: Homecoming) Zoe Saldana (Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2)
Favorite Animated Movie Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Cars 3 Coco Despicable Me 3 Ferdinand Smurfs: The Lost Village The Emoji Movie The Lego Batman Movie
MUSIC: (Voting for the music categories begin Tuesday, March 6)
Favorite Music Group Coldplay Fifth Harmony Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 The Chainsmokers Twenty One Pilots
Favorite Male Artist Bruno Mars DJ Khaled Ed Sheeran Luis Fonsi Kendrick Lamar Shawn Mendes
Favorite Female Artist Beyoncé Demi Lovato Katy Perry P!NK Selena Gomez Taylor Swift
Favorite Song Despacito (Remix) – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar I’m The One – DJ Khaled, featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne It Ain’t Me – Selena Gomez & Kygo Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars Thunder – Imagine Dragons
Favorite Breakout Artist Alessia Cara Camila Cabello Cardi B Harry Styles Khalid Noah Cyrus
Favorite Global Music Star Black Coffee (Africa) BTS (Asia) Lorde (Australia/New Zealand) Maluma (South America) Taylor Swift (North America) The Vamps (UK) Zara Larsson (Europe)
TELEVISION: (Voting for the television categories begin Tuesday, March 13)
Favorite TV Show Fuller House Henry Danger K.C. Undercover Saban’s Power Rangers Ninja Steel Stranger Things The Big Bang Theory The Flash The Thundermans
Favorite Cartoon ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks SpongeBob SquarePants Teen Titans Go! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Loud House The Simpsons
Favorite TV Actor Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead) Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash, The Flash) Jace Norman (Henry Hart, Henry Danger) Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, The Thundermans) Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory) William Shewfelt (Brody Romero/Red Ninja Steel Ranger)
Favorite TV Actress Candace Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller, Fuller House) Kaley Cuoco (Penny, The Big Bang Theory) Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans) Lizzy Greene (Dawn Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things) Zendaya (K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover)
OTHER CATEGORIES: (Voting begins Tuesday, March 20)
Favorite Video Game Just Dance 2018 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Minecraft: Java Edition Star Wars Battlefront II Super Mario Odyssey
Favorite Funny YouTube Creator Alex Wassabi DanTDM Dude Perfect Liza Koshy Markiplier Miranda Sings
Favorite Musical YouTube Creator Ayo & Teo Jack & Jack Jacob Sartorius Johnny Orlando JoJo Siwa Why Don’t We
Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.
Media outlets can access photos and video for Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards by logging onto Nickpress.com.
In addition to his hosting duties, Cena is also breaking new ground at Nickelodeon with two firsts: he will get into character by lending his voice to an original villain named Baron Draxum in the brand-new 2D animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, premiering in Asia in 2019; and he is executive producing the brand-new competition series, Keep It Spotless, where teams of kids go head-to-head in a battle to stay clean.
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