Mega-stars including Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Kristen Stewart, Dwayne Johnson, LeBron James and the favorite Johnny Depp reigned as this year’s favorites, winning top honors at last night’s Nickelodeon’s 26th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. Hosted by the biggest kid in Hollywood, Josh Duhamel, the awards were broadcast from the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles where kids honored their favorites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television. This year, a record-breaking 387 million votes were cast around the world in 22 categories.
“Nothing was off-limits for first-time Kids’ Choice Awards host Josh Duhamel, from ziplining across the arena to donning a milkshake costume and SpongeBob’s square pants. This year’s host took funny to an entirely new level,” said Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon.
In the spirit of the star-studded slimefest, Duhamel kicked off the celebration by singing a special Kids’ Choice Awards version of Pitbull’s smash hit “Don’t Stop the Party,” as he made his way from the dressing room to the main stage. Experiencing a series of random celebrity encounters along the way, Duhamel thumb wrestled with Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, was tackled by Jerry Trainor dressed as a Yeti, wore the same dress as Fergie, scatted with Steven Tyler and played an elaborate game of Rock Paper Scissors with Megan Fox, only to be transformed into Pitbull himself at the end.
WINNERS:
TELEVISION:
Favorite TV Show
Victorious
Favorite Reality Show
Wipeout
Favorite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite TV Actor
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Favorite TV Actress
Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place)
FILM:
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games
Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp (Dark Shadows)
Favorite Movie Actress
Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2)
Favorite Animated Movie
Wreck-It Ralph
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Adam Sandler (Hotel Transylvania)
Favorite Male Buttkicker
Dwayne Johnson (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island)
Favorite Female Buttkicker
Kristen Stewart (Snow White and the Huntsman)
MUSIC:
Favorite Music Group
One Direction
Favorite Male Singer
Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Singer
Katy Perry
Favorite Song
“What Makes You Beautiful” (One Direction)
SPORTS:
Favorite Male Athlete
LeBron James
Favorite Female Athlete
Danica Patrick
OTHER CATEGORIES:
Favorite Villain
Simon Cowell (The X Factor)
Favorite Book
The Hunger Games series
Favorite Videogame
Just Dance 4
Favorite App
Temple Run
