Nickelodeon Announces 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards Nominations - UK Stars Little Mix, Calvin Harris, Idris Elba And Henry Cavill All Up For Nominations

NICKELODEON ANNOUNCES 2017 KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

UK STARS LITTLE MIX, CALVIN HARRIS, IDRIS ELBA AND HENRY CAVILL ALL UP FOR NOMINATIONS

Nickelodeon has announced the nominees for the 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards, the only live event where kids’ votes count and the biggest stars of the day line up to get slimed. Celebrating kids’ favourites from across the worlds of film, television, music and pop culture, this year’s all-star list of nominations include: Little Mix, Calvin Harris, Idris Elba, Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Daya, Chris Evans, Megan Fox, Lukas Graham, Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Bruno Mars, Melissa McCarthy, The Chainsmokers, Justin Timberlake and more. Hosted by WWE Superstar John Cena, the 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards airs in the US live from from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday 11th March followed by the UK premiere on Sunday, 12th March, from 10:00am to 11:30 am (encore from 5:30pm to 7:00pm).

Highly regarded as an unpredictable, celebrity-filled mess-fest, Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards this year features nine new categories guaranteed to be unique to this awards season, like “Favourite Frenemies,” “Most Wanted Pet” and “#Squad.”

Starting today, fans can cast their votes across 28 categories on Nickelodeon’s digital platforms including kca2017.nick.com and Nick Play available on iOS and Android. Users will also be able to vote through Twitter and Facebook. Fans can join in on the slime-filled action by going to kca2017.nick.com, the official UK destination for everything Kids’ Choice Awards, 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.

The presenting international sponsors of the Kids’ Choice Awards 2017 are Heelys and Smurfs: The Lost Village.

Older fans can stay up to date with Kids’ Choice Awards news by liking Nickelodeon on Facebook and following @NickelodeonUK on Twitter and Instagram.

Below is a complete list nominees and categories for Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards, including the hashtag's for social media voting and links to vote on Twitter (*new categories):

TELEVISION:

Favorite TV Show – Kids’ Show
Game Shakers - #KCAFavKidsShow #GameShakers
Girl Meets World - #KCAFavKidsShow #GirlMeetsWorld
Henry Danger - #KCAFavKidsShow #HenryDanger
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn - #KCAFavKidsShow #NRDD
The Thundermans - #KCAFavKidsShow #Thundermans

Favorite TV Show – Family Show
Big Bang Theory - #KCAFavFamilyShow #BigBangTheory
Black-ish - #KCAFavFamilyShow #Blackish
Fuller House - #KCAFavFamilyShow #FullerHouse
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - #KCAFavFamilyShow #AgentsOfSHIELD
Supergirl - #KCAFavFamilyShow #Supergirl
The Flash - #KCAFavFamilyShow #TheFlash

Favorite Reality Show
America’s Funniest Home Videos - #KCAFavRealityShow #AFHV
America’s Got Talent - #KCAFavRealityShow #AGT
American Ninja Warrior - #KCAFavRealityShow #AmericanNinjaWarrior
Paradise Run - #KCAFavRealityShow #ParadiseRun
Shark Tank - #KCAFavRealityShow #SharkTank
The Voice - #KCAFavRealityShow #TheVoice

Favorite Cartoon
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks - #KCAFavCartoon #AlvinAndTheChipmunks
SpongeBob SquarePants - #KCAFavCartoon #SpongeBob
Teen Titans Go! - #KCAFavCartoon #TeenTitansGo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - #KCAFavCartoon #TMNT
The Amazing World of Gumball - #KCAFavCartoon #AmazingWorldOfGumball
The Loud House - #KCAFavCartoon #TheLoudHouse

Favorite Male TV Star
Benjamin Flores Jr. (Triple G, Game Shakers) - #KCAFavTVactor #BenjaminFloresJR
Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) - #KCAFavTVactor #AidanGallagher
Jack Griffo (Max, The Thundermans) - #KCAFavTVactor #JackGriffo
Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger) - #KCAFavTVactor #JaceNorman
Casey Simpson (Ricky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) - #KCAFavTVactor #CaseySimpson
Tyrel Jackson Williams (Leo, Lab Rats) - #KCAFavTVactor #TyrelJacksonWilliams

Favorite Female TV Star
Rowan Blanchard (Riley, Girl Meets World) - #KCAFavTVactress #RowanBlanchard
Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie, Liv and Maddie) - #KCAFavTVactress #DoveCameron
Lizzy Greene (Dawn, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) - #KCAFavTVactress #LizzyGreene
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe, The Thundermans) - #KCAFavTVactress #KiraKosarin
Breanna Yde (Tomika, School of Rock) - #KCAFavTVactress #BreannaYde
Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover) - #KCAFavTVactress #Zendaya

FILM:

Favorite Movie
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - #KCAFavMovie #BatmanvSuperman
Captain America: Civil War - #KCAFavMovie #CaptainAmericaCivilWar
Ghostbusters - #KCAFavMovie #Ghostbusters
Pete’s Dragon - #KCAFavMovie #PetesDragon
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - #KCAFavMovie #RogueOne
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - #KCAFavMovie #TMNT2

Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) - #KCAFavMovieActor #BenAffleck
Will Arnett (Vernon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) - #KCAFavMovieActor #WillArnett
Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) - #KCAFavMovieActor #HenryCavill
Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War) - #KCAFavMovieActor #RobertDowneyJr
Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War) - #KCAFavMovieActor #ChrisEvans
Chris Hemsworth (Kevin, Ghostbusters) - #KCAFavMovieActor #ChrisHemsworth

Favorite Movie Actress
Amy Adams (Lois, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) - #KCAFavMovieActress #AmyAdams
Megan Fox (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) - #KCAFavMovieActress #MeganFox
Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War) - #KCAFavMovieActress #ScarlettJohansson
Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) - #KCAFavMovieActress #FelicityJones
Melissa McCarthy (Abby, Ghostbusters) - #KCAFavMovieActress #MelissaMcCarthy
Kristen Wiig (Erin, Ghostbusters) - #KCAFavMovieActress #KristenWiig

Favorite Animated Movie
Finding Dory - #KCAFavAnimatedMovie #FindingDory
Moana - #KCAFavAnimatedMovie #Moana
Sing - #KCAFavAnimatedMovie #Sing
The Secret Life of Pets - #KCAFavAnimatedMovie #SecretLifeOfPets
Trolls - #KCAFavAnimatedMovie #Trolls
Zootopia - #KCAFavAnimatedMovie #Zootopia

Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie
Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory) - #KCAFavAnimatedVoice #FindingDory
Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets target="_blank") - #KCAFavAnimatedVoice #SecretLifeSnowball
Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana) - #KCAFavAnimatedVoice #MoanaMaui
Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls) - #KCAFavAnimatedVoice #TrollsPoppy
Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls) - #KCAFavAnimatedVoice #TrollsBranch
Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing) - #KCAFavAnimatedVoice #SingRosita

Favorite Villain
Helena Bonham Carter (The Red Queen, Alice Through the Looking Glass) - #KCAFavVillain #AliceTheRedQueen
Idris Elba (Krall, Star Trek Beyond) - #KCAFavVillain #StarTrekKrall
Will Ferrell (Mugatu, Zoolander 2) - #KCAFavVillain #Zoolander2Jacobim
Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets) - #KCAFavVillain #SecretLifeSnowball
Charlize Theron (Ravenna, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) - #KCAFavVillain #TheHuntsmanRavenna
Spencer Wilding (Darth Vader, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) - #KCAFavVillain #RogueOneDarthVader

Favorite Butt-Kicker
Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) - #KCAFavButtKicker #BenAffleck
Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) - #KCAFavButtKicker #HenryCavill
Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War) - #KCAFavButtKicker #ChrisEvans
Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) - #KCAFavButtKicker #ChrisHemsworth
Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War) - #KCAFavButtKicker #ScarlettJohansson
Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) - #KCAFavButtKicker #FelicityJones
Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique, X-Men: Apocalypse) - #KCAFavButtKicker #JenniferLawrence
Zoe Saldana (Lieutenant Uhura, Star Trek Beyond) - #KCAFavButtKicker #ZoeSaldana

BFF’s (Best Friends Forever)*
Ruby Barnhill & Mark Rylance (Sophie/BFG, The BFG) - #KCABFFs #TheBFG
Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson (Bob/Calvin, Central Intelligence) - #KCABFFs #CentralIntelligence
Kevin Hart & Ice Cube (Ben/James, Ride Along 2) - #KCABFFs #RideAlong2
Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Captain Kirk/Spock, Star Trek Beyond) - #KCABFFs #StarTrek
Neel Sethi & Bill Murray (Mowgli/ Baloo, Jungle Book) - #KCABFFs #JungleBook
Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson (Derek/Hansel, Zoolander 2) - #KCABFFs #Zoolander2

Favorite Frenemies*
Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch, Trolls)
Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill (Batman/Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. (Captain America/Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War)
Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick, Zootopia)
Dwayne Johnson & Auli’I Cravalho (Moana/Maui, Moana)
Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch, Trolls)
Charlize Theron & Emily Blunt (Ravenna/Freya, The Huntsman: Winter’s War)

Most Wanted Pet*
Baloo from The Jungle Book (Bill Murray) - #KCAMostWantedPet #JungleBookBaloo
Dory from Finding Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) - #KCAMostWantedPet #FindingDory
Po from Kung Fu Panda 3 (Jack Black) - #KCAMostWantedPet #KungFuPandaPo
Red from The Angry Birds Movie (Jason Sudeikis) - #KCAMostWantedPet #AngryBirdsRed
Rosita from Sing (Reese Witherspoon) - #KCAMostWantedPet #SingRosita
Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart) - #KCAMostWantedPet #SecretLifeSnowball

#Squad*
Captain America: Civil War - Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman - #KCASquad #CaptainAmericaCivilWar
Finding Dory – Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy - #KCASquad #FindingDory
Ghostbusters – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones - #KCASquad #Ghostbusters
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen - #KCASquad #RogueOne
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows – Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson - #KCASquad #TMNT2
X-Men: Apocalypse – James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Ben Hardy, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn - #KCASquad #XmenApocalypse

MUSIC:

Favorite Music Group
The Chainsmokers - #KCAFavMusicGroup #TheChainsmokers
Fifth Harmony - #KCAFavMusicGroup #FifthHarmony
Maroon 5 - #KCAFavMusicGroup #Maroon5
OneRepublic - #KCAFavMusicGroup #OneRepublic
Pentatonix - #KCAFavMusicGroup #Pentatonix
Twenty One Pilots - #KCAFavMusicGroup #TwentyOnePilots

Favorite Male Singer
Drake - #KCAFavMaleSinger #Drake
Justin Bieber - #KCAFavMaleSinger #JustinBieber
Bruno Mars - #KCAFavMaleSinger #BrunoMars
Shawn Mendes - #KCAFavMaleSinger #ShawnMendes
Justin Timberlake - #KCAFavMaleSinger #JustinTimberlake
The Weeknd - #KCAFavMaleSinger #TheWeeknd

Favorite Female Singer
Adele - #KCAFavFemaleSinger #Adele
Beyoncé - #KCAFavFemaleSinger #Beyonce
Ariana Grande - #KCAFavFemaleSinger #ArianaGrande
Selena Gomez - #KCAFavFemaleSinger #SelenaGomez
Rihanna - #KCAFavFemaleSinger #Rihanna
Meghan Trainor - #KCAFavFemaleSinger #MeghanTrainor

Favorite Song
24K Magic – Bruno Mars - #KCAFavSong #24KMagic
Can’t Stop the Feeling! – Justin Timberlake - #KCAFavSong #CantStopTheFeeling
Heathens – Twenty One Pilots - #KCAFavSong #Heathens
Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele - #KCAFavSong #SendMyLove
Side to Side – Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - #KCAFavSong #SideToSide
Work from Home – Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign - #KCAFavSong #WorkFromHome

Favorite New Artist

Kelsea Ballerini - #KCAFavNewArtist #KelseaBallerini
The Chainsmokers - #KCAFavNewArtist #TheChainsmokers
Daya - #KCAFavNewArtist #Daya
Lukas Graham - #KCAFavNewArtist #LukasGraham
Solange - #KCAFavNewArtist #Solange
Rae Sremmurd - #KCAFavNewArtist #RaeSremmurd
Hailee Steinfeld - #KCAFavNewArtist #HaileeSteinfeld
Twenty One Pilots - #KCAFavNewArtist #TwentyOnePilots

Favorite Music Video*
24K Magic – Bruno Mars - #KCAFavMusicVideo #24KMagic
Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake - #KCAFavMusicVideo #CantStopTheFeeling
Formation – Beyoncé - #KCAFavMusicVideo #Formation
Juju On That Beat – Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall - #KCAFavMusicVideo #JujuOnThatBeat
Me Too – Meghan Trainor - #KCAFavMusicVideo #MeToo
Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots - #KCAFavMusicVideo #StressedOut

Favorite DJ/EDM Artist*
Martin Garrix - #KCAFavDJ #MartinGarrix
Calvin Harris - #KCAFavDJ #CalvinHarris
Major Lazer - #KCAFavDJ #MajorLazer
Skrillex - #KCAFavDJ #Skrillex
DJ Snake - #KCAFavDJ #DJSnake
Zedd - #KCAFavDJ #Zedd

Favorite Soundtrack*
Hamilton - #KCAFavSoundtrack #Hamilton
Me Before You - #KCAFavSoundtrack #MeBeforeYou
Moana - #KCAFavSoundtrack #Moana
Sing - #KCAFavSoundtrack #Sing
Suicide Squad - #KCAFavSoundtrack #SuicideSquad
Trolls - #KCAFavSoundtrack #Trolls

Favorite Viral Music Artist*
Tiffany Alvord - #KCAFavViralMusicArtist #TiffanyAlvord
Matty B - #KCAFavViralMusicArtist #MattyB
Carson Lueders - #KCAFavViralMusicArtist #CarsonLeuters
Johnny Orlando - #KCAFavViralMusicArtist #JohnnyOrlando
Jacob Sartorius - #KCAFavViralMusicArtist #JacobSartorious
JoJo Siwa - #KCAFavViralMusicArtist #JojoSiwa

Favorite Global Music Star*
5 Seconds of Summer (Australia/New Zealand) - #KCAFavGlobalMusicStar #5SOS
BIGBANG (Asia) - #KCAFavGlobalMusicStar #BIGBANG
Bruno Mars (North America) - #KCAFavGlobalMusicStar #BrunoMars
Little Mix (UK) - #KCAFavGlobalMusicStar #LittleMix
Shakira (South America) - #KCAFavGlobalMusicStar #Shakira
Zara Larsson (Europe) - #KCAFavGlobalMusicStar #ZaraLarsson

OTHER CATEGORIES:

Favorite Video Game
Just Dance 2017 - #KCAFavVideoGame #JustDance2017
Lego Marvel’s Avengers - #KCAFavVideoGame #LegoMarvelAvengers
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens - #KCAFavVideoGame #LegoStarWars
Minecraft: Story Mode - #KCAFavVideoGame #Minecraft
Paper Mario: Color Splash - #KCAFavVideoGame #PaperMario
Pokémon Moon - #KCAFavVideoGame #PokemonMoon

Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.

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