Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show, usually held in April, that honors the year's biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted for by the children who watch the Nickelodeon cable channel. The show features numerous celebrity guests, musical acts, and slime.
History
The awards have aired on Nickelodeon since 1988. In 1986, Nickelodeon produced a similar award show called The Big Ballot that was the inspiration for the Kids' Choice Awards. The Big Ballot allowed kids to vote with ballots from places like Toys "R" Us. Now, it is possible to vote online. The Kids' Choice Awards were created by Alan Goodman, Albie Hecht, and Fred Seibert.Hosts
- 1986 - (The Big Ballot)
- 1987 - (No Show)
- 1988 - Tony Danza, Debbie Gibson, Brian Robbins and Dan Schneider
- 1989 - Nicole Eggert and Wil Wheaton
- 1990 - Dave Coulier
- 1991 - Corin Nemec
- 1992 - Paula Abdul
- 1993 - Brian Austin Green, Holly Robinson and Tori Spelling
- 1994 - Candace Cameron and Joey Lawrence
- 1995 - Whitney Houston
- 1996 - Whitney Houston and Rosie O'Donnell¹
- 1997 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 1998 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 1999 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2000 - Rosie O'Donnell, David Arquette, LL Cool J, Mandy Moore and Frankie Muniz²
- 2001 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2002 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2003 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2004 - Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers
- 2005 - Ben Stiller
- 2006 - Jack Black
Notes
¹For the 1996 show, Whitney Houston hosted from Universal Studios in Universal City, California while Rosie O'Donnell hosted via satellite from a New York Harbor cruise.
- 1990 - Dave Coulier
- 1991 - Corin Nemec
- 1992 - Paula Abdul
- 1993 - Brian Austin Green, Holly Robinson and Tori Spelling
- 1994 - Candace Cameron and Joey Lawrence
- 1995 - Whitney Houston
- 1996 - Whitney Houston and Rosie O'Donnell¹
- 1997 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 1998 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 1999 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2000 - Rosie O'Donnell, David Arquette, LL Cool J, Mandy Moore and Frankie Muniz²
- 2001 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2002 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2003 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2004 - Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers
- 2005 - Ben Stiller
- 2006 - Jack Black
Notes
¹For the 1996 show, Whitney Houston hosted from Universal Studios in Universal City, California while Rosie O'Donnell hosted via satellite from a New York Harbor cruise.
²For the 2000 show, Rosie O'Donnell was billed as the Master of Ceremonies. David Arquette, LL Cool J, Mandy Moore, and Frankie Muniz were each given the task to cover the four major categories (movies for Arquette, sports for LL Cool J, music for Moore, and television for Muniz). O'Donnell had a rather limited role as she mainly introduced Arquette, LL, Moore, and Muniz. As a result, all four of the individuals could be credited as co-hosts.
The Wannabe Award
The Wannabe Award is a lifetime achievement award that's presented annually at the Kids' Choice Awards. It's called The Wannabe Award because it's supposed to represent the best celebrity "role model" or inspiration (or the person for whom the kids want to be like). The Wannabe Award has been awarded since the year 2001 and replaced the Hall of Fame Award, which was first awarded in 1991. The Wannabe Award's color is silver whereas the regular awards are orange.Winners
- 1991 - Paula Abdul
- 1992 - Michael Jordan
- 1993 - Robin Williams
- 1994 - Boyz II Men
- 1995 - Tim Allen
- 1996 - Whitney Houston
- 1997 - Will Smith
- 1998 - Tia and Tamera Mowry
- 1999 - Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- 2000 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 2001 - Tom Cruise
- 2002 - Janet Jackson
- 2003 - Will Smith
- 2004 - Adam Sandler
- 2005 - Queen Latifah
- 2006 - Chris Rock
Mystery Slimed Celebrities
- 1992 -
- 1993 - Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Zachary Ty Bryan and Taran Noah Smith
- 1994 - James Earl Jones
- 1995 - Mark Curry
- 1996 - Queen Latifah
- 1997 - Rosie O'Donnell
- 1998 - Sean Combs
- 1999 - Randy Savage
- 2000 - Will Smith
- 2001 - 'N Sync and Tom Cruise
- 2002 - Adam Sandler and P!nk
- 2003 - Jim Carrey
- 2004 - Mike Myers and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- 2005 - Johnny Depp, Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller
- 2006 - Robin Williams and Jack Black
Controversy
Unlike pretty much every other televised awards show, the Kids' Choice Awards never says how it is determined which shows are nominated. Some choices make it hard to believe that "kids" had any say in the matter; for example, in 2003 and 2004, the only NFL team nominated for favorite sports team was the Miami Dolphins, and in 2006, after years of Tony Hawk winning the favorite male athlete award, no "extreme sports" athletes were even nominated.The KCA voting method, online polling, has been criticized as opening the door for inaccurate and dishonest voting. Since the Nick.com website allows one to vote "Every time you visit Nick.com", it is possible for someone to vote tens to hundreds of times. Many feel that this opens the door for the use of computer programs to vote. As a result, it is believed by some that awards won may not be the actual "kid's choice", per se; rather, repeated voting by just a few people can turn the vote toward another celebrity, game, etc.
Also, many allege that Nickelodeon may be rigging the votes so that a Nick actor, such as Romeo or Drake Bell, receives the award for best actor over a more-well known actor more deserving of the award. One particular instance in 2003 was when Mario Party 4 was seen by many as clear victor for the video game awards; however, critics alleged that Nickelodeon rigged the votes so that a game based on SpongeBob SquarePants, a Nick cartoon, would get the best video game award. Many believe, however, that SpongeBob's high ratings may have been the primary reason for its win, rather than a result of unfair practices by Nickelodeon. Also, it so happens that recently, SpongeBob has won favorite cartoon almost every year (similar to how Rugrats won every year between 1996 and 2001).
Many critiziced have the show for containing stereotypically juvenile events like Best Fart and Celebrity Burp-Off. Also many argue that there are many catergories that ordinary children don't care or know about like Best Hip-Hop Artist.
Infamous/Controversial Moments
- In 1995, Keanu Reeves was nominated (but ultimately loss to Tim Allen in The Santa Clause) for Favorite Movie Actor for his work in the R rated Speed.
- In 1998, Alicia Silverstone won the award for Favorite Movie Actress for her work in Batman & Robin. The victory for Silverstone was perhaps a little ironic given the fact that the Batman & Robin movie itself immediately gained a massively unfavorable fan reception upon release.
- In 1999, Britney Spears gave a performance via satellite in Florida. The performance was controversial because Spears was wearing tight-fitting white shirt that clearly gave the notion that she wasn't wearing a bra.
- In 2001, American Pie 2 (the sequel to the 1999, teen sex comedy) Jason Biggs helped present. What should be noted is that during the show, Biggs was introduced as the star of American Pie 2.
- In 2001, MTV VJ Carson Daly was voted Favorite TV Actor for his work on Total Request Live. This is in spite the fact that TRL isn't a scripted program with Daly simply hosting the show instead of playing a character.
- In 2002, veteran actress Julie Andrews was nominated for Favorite Movie Actress for her work in The Princess Diaries. Nickelodeon picked Andrews over a considerably more logical choice like her co-star Anne Hathaway (given that Hathaway was much closer to the age demographic of the KCAs' target audience). Andrews ultimately lost to Jennifer Lopez for her work in The Wedding Planner.
- While not controversial at the time, in 2002, Janet Jackson was awarded the prestigious Wannabe Award for best celebrity "role model." Over a year and a half later, Jackson would become the center of the now infamous Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.
- In 2003, host Rosie O'Donnell (who just a year earlier, publically disclosed her sexual orientation), issued a statement promising to not air her anti-Iraq War statements during the program. O'Donnell claimed that a lighthearted show like the Kids' Choice Awards wasn't the right place for making a political statement. "Peace is good. War is bad," O'Donnell said. "That's the message I'd like every child to learn." Nickelodeon said a "subtle" message would be acceptable, if O'Donnell decided to deliver it.[link]
- After the 2003 show, presenter (and 1999 and 2001 Favorite Movie Actress Award winner) Drew Barrymore was photographed outside with her boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti while Moretti was clearly holding a cigarette.
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- In 2004, Favorite TV Actress Award winner Raven-Symoné ended her acceptance speech by shouting "Disney rocks!!!" This was perhaps seen as a reference of superiority from Nickelodeon's rival The Disney Channel (the network that broadcasts Raven-Symoné's show That's So Raven). Some also said that it could have been a rip at fellow nominee Hilary Duff (who was nominated for Lizzie McGuire) for her parting out with Disney. However, rumors for that are false.
- In 2006, Favorite Movie Actress Award winner Lindsay Lohan (who won for ) accidentally exposed her bare bottom (the back of her short dress was clinging) as she was walking up on the stage to accept her award.
Trivia
- New Kids on the Block provided the first ever musical performance for a Kids' Choice Awards show.
- Tom Kenny, who provides the voice of SpongeBob Squarepants, has been a frequent announcer for the KCAs.
- The KCAs usually airs on the first Saturday of April at 8:00 p.m. with a marathon of a Nicktoon airing during the pre-show at 6:00 p.m. After the awards, a season or series premiere of a show airs at 9:30 p.m.
- Alot of shows have premiered after the awards show, some include: Catdog, The Angry Beavers, Caitlin's Way, Hey Arnold, All Grown Up, Danny Phantom, , SpongeBob Squarepants, and new seasons of Romeo! and Drake & Josh.
- At the end of the 2005 KCAs, Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead vocalist of the music group of Green Day, slipped and fell in the background.
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