Nickelodeon today revealed the nominees for its annual slime-filled Kids’ Choice Awards, with over 50 first-time nominees from across the worlds of film, television, music, sports and more. Hosted by SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny) and Patrick Star (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke), the 2024 KCAs will premiere live from Bikini Bottom on Saturday, July 13, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
First-time nominees include Halle Bailey, Austin Butler, Sabrina Carpenter, Kai Cenat, Timothée Chalamet, Luke Combs, Ariana DeBose, Ayo Edebiri, Ryan Gosling, Reneé Rapp, Margot Robbie, Paul Rudd, among others. Leading the pack with six nods is Taylor Swift, followed by Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Timberlake, with four nominations each. Musical performances and presenters will be announced at a later date.
Continuing the KCAs’ exploration of interactive ways to get family audiences involved at home, this year’s SpongeBob-hosted show will feature: enhanced graphics, high-tech motion capture and augmented reality; fun celebrity collaborations and stunts as Nickelodeon celebrates SpongeBob SquarePants’ special birthday; and the net’s signature orange blimp award and epic slimings.
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 will simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr. channel, TVLand, CMT and MTV2.
Beginning today, fans in the U.S. can cast their votes across 33 categories on the official Kids’ Choice Awards website, KidsChoiceAwards.com. International markets will also open voting today, including additional regional categories.
The animation nominees are listed below ( * denotes first-time nominee):
FAVORITE CARTOON
- Big City Greens
- Monster High
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Teen Titans Go!
- The Loud House
- The Simpsons
FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE
- Elemental
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- The Garfield Movie
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Trolls Band Together
FAVORITE MALE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE
- Adam Sandler (Leo, Leo)
- Brady Noon (Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
- Chris Pratt (Mario, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
- Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
- Jack Black (Po, Kung Fu Panda 4)
- Jackie Chan (Splinter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
- Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls Band Together)
- Shameik Moore (Miles Morales, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
FAVORITE FEMALE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE
- Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls Band Together)
- Anya Taylor-Joy (Peach, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)*
- Ariana DeBose (Asha, Wish)*
- Awkwafina (Zhen, Kung Fu Panda 4)
- Ayo Edebiri (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)*
- Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
- Kristen Bell (Janet, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
- McKenna Grace (Skye, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)*
FAVORITE VILLAIN
- Amy Schumer (Velvet, Trolls Band Together)*
- Austin Butler (Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Dune: Part Two)*
- Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
- Keegan-Michael Key (Chief of Police, Wonka)*
- Melissa McCarthy (Ursula, The Little Mermaid)
- Reneé Rapp (Regina George, Mean Girls)*
FAVORITE VIDEO GAME
- Just Dance 2024
- Madden NFL 24
- Minecraft
- Roblox
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
