Following in the footsteps of the U.S./global edition of Kids' Choice Awards as well as the localised KCAs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, due to the on-going COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2020 India will take place virtually. However, this year's ceremony will be bigger than ever before!
This year with Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards the promise is to present the show in a whole new format, new style, focused on taking it virtually and getting kids to not only vote but also get closer to their stars in a never seen before avatar.
For Kids' Choice Awards 2020 India, Nickelodeon is adding six brand new categories, giving kids across India the chance to vote and honour their favourite content and stars that kept them entertained through the lockdown, empowering kids to decide who takes home the coveted Nickelodeon Blimp.
Over the years, Kids’ Choice Awards have featured a glittering host of celebrities gracing the orange carpet and with our iconic Nicktoons. With mind-blowing performances by renowned celebrities like Sara Ali Khan, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh and more, as well as raking in more than five lakh votes, kids had a gala time at the legendary award show. This year’s edition will witness nominees that have come through a special online research to determine who entertained children the most during the lockdown.
Kids will get a chance to vote for a whole lot of nominees across several new categories such as favourite online learning apps, YouTubers, Instagram personalities, sportspersons, and food enjoyed during the lockdown, amongst others. The voting starts on 4 January 2021 exclusively at
voot.com and via the Voot App. The date of the gala is yet to be officially announced.
Nominees in the "Best Movie Actor (Female)" category are Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani and Shraddha Kapoor.
In the "Best Movie Actor (Male)" category, Salman Khan is pitted against Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh and Tiger Shroff.
Blockbusters Baahubali 2, Baaghi 3, Street Dancer 3, War and Golmaal Again are competing in the "Best Bollywood Movie" category.
In the "Best Bollywood Movie Song" category, the nominees are: "Coca Cola", "Bala", "Care ni karda", "Aankh maare", and "Apna time aayega".
Honey Singh, Badshah, Raftaar, Guru Randhawa and Divine are pitted against each other in the "Favourite Rapper/Rap Music Star" category.
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is nominated in the "Favourite Dancer" category alongside Prabhu Deva, Tiger Shroff, Allu Arjun, and Varun Dhawan.
The "Favourite TV Actor (Male)" category will see contest between Kapil Sharma, Dilip Joshi, Mukesh Khanna, Shivaji Satam and Arun Govil.
Hina Khan, Disha Vakani, Surbhi Chandana, Shivangi Joshi and Shehnaaz Gill are nominated in the "Favorite TV Actor (Female)" category.
There is also a "Favourite TV Show" category, in which Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasma, Kaun Banega Crorepati, The Kapil Sharma Show, India's Best Dancer and Mahabharat have each been nominated for a blimp award.
In the "Favourite Show on Kids Channel" category, Nickelodeon favourite Motu Patlu goes head-to-head with Chhota Bheem, Little Singham, Sab Jholmaal Hai, and Bandbudh aur Budbak.
Meanwhile, Bheem, Motu, Shiva, Patlu and Rudra are all battling out to be named ""Favourite Indian Toon Character".
A full list of Kids' Choice Awards 2020 India nominees can be found below.
On the decision to go virtual this year, Nina Elavia Jaipuria – Hindi Mass Entertainment & Kids TV Network at Viacom18, said, “In these challenging times our commitment is to ensure that our young viewers remain entertained and positive. Keeping this in mind we at Nickelodeon are going to celebrate all that is new with Kids’ Choice Awards 2020.”
“In the virtual format, with the introduction of new categories, we aim to encourage and empower kids to cast their vote and choose their favourites who kept them going through the lockdown. Nickelodeon will also support Teach for India to help provide smart devices to children to enable online education,” Jaipuria added.
The uniquely curated awards will support a cause that has emerged during the pandemic while emphasizing the need to celebrate the new normal. Due to the ongoing social distancing, the shift to e-learning, India’s education system is going through a reform. The prolonged closure of schools to maintain social distancing has caused educational inequality, especially due to limited access to internet and technology. To bridge the digital education divide and enable a smooth transition for all stratas of society, Nickelodeon has partnered with
Teach for India, for the latter’s existing program “
Sponsor A Device”. The partnership will kickstart during the voting process of the
Kids' Choice Awards 2020 where Nickelodeon will donate one rupee for every vote garnered. Teach for India is a non-profit organization that works towards educational equity at all levels of the education system. Under the existing program, the community aims to enable the new form of learning by raising funds for putting a gadget in the hands of every student who needs one.
Teach For India communications and marketing director added on the initiative, “We are delighted to partner with Nickelodeon for their most prestigious awards show. Their support to our #DontStopLearning campaign is important and we are deeply grateful to their commitment to sponsor a device to ensure our students continue learning. We are confident that this partnership will play a significant role in bridging the digital divide.”
Pivoting the media mix to the new normal, the marketing campaign is being promoted through a robust digital and social media plan, interesting on-line interactivity, support across the Nickelodeon franchise and social media challenges along with a push from the entire network. There are various innovations lined up on the digital front, including tons of quirky communication on YouTube. There will be a #KCAsquad with influencers giving the audiences all the latest updates on #KCAIndia2020. Further adding to the slime-tastic experience will be slime inspired digital games, contests, AR filters, virtual face-offs and series of engaging and interesting on-line interactivity that will create fun experiences for kids. Fans can also show their support with the #CelebrateTheNew hashtag.
While box office collections and critic reviews foretell how successful a film or performer is, it is time to find out which of them would make it to the hearts of the young ones. Get your kids ready to cast their vote and decide who takes home the Nickelodeon blimp!
Following is a sneak peek to the award categories for Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards 2020:
Favourite Kid Influencer
Anantya Anand
Jayas Kumar
Kyra Kanojia
Ayat Sheikh
Pratham Singh
Favourite online learning app
BJYUS
Vedantu
Unacademy
White Hat Jr
Topper
Favourite Food enjoyed in Lockdown
Pizza
Noodles
Pasta
Samosa
Cakes
Favourite Youtuber
Vidya Vox
Amit Bhadana
Bhuvan Bam
Ashish Chanchlani
Prajakta Koli
Best Movie Actor (Female)
Shraddha Kapoor
Alia Bhatt
Deepika Padukone
Sara Ali Khan
Kriti Sanon/Kiara
Best Bollywood Movie
Baahubali 2
Baaghi 3
Street Dancer 3
War
Golmaal Again
Best Bollywood Movie Song
Coca Cola
Bala
Tu to Meri Care Ni karda
Aankh Maare
Apna Time Aayega
Favourite Rapper/ Rap Music Star
Honey Singh
Badshah
Raftaar
Guru Randhawa
Divine
Favourite Dancer
Hrithik Roshan
Prabhu Deva
Tiger Shroff
Allu Arjun
Varun Dhawan
Favourite TV Actor (Male)
Kapil Sharma
Dilip Joshi
Mukesh Khanna
Shivaji Satam
Arun Govil
Favourite TV Actor (Female)
Hina Khan
Disha Vakani
Surbhi Chandana
Shivangi Joshi
Shehnaaz Gill
Favourite TV Show
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasma
KBC
The Kapil Sharma Show
India’s Best Dancer
Mahabharat
Favourite Mobile Game
Temple Run
Candy Crush Saga
Ludo King
Subway Surfers
Carrom Disc Pool
Favourite Child Entertainer on TV
Bhavya Gandhi
Dev Joshi
Aurra Bhatnagar
Ruhanika Dhawan
Aakriti Sharma
Favourite Mobile Game
Temple Run
Candy Crush Saga
Ludo King
Subway Surfers
Carrom Disc Pool
Favourite Instagram Personality
Kapil Sharma
Niharika
Awez Darbar
Jose
Prajakta Koli
Favourite Show on Kids Channel
Motu Patlu
Chhota Bheem
Little Singham
Sab Jholmaal Hai
Bandbudh aur Budbak
Favourite Indian Toon Character
Bheem
Motu
Shiva
Patlu
Rudra
Best Movie Actor (Male)
Salman Khan
Sharukh Khan
Varun Dhawan
Ranveer Singh
Tiger Shroff
