Singapore – Angelina Jolie Pitt, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, One Direction, Selena Gomez, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fifth Harmony, The Voice and Austin & Ally were among this year’s fan favourites, winning orange blimps at Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. The show premiered in Asia on 30 March at 10am (TH/WIB), 11am (HK/MY/SG) and 6pm (PH). Hosted by recording artiste/actor and kids’ pick for Favorite Male Singer Nick Jonas, the awards were broadcast from Los Angeles’ legendary “fabulous” forum, where kids celebrated their favourites from the worlds of film, music, television and more. Kids from around the world cast more than 500 million votes, a record-breaking tally.
Multi-talented host Jonas opened the show with a stunning performance of his Billboard Top 10 smash, “Chains,” and number-one radio hit, “Jealous.” Backed by tween metal trio Unlocking the Truth, his theatrical set also featured a celeb-filled video montage, 3D elements and aerialists. Hip-hop phenomenon Iggy Azalea was joined by Academy Award and Grammy-winner Jennifer Hudson onstage in a bold and dynamic rendition of their hit “Trouble,” which continued the storyline of their popular music video. In an epic finale, Aussie pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer’s powerful performance of “What I Like About You” literally blew out the slime-filled speakers, flooding the stage with thousands of gallons of slime.
This year’s Kids’ Choice Awards proved to be as messy as ever, from Jennifer Lopez presenting Jonas with his award and a surprise sliming; to the Favorite Family TV Show stars of Modern Family getting doused in goo; Jonas chugging a mug of slime in a “Dare or Dare” slime challenge; and a backstage pie fight between Chris Pratt and the cast of Henry Danger.
The stars of The Thundermans cleaned up the special live vote during the show, which garnered over seven million votes. They beat out the casts of Bella and the Bulldogs and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and received the deluxe treatment from the first-ever human slime car wash complete with conveyer, spinning brushes, swinging flaps, spraying nozzles and, of course, tons of slime.
Kids and families paid tribute to their favourites by casting votes in 23 categories, from 20 February to 28 March, including the newly introduced Favorite Talent Competition Show, Favorite Family TV Show, Most Addicting Game and Favorite New Artist. Fans were able to vote for their favourites across all of Nickelodeon’s digital platforms including Nick-Asia.com and through Twitter using #KCA.
Indonesian idol group JKT48 won the Favorite Asian Act award and in their acceptance speech video, said, “We are so happy to receive the Favourite Asian Act award. Thanks for voting for us. It’s all because of you!”
“Thank you so much for voting me as the Favorite Chinese Act! Love you all. I’m going to celebrate!” said singer BiBi Zhou in her acceptance speech video after bagging the Favorite Chinese Act award.
The star-studded telecast featured additional celebrity participants, including − Jamie Foxx, Emma Stone, Liam Hemsworth, Chris Rock, Zendaya, Echosmith, Josh Gad, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Grant Gustin, Debby Ryan, Chloe Bennet, Fifth Harmony, Joe Jonas, Nick Cannon, Shawn Mendes, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Kevin James, Mo’ne Davis, Skylar Diggins, Ross Lynch, Quvenzhané Wallis, Meghan Trainor, Jennette McCurdy, Laura Marano, Katherine Herzer, Jennette McCurdy and Bethany Mota, plus cast members from The Haunted Hathaways, Instant Mom, SpongeBob SquarePants, and many others.
Fans can relive their favourite show moments by watching video highlights from the show and flipping through orange carpet, live event and performance photo recaps. The website features clips and photos from past Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards shows, along with promotional spots, original video, information about Nick Jonas, nominees, quizzes, and a KCA-themed game.
The broadcast of Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards premiered in Asia on Monday, 30 March at 10am (TH/WIB), 11am (HK/MY/SG) and 6pm (PH). A replay airs on the same day at 5.45pm (TH/WIB), 6.45pm (HK/MY/SG) and Tuesday, 31 March at 3.30pm (PH).
The following are Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards winners −
Favorite Asian Act
JKT48
Favorite Chinese Act
BiBi Zhou
Television −
Favorite Kids TV Show
Austin & Ally
Favorite TV Actor
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Favorite TV Actress
Laura Marano (Austin & Ally)
Favorite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Reality Show
Dance Moms
Favorite Talent Competition Show
The Voice
Favorite Family TV Show
Modern Family
Film −
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Favorite Villain
Angelina Jolie Pitt (Maleficent)
Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
Favorite Movie Actress
Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Favorite Animated Movie
Big Hero 6
Favorite Male Action Star
Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1)
Favorite Female Action Star
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Music −
Favorite Music Group
One Direction
Favorite Male Singer
Nick Jonas
Favorite Female Singer
Selena Gomez
Favorite Song Of The Year
“Bang Bang” (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)
Favorite New Artist
Fifth Harmony
Other Catergories −
Most Addicting Game
Minecraft
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
The 2015 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards will be seen in more than 431 million households in 160 countries and territories around the globe. In many international markets, the 2015 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees such as Lieblings-Videoblogger − Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz (Favorite Videoblogger − Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Artista Brasileiro Favorito (Favorite Brazilian Artist). Voting for the 2015 KCAs spanned six continents across 19 localised voting sites, in addition to Twitter hashtag voting (#KCA), giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp.
