Kids' Choice Awards 2025: Nickelodeon Confirms Plans to Host KCA 2025, to Announce Date Soon

Nickelodeon has further confirmed that Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2025 is still scheduled to go ahead later this year.

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 13: Henry Golding gets slimed while speaking onstage during Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024 at Barker Hangar on July 13, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)

In February, Paramount Global — which has agreed to a merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media that is expected to close in April — revealed that is hitting pause on select tentpole events in 2025, including the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and the CMT Music Awards, to reimagine what they might look like in the future and “optimize” its tentpole strategy.

Also affected are the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico and the MTV MIAWs, formerly known as the MTV Millennial Awards, an annual ceremony honoring Latin American music and youth culture, according to an internal memo that was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. The memo came from the office of Bruce Gillmer, Paramount’s president, music, music talent, programming and events, media networks and chief content officer, music, Paramount+.

The pause will not affect the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (KCA) and the MTV VMAs in the U.S., as well as such local events as Isle of MTV Malta and the VMAJs, according to sources familiar with the situation, with Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2025 set to be held later this year.. It wasn’t immediately clear when a decision about the future of the events affected by the move would be made.

In a new statement to Yahoo! Entertainment, a Nickelodeon spokesperson has confirmed that the annual Kids’ Choice Awards in the U.S. will move forward as planned, with an official date expected to be announced “in the next month or so.”

Update (4/11) - Nickelodeon will host the Kids' Choice Awards 2025 during mid-June 2025!

Update (5/14) - Nickelodeon will host Kids' Choice Awards 2025 on Saturday, June 21 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT)!

However, it was revealed today (3/15) that there will be no MTV Movie & TV Awards for a second consecutive year. MTV put a pause on the awards show last year, with the expectation it would return this year in a reimagined format. Sources have told Deadline that the show remains on pause this year, and updates on future plans will be revealed once they’re solidified.

News that the 2024 MTV Movie & TV Awards was a no-go came after the 2023 edition was impacted by the WGA strike and had to pivot away from a live event to a pre-taped show after Drew Barrymore pulled out as host and the Writers Guild geared up to picket its venue. Ratings were respectable, which raised the possibility for the awards show to permanently tweak its format.

Traditionally held at the start of the summer blockbuster season, the show launched in 1992 as the MTV Movie Awards and was rebranded to include TV categories in 2017. The news was first reported by TMZ.

The last Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico - the 15th edition of the awards ceremony - was held in November 2024 and celebrated SpongeBob SquarePants' 25th anniversary. Although the Mexican edition of Nickelodeon's iconic slimefest, the awards have grown over the years to incorporate categories celebrating artists and content makers in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.

Paramount has been slimming down in several regards over the past year. In August, the conglomerate’s co-CEOs George Cheeks, Brian Robbins, and Chris McCarthy unveiled a sweeping plan to cut 15 percent of the company’s U.S. workforce in pursuit of $500 million in cost savings. The first of three rounds of layoffs took place shortly after that. Among the changes back then was the shuttering of Paramount TV Studios, as well as the departure of a number of high-profile execs. The second phase in the fall affected such parts of the business as CBS News.

Read the full memo on the pausing of select Paramount events below.

Team,  

We want to share some news. We are pausing a few events for 2025, as we look to reimagine and optimize our events slate going forward. These include the MTV EMAs, MTV MIAWs, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in Mexico, and CMT Music Awards.

Our world-class events remain a key component of Paramount’s music offering as we continue to raise the bar in delivering iconic, unforgettable performances and moments that drive pop culture. We have the best team in the business, and we are grateful for your hard work and dedication in bringing these events to life.   

Thank you,  

Bruce

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Originally published: March 15, 2025.

Additional source: @KcaWomansRights

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Nickelodeon to Air BET Awards 2023 on June 25

Once again, delivering Culture’s Biggest Night, the BET Awards 2023 will air LIVE on BET on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at 8 PM ET/PT from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. The non-stop party will celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop throughout the LIVE telecast on BET, featuring special musical medleys curated by Kid Capri. BET Awards 2023 will be simulcast across Paramount on BET, BET Her, Nickelodeon (as part of Nick@Nite), Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, and VH1.

Internationally, the show will simulcast on BET Africa and BET France and will be available to watch on My5 and Sky On-Demand in the UK, as well as BET Pluto in the UK and Brazil.

Hip Hop pioneer Kid Capri, whose historic career helped move the genre from a local artform to a global phenomenon, has been working closely with performers, show production, and legendary emcee MC Lyte to ensure iconic moments in Hip Hop’s history are represented in what is sure to be one of the most memorable moments in BET Awards history.

The legendary Patti LaBelle will take the stage during this Sunday’s BET Awards 2023 to pay tribute to the late Tina Turner. LaBelle will honor the incomparable Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll, showcasing her incredible talent and capturing the essence of Turner's unparalleled legacy in a performance that promises to be nothing short of extraordinary.

Emceed by Terrence J, Pretty Vee, and Big Lez, BET Awards 2023 Red Carpet Live! pre-show will air on BET at 6 PM ET/ PT, with performances by Armani White, Big Boss Vette, Crime Mob, Finesse2tymes, Freeway, Libianca, NLE Choppa, Rae Sremmurd, and more. The pre-show will also reveal the winner of BET Digital’s The Greatest Rap Crew of All Time, which puts 32 of the most recognized rap crews) in Hip Hop head-to-head for a multiplatform, tournament-style bracket. “BET Awards 2023 Red Carpet Live!” is Executive Produced by Matasa Williams.

Award-winning multi-platinum MC, songwriter, record producer, and actor Busta Rhymeswill be honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at “BET Awards” 2023. The coveted award commemorates industry pioneers who have powerfully shifted culture and the entertainment industry. Bia, Coi Leray, M.O.P., Rah Digga, Scarlip, Spice, Supercat, Swizz Beatz, and more surprise guests will take the stage to celebrate Busta Rhymes and his 30-plus-year musical legacy.

69 Boyz, Big Daddy Kane, Chief Keef, Dem Franchize Boyz, DJ Unk, D-Nice, E-40, EPMD, Fabolous, Fast Life Yungstaz & Easton (F.L.Y.), Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Jeezy, Kid ‘N Play, MC Lyte, Percy “Master P” Miller, Redman, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, Styles P, The Sugarhill Gang, Trick Daddy, Trina, Tyga, Uncle Luke, Warren G, YG, Ying Yang Twins, and Yo-Yo will deliver a wide array of Hip Hop classics. Also joining the festivities are “BET Awards'' 2023 nominees Coco Jones, Ice Spice, GloRilla, Latto, and hitmakers Doechii, Lil Uzi Vert, Mad Lion, and more. Kaliii and “BET Awards'' 2023 nominee Lola Brooke will perform on the BET Amplified stage.

Leading the 2023 nominations is Drake, with seven nominations. Drake’s nominations include ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Best Male R&B/Pop Artist,’ ‘Best Group’ with 21 Savage, ‘Best Collaboration’ with Future and Tems (“Wait for U”), ‘Album of the Year,’ for Her Loss with 21 Savage, and ‘Viewer’s Choice Award,’ for Jimmy Cook with 21 Savage, and his feature on Wait for U with Future and Tems. 21 Savage and Lizzo earned the third-highest number of nods, with five nominations each. Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice, and SZAfollow with four nominations each. Cardi B, Coco Jones, FLO, Future, Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin, and Tems are tied with three nominations each.

BET Awards has been the #1 cable award show among all adults 18-49 since 2021 and is the #1 cable award show among Black adults 18-49 for the 21st consecutive year (CY02-CY22). BET Awards is the ultimate platform to showcase the best, brightest, and most beautiful aspects of the Black experience – honoring the present and future of Black music, creativity, and sportsmanship, by celebrating the culture and being a driving force for social change.

Voting for BET Awards 2023 Viewer’s Choice Award began on June 8, 2023, and ends June 25, 2023, at 6:30 PM PT/ 9:30 PM ET. Cast your vote here: https://www.bet.com/viewerschoice23

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Originally published: June 24, 2023.

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MTV to Host The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards on May 7

Every movie, every TV show has brought you here - tune into the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, celebrating all the movies and TV shows that made you cry more, laugh more, Barrymore, airing Sunday, May 7 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on MTV, simulcasting across BET, BETHer, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land & VH1!

The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards return with an epic Los Angeles takeover at Barker Hangar. The evening honors the biggest and best in both movies and television, across scripted and unscripted, for one supersized, can't-miss event. The event also airs on MTV internationally in more than 150 countries.

Sponsors of the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards include Cheetos® and SONIC®.

Update (5/7) - There's been a few changes to this year's MTV Movie & TV Awards due to the on-going Writers Guide (WGA) strike: Drew Barrymore has stepped down as this year's host, although she will return to host the 2024 MTV Movie & TV Awards next year. The show will not broadcast live this year, moving to a pre-taped ceremony. There will also be no red carpet this year.

“As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards’ show we envisioned that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peaks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect, and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honour the best of film and TV over the past year,” Bruce Gillmer, president of music, music talent, programming and events at Paramount Global, and executive producer of the MTV Movie & TV Awards, said in a new statement.

“I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike,” Barrymore said in a statement to ET. “Everything we celebrate and honor about movies and television is born out of their creation. And until a solution is reached, I am choosing to wait but I’ll be watching from home and hope you will join me. I thank MTV, who has truly been some of the best partners I have ever worked with. And I can’t wait to be a part of this next year, when I can truly celebrate everything that MTV has created, which is a show that allows fans to choose who the awards go to and is truly inclusive.​”

Following Barrymore’s announcement, Gillmer told Variety at the time that while they supported her decision, the show still planned to go on, creatively working around the terms of the strike by utilizing live performances and pre-taped segments.

“Drew, without question, she’s been incredible. It’s hard to imagine that we’ve ever had a better experience with a host,” Gillmer stated. “She’s more of a partner really, she’s in it every day, just super passionate and super engaged and creative. She even brought some of her own team along for the journey. So when this all reared its head, we started to prepare for what could be. She is not surprisingly, standing in solidarity with the writers, which we have full respect for. She has our full support.”

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Originally published: April 23, 2023.

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How to Stream the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards for FREE on Paramount Plus

Lights! Cameras! Action! Stream the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Paramount+! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!

The MTV Movie & TV Awards are back this Sunday. Airing live starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. This year’s two-show event will kick off with the scripted ceremony hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, followed by the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted show hosted by The Bachelorette star Tayshia Adams.

Jennifer Lopez will receive the Generation Award, Jack Black will be awarded the Comedic Genius Award and The Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel will be given the MTV Reality Royalty Lifetime Achievement. Diplo and Swae Lee will perform their song “Tupelo Shuffle” from Baz Luhrmann’s forthcoming biopic Elvis, and Snoop Dogg will spin tunes as DJ Snoopadelic.

Among the films and TV series up for the most golden popcorn statues are Spider-Man: No Way Home, Euphoria, The Batman and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The best movie nominees are The Adam Project, The Batman, Dune, Scream, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: No Way Home, while the best show contenders are HBO Max’s Euphoria, Netflix series Inventing Anna and Squid Game, Disney+ and Marvel’s Loki, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Yellowstone.

Nominees for best performance in a movie include Lady Gaga in House of Gucci, Robert Pattinson in The Batman, Sandra Bullock in The Lost City, Timothée Chalamet in Dune and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Up for best performance in a show are Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone), Lily James (Pam & Tommy) and Euphoria‘s Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya.

Other main show categories include best hero, best villain, best kiss, best comedic performance, breakthrough performance, best fight, most frightened performance, best team and more. Unscripted categories include best docu-reality series, best competition series, best lifestyle show, best unscripted series, best reality return, best reality star, best reality romance, best breakthrough social star, best host, best talk/topical show and best music documentary.

The best song category is new to the show, with Jennifer Hudson for “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi for “Just Look Up” (Don’t Look Up), Dominic Fike for “Little Star” in Euphoria, Jennifer Lopez for “On My Way (Marry Me)” (Marry Me) and Encanto's “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” the inaugural nominees.

A full list of MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 nominations can be found on MTV.com.

See the full list of nominees here, and keep reading for more on how to watch the MTV Movie & TV Awards with or without cable.

In addition to MTV, Paramount+ subscriptions include access to CBS, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and the Smithsonian Channel. The streamer costs $5 per month for the ad-supported Essential plan or $10 monthly for the ad-free Premium option; save when you sign up for an annual package ($50 or $100 per year, respectively). Subscriptions come with access to thousands of hours of movies and TV series, including hundreds of episodes of Nickelodeon favorites, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, South Park: The Streaming Wars, the entire Star Trek franchise, Yellowstone prequel show 1883 and more.

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Original source: The Hollywood Reporter.

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Nick at Nite to Simulcast the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards on June 5

MTV ADDS THE CW NETWORK TO 2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS SIMULCAST

Additional MTV Movie & TV Awards Nets Include BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nick at Nite, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1

Epic Global One-Night Event Honoring the Brightest Stars in Movies and Television Airs Live From Los Angeles on Sunday, June 5 at 8pm ET/PT

May 24, 2022 (Burbank, CA) - MTV, Paramount's global youth brand, announced today that The CW Network, for the first time ever, will be added to its live simulcast of the 2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS on Sunday, June 5 at 8pm ET/PT, making the epic, star-studded one-night event available to an expanded broadcast audience.

Hosted by actress and producer Vanessa Hudgens (tick, tick... BOOM!), the 2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS honor the brightest stars in movies and television. This year's top nominees include Spider-Man: No Way Home (7 nominations), Euphoria (6) and The Batman (4). First-time nominees include Inventing Anna, Moon Knight, Pam & Tommy, The Adam Project, The Dropout and The Lost City. New categories for 2022 include "Best Song" and "Here for the Hookup."

In addition to The CW Network, the 2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS will be simulcast across BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nick at Nite, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1, and will also air internationally on MTV in over 170 countries. Sponsors of the 2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS include SONIC(R) Drive-In and TOSTITOS(TM).

Executive producers for the 2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa WhiteWolf and Den of Thieves' Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are Executives in Charge of Production and Lisa Lauricella serves as the Music Talent Executive.

About MTV Entertainment Group

MTV Entertainment Group is a one of the preeminent youth media companies in the world that connects with global audiences through its nine iconic brands - MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, Pop, Logo, Smithsonian, Paramount Network and TV Land - as well as MTV Entertainment Studios, which produces acclaimed series and movies and the award-winning MTV Documentary films.

About The CW Network

THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK launched in 2006 as America's fifth broadcast network, with programming targeting younger viewers, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. The CW, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, now broadcasts across the week, offering fourteen-hours of primetime programming, Monday through Sunday, beginning in Fall 2021. The CW's primetime programming is also available to stream for free, without authentication, on the ad-supported CWTV.com and The CW app, now available on every major OTT platform. Additionally, The CW broadcasts a three-hour Saturday morning kids block. The CW's digital network CW Seed launched in 2013 and offers original short-form digital content as well as past seasons of fan-favorite television series. For more information about the network and its programming, visit www.cwtvpr.com.

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