NICKELODEON ANNOUNCES 2017 KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

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Live on Saturday, March 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

Favorite TV Show – Kids’ Show

Favorite TV Show – Family Show

Favorite Reality Show

Favorite Cartoon

Favorite Male TV Star

Favorite Female TV Star

FILM:

Favorite Movie Actor

Favorite Movie Actress

Favorite Animated Movie

Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie

Favorite Villain

Favorite Butt-Kicker

BFF’s (Best Friends Forever)

Favorite Frenemies

Most Wanted Pet

#Squad

Favorite Music Group

Favorite Male Singer

Favorite Female Singer

Favorite Song

Favorite New Artist

Favorite Music Video

Favorite DJ/EDM Artist

Favorite Soundtrack

Favorite Viral Music Artist

Favorite Global Music Star

Favorite Video Game

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Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release:Nickelodeon today announced the nominees for the, the only live event where kids’ votes count and the biggest stars of the day line up to get slimed. Celebrating kids’ favorites from across the worlds of film, television, music and pop culture, this year’s all-star list of nominations include: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Daya, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Megan Fox, Lukas Graham, Kevin Hart, Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Johnson, Felicity Jones, Leslie Jones, Anna Kendrick, Bruno Mars, Melissa McCarthy, JoJo Siwa, The Chainsmokers, Justin Timberlake, Twenty One Pilots and more.Highly regarded as an unpredictable, celebrity-filled mess-fest,this year features nine new categories guaranteed to be unique to this awards season, like “Favorite Frenemies,” “Most Wanted Pet” and “#Squad.” Hosted by WWE Superstar John Cena,airs live on Saturday, March 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles.Beginning today, kids can cast their votes across 28 categories with a brand-new voting experience on Nickelodeon’s digital platforms including Nick.com and the Nick app on iPad, iPhone, Kindle, and Android devices. Users will also be able to vote through Twitter and Facebook using special KCA hashtags and the hashtag of their favorite nominee. Fans also can join in on the slime-fest by going to Nick.com/kca17 , the official destination for everything, for hilarious videos, the KCA Creator game, quizzes and pictures, and to get the latest KCA news on this year’s show, nominees and attendees.In television, kids will have the opportunity to vote for first-time nominees,and, along with their choice betweenandfor “Favorite Reality Show.” Nickelodeon’s Jace Norman was nominated for “Favorite Male TV Star” inand Breanna Yde is up for “Favorite Female TV Star” in. Additionally, in the “Favorite Cartoon” category, kids will choose betweenandStars will vie for the blimp across ten music categories, with Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake and Twenty One Pilots topping the list with four nominations each. After ruling the Billboard and iTunes charts, The Chainsmokers make theirnominee debut with two nods for “Favorite Music Group” and “Favorite New Artist.” Adele, Beyoncé, Meghan Trainor and Fifth Harmony also garnered two nominations each, while internet sensations Carson Lueders, Jacob Sartorius, Johnny Orlando, JoJo Siwa, Matty B and Tiffany Alvord battle it out in the new category of “Favorite Viral Music Artist.” For the first time ever, the KCAs will also feature a new music category for “Favorite Global Music Star,” which features six artists from around the world battling it out for the honor of a blimp.Superheroes, trolls and turtles dominated the movie categories with, conjuring up top affirmations with eight nominations.followed closely behind with seven, whileandgarnered five each. Stars receiving first time nods in the film category include, Justin Timberlake for “Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie” in(bringing his total nominations to seven), Kristen Wiig for “Favorite Movie Actress” in, and Felicity Jones for “Favorite Butt-Kicker” in. Kevin Hart makes a double appearance in the new category “BFF’s (Best Friends Forever),” nominated forand-- bringing his total 2017 KCA nominations to six.While this will be Cena’s first time hosting the global show, he is beloved worldwide by the Nickelodeon family, having previously hosted Australia’s Kids’ Choice Awards in 2008, as well as undergoing a sliming at the first UK Kids’ Choice Awards in 2007.Sponsors ofinclude Cinnamon Toast Crunch™, Crest®, Hot Wheels®, Nintendo, Skechers®, Toyota and Walmart.Stay up-to-date on allnews by Liking Nickelodeon on Facebook and following @Nickelodeon on Twitter and Instagram The nominees and categories forare (*new categories):Benjamin Flores Jr. (Triple G,Aidan Gallagher (Nicky,Jack Griffo (Max,Jace Norman (Henry,Casey Simpson (Ricky,Tyrel Jackson Williams (Leo,Rowan Blanchard (Riley,Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie,Lizzy Greene (Dawn,Kira Kosarin (Phoebe,Breanna Yde (Tomika,Zendaya (K.C.,Ben Affleck (Batman,Will Arnett (Vernon,Henry Cavill (Superman,Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man,Chris Evans (Captain America,Chris Hemsworth (Kevin,Amy Adams (Lois,Megan Fox (April,Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow,Felicity Jones (Jyn,Melissa McCarthy (Abby,Kristen Wiig (Erin,Ellen DeGeneres (Dory,Kevin Hart (Snowball,Dwayne Johnson (Maui,Anna Kendrick (Poppy,Justin Timberlake (Branch,Reese Witherspoon (Rosita,Helena Bonham Carter (The Red Queen,Idris Elba (Krall,Will Ferrell (Mugatu,Kevin Hart (Snowball,) *Note: animatedCharlize Theron (Ravenna,Spencer Wilding (Darth Vader,Ben Affleck (Batman,Henry Cavill (Superman,Chris Evans (Captain America,Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman,Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow,Felicity Jones (Jyn,Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique,Zoe Saldana (Lieutenant Uhura,Ruby Barnhill & Mark Rylance (Sophie/BFG,Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson (Bob/Calvin,Kevin Hart & Ice Cube (Ben/James,Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Captain Kirk/Spock,Neel Sethi & Bill Murray (Mowgli/ Baloo,Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson (Derek/Hansel,Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch,Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill (Batman/Superman,Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. (Captain America/Iron Man,Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick,Dwayne Johnson & Auli’I Cravalho (Moana/Maui,Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch,Charlize Theron & Emily Blunt (Ravenna/Freya,Baloo from(Bill Murray)Dory from(Ellen DeGeneres)Po from(Jack Black)Red from(Jason Sudeikis)Rosita from(Reese Witherspoon)Snowball from(Kevin Hart)- Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman– Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy– Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones– Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen– Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson– James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Ben Hardy, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia MunnThe ChainsmokersFifth HarmonyMaroon 5OneRepublicPentatonixTwenty One PilotsDrakeJustin BieberBruno MarsShawn MendesJustin TimberlakeThe WeekndAdeleBeyoncéAriana GrandeSelena GomezRihannaMeghan Trainor– Bruno Mars– Justin Timberlake– Twenty One Pilots– Adele– Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj– Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ignKelsea BalleriniThe ChainsmokersDayaLukas GrahamSolangeRae SremmurdHailee SteinfeldTwenty One Pilots– Bruno Mars– Justin Timberlake– Beyoncé– Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall– Meghan Trainor– Twenty One PilotsMartin GarrixCalvin HarrisMajor LazerSkrillexDJ SnakeZeddTiffany AlvordMatty BCarson LuedersJohnny OrlandoJacob SartoriusJoJo Siwa5 Seconds of Summer (Australia/New Zealand)BIGBANG (Asia)Bruno Mars (North America)Little Mix (UK)Shakira (South America)Zara Larsson (Europe)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 forby logging onto Nickpress.com Nickelodeon, now in its 37th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. 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