2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards: How to Watch the Fun, Celebrities and Slime!

Get ready for another slime-filled celebration! The 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards is bringing together some of the biggest names in television, movies, music, sports and more as fans get ready to find out which of their favorites will take home an iconic orange blimp.

The 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards will air live on Saturday, November 14, with Alex Warren hosting this year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the awards show, including when and where to watch, who’s performing and the full list of nominees.

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When Are the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards?

The 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will take place live from Television City in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday, November 14 at 8 p.m. ET.

This year’s ceremony marks the 39th annual Kids’ Choice Awards, continuing Nickelodeon’s tradition of celebrating fan favorites in family entertainment with celebrity appearances, live performances and plenty of slime.

How to Watch the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards

Fans can watch the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards live on CBS and Nickelodeon beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 14.

The ceremony will also stream live for Paramount+ Premium subscribers. Paramount+ Essential subscribers can watch the show on demand beginning the following day.

Who Is Hosting the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards?

Alex Warren will host the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

The multiplatinum singer-songwriter and Grammy-nominated artist will make his Kids’ Choice Awards hosting debut this year.

Alex Warren is known for his popular hits, including “Ordinary” and “Bloodline,” as well as his active presence on social media, particularly TikTok. Now, he’ll bring his personality and energy to the Kids’ Choice Awards stage as this year’s host.

Who Is Performing at the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards?

The 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards will feature live musical performances from Ashe, who will perform “Stop the Wedding!,” and SOFI TUKKER, who will take the stage with “TSUNAMI.”

Additional celebrity appearances and surprises are expected throughout the ceremony, including the return of Nickelodeon’s signature slime.

How to Vote for the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards

Fans can help decide who takes home an orange blimp by voting for their favorites at the official Kids’ Choice Awards website.

Voting is open through November 13, 2026, giving fans one final opportunity to support their favorites.

Fans can vote in multiple categories and submit more than one vote, subject to the official voting rules.

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2026 Kids’ Choice Awards Nominations

Some of the biggest names in entertainment are competing for an orange blimp at the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards.

Taylor Swift leads this year’s individual nominees with six nominations, followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with five each.

This year’s awards feature 36 categories spanning television, film, music, sports, gaming and digital entertainment. New categories include Watch Party: Kids’ Choice, Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio and Favorite Clutch Player of the Year.

Jump to the section you’re most interested in:

• Television
• Film
• Music
• Other categories

Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

Television

Here’s a look at the nominees across this year’s television categories.

Favorite Kids TV Show

• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians
• Soy Luna: Let’s Roll Again
• The Thundermans: Undercover
• Vampirina: Teenage Vampire
• Wizards Beyond Waverly Place

Favorite Male TV Star (Kids)

• Alkaio Thiele (Roman Russo, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)
• Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood, Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• David Henrie (Justin Russo, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)
• Gordon Cormier (Aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, The Thundermans: Undercover)
• Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Favorite Female TV Star (Kids)

• Elizabeth Yu (Azula, Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Janice LeAnn Brown (Billie, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)
• Kenzi Richardson (Vampirina “Vee” Hauntley, Vampirina: Teenage Vampire)
• Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans: Undercover)
• Leah Sava’ Jeffries (Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Maya Le Clark (Chloe Thunderman, The Thundermans: Undercover)

Favorite Family TV Show

• Abbott Elementary
• Ghosts
• Ginny & Georgia
• Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
• One Piece
• Stranger Things
• Wednesday
• XO, Kitty

Favorite Male TV Star (Family)

• Bryan Cranston (Hal, Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair)
• Cedric the Entertainer (Calvin Butler, The Neighborhood)
• David Harbour (Jim Hopper, Stranger Things)
• Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things)
• Frankie Muniz (Malcolm Wilkerson, Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair)
• Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams, Wednesday)
• Joe Keery (Steve Harrington, Stranger Things)
• Tyler James Williams (Gregory Eddie, Abbott Elementary)

Favorite Female TV Star (Family)

• Anna Cathcart (Kitty, XO, Kitty)
• Antonia Gentry (Ginny Miller, Ginny & Georgia)
• Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams, Wednesday)
• Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair, Wednesday)
• Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams, Wednesday)
• Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things)
• Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield, Stranger Things)
• Quinta Brunson (Janine Teagues, Abbott Elementary)

Favorite TV Show Reality Competition

• American Idol
• American Ninja Warrior
• America’s Got Talent
• LEGO Masters
• Survivor
• The Voice

Favorite Cartoon

• Big City Greens
• Phineas and Ferb
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Teen Titans Go!
• The Bad Guys: The Series
• The Simpsons

Film

Check out the movies and stars competing for an orange blimp this year.

Favorite Movie

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• How to Train Your Dragon
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• Lilo & Stitch
• Moana
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Superman
• Wicked: For Good

Favorite Movie Actor

• Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore, Happy Gilmore 2)
• David Corenswet (Clark Kent/Superman, Superman)
• Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana)
• Hugh Jackman (George Handy, The Sheep Detectives)
• John Cena (Buddy Crane, Coyote vs. Acme)
• Ryan Gosling (Ryland Grace, Project Hail Mary)
• Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Brand New Day)
• Zach Galifianakis (Dr. Jumba Jookiba, Lilo & Stitch)

Favorite Movie Actress

• Anne Hathaway (Andy Sachs, The Devil Wears Prada 2)
• Ariana Grande (Glinda, Wicked: For Good)
• Catherine Laga’aia (Moana, Moana)
• Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba, Wicked: For Good)
• Millie Bobby Brown (Enola Holmes, Enola Holmes 3)
• Scarlett Johansson (Zora Bennett, Jurassic World Rebirth)
• Zendaya (MJ, Spider-Man: Brand New Day)
• Zoe Saldaña (Neytiri, Avatar: Fire and Ash)

Favorite Animated Movie

• Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Minions & Monsters
• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
• Toy Story 5
• Zootopia 2

Favorite Male Animated Voice From a Movie

• Ahn Hyo-seop (Jinu, KPop Demon Hunters)
• Chris Pratt (Mario, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
• Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
• Jason Bateman (Nick Wilde, Zootopia 2)
• Michael B. Jordan (Ollie, Swapped)
• Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story 5)
• Tom Hanks (Woody, Toy Story 5)
• Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)

Favorite Female Animated Voice From a Movie

• Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
• Arden Cho (Rumi, KPop Demon Hunters)
• Brie Larson (Rosalina, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
• Gabrielle Union (Jett Fillmore, GOAT)
• Ginnifer Goodwin (Judy Hopps, Zootopia 2)
• Joan Cusack (Jessie, Toy Story 5)
• Mckenna Grace (Skye, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie)
• Rihanna (Smurfette, Smurfs)

Favorite Villain

• Emily Blunt (Emily Charlton, The Devil Wears Prada 2)
• Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
• Jeff Goldblum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Wicked: For Good)
• John Cena (Buddy Crane, Coyote vs. Acme)
• Julia Garner (Shalla-Bal/The Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four: First Steps)
• Mark Hamill (The Flying Dutchman, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)
• Sadie Sink (Jean Grey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day)
• Zach Galifianakis (Dr. Jumba Jookiba, Lilo & Stitch)

Watch Party: Kids’ Choice

• A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
• Camp Rock 3
• Clash of the Thundermans
• Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
• Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado
• Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires

Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio

• Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo and May Hong (Rumi, Zoey and Mira, KPop Demon Hunters)
• Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo (Glinda and Elphaba, Wicked: For Good)
• Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Keery (Dustin Henderson and Steve Harrington, Stranger Things)
• Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman (Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, Zootopia 2)
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan (Tess Coleman and Anna Coleman, Freakier Friday)
• Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers (Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair, Wednesday)
• Joan Cusack, Tim Allen and Tom Hanks (Jessie, Buzz Lightyear and Woody, Toy Story 5)
• Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci (Miranda Priestly and Nigel Kipling, The Devil Wears Prada 2)

Music

See which artists, songs and albums earned nominations at this year’s awards.

Favorite Female Artist

• Ariana Grande
• Cardi B
• Karol G
• Miley
• Olivia Rodrigo
• ROSÉ
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Taylor Swift

Favorite Male Artist

• Benson Boone
• Bruno Mars
• Drake
• Ed Sheeran
• Harry Styles
• Justin Bieber
• Lil Uzi Vert
• Tyler, The Creator

Favorite Music Group or Duo

• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• Jonas Brothers
• Maroon 5
• Twenty One Pilots
• Weezer

Favorite Song

• “Daisies” – Justin Bieber
• “drop dead” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “hate that i made you love me” – Ariana Grande
• “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars
• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “SWIM” – BTS
• “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift
• “The Time of My Life” – Benson Boone

Favorite Music Collaboration

• “Bloodline” – Alex Warren (with Jelly Roll)
• “Bring Your Love” – Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter
• “Dai Dai” – Shakira, Burna Boy
• “Dracula (with JENNIE)” – Tame Impala, JENNIE
• “I Can’t Love You Anymore” – Ella Langley (feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “Safe” – Cardi B (feat. Kehlani)
• “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson
• “The Life of a Showgirl” – Taylor Swift (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)

Favorite Female Breakout Artist/Group

• ADÉLA
• Ella Langley
• KATSEYE
• Olivia Dean
• RAYE
• Stella Lefty

Favorite Male Breakout Artist/Group

• BigXthaPlug
• Don Toliver
• Noah Kahan
• Role Model
• SOMBR
• Temper City

Favorite Album

• Am I the Drama? – Cardi B
• ARIRANG – BTS
• ICEMAN – Drake
• Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
• SWAG – Justin Bieber
• The Romantic – Bruno Mars
• The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift
• you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love – Olivia Rodrigo

Favorite Global Music Star

• Africa: Tyla
• Asia: BINI
• Australia: Tame Impala
• Europe: Zara Larsson
• Latin America: Karol G
• North America: Taylor Swift
• UK: Olivia Dean

Favorite Song From a Movie

• “Big Guy” – Ice Spice (The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)
• “Dream As One” – Miley (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
• “For Good” – Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
• “Golden” – EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami (KPop Demon Hunters)
• “I Knew It, I Knew You” – Taylor Swift (Toy Story 5)
• “Just Keep Watching” – Tate McRae (F1)
• “RUNWAY” – Lady Gaga, Doechii (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
• “Zoo” – Shakira (Zootopia 2)

Favorite Viral Song

• “Babydoll” – Jamie Miller
• “Boston” – Stella Lefty
• “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley
• “E85” – Don Toliver
• “Hit the Wall” – Gracie Abrams
• “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean
• “TIT FOR TAT” – Tate McRae
• “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – RAYE

Other Categories

See who’s nominated across sports, gaming and digital entertainment.

Favorite Female Sports Star

• A’ja Wilson
• Alysa Liu
• Angel Reese
• Caitlin Clark
• Chloe Kim
• Coco Gauff
• Mikaela Shiffrin
• Trinity Rodman

Favorite Male Sports Star

• Anthony Edwards
• LeBron James
• Lewis Hamilton
• Lionel Messi
• Patrick Mahomes
• Shohei Ohtani
• Stephen Curry
• Travis Kelce

Favorite Clutch Player of the Year

• Caleb Williams
• Eileen Gu
• Freddie Freeman
• Hilary Knight
• Jack Hughes
• Jalen Brunson
• Nelly Korda
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Favorite Male Creator

• Airrack
• Dude Perfect
• IShowSpeed
• Jesser
• Kai Cenat
• MrBeast
• SeanDoesMagic
• Unspeakable

Favorite Female Creator

• Brooke Monk
• Charli D’Amelio
• Haley Kalil
• Lexi Rivera
• Pokimane
• Salish Matter
• Sofie Dossi
• Taylen Biggs

Favorite Creator Family

• Earle Family
• Familia Diamond
• Jordan and Salish Matter
• Ninja Kidz TV
• The Bucket List Family
• The Fun Squad
• Vlad and Niki

Favorite Video Game

• Among Us
• Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
• Fortnite
• Minecraft
• Roblox
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

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2026 Kids’ Choice Awards Special Honors

The Kids’ Choice Awards will also recognize one of Hollywood’s biggest stars with a special honor during this year’s ceremony.

Chris Pratt will receive the 2026 King of Comedy Award, recognizing his contributions to comedy across film and television.

Pratt joins Adam Sandler and Jack Black as recipients of the award. Sandler became the first honoree in 2023, followed by Black in 2025.

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Watch the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards on DIRECTV!

The 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards are bringing together some of entertainment’s biggest names for another night of awards, live performances and plenty of slime!

Don’t miss the fun when the Kids’ Choice Awards air live on November 14. Watch CBS and Nickelodeon with an eligible DIRECTV package, and enjoy plenty of other family-friendly entertainment all year long.

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