Arrreeee, are you ready, kids? It’s time for the 37th annual Kids’ Choice Awards. This year, the awards will be presented by SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star – marking the first time the Kids’ Choice Awards will be hosted by animated characters. This won’t be the first time SpongeBob and Patrick have done hosting work. Residents of Bikini Bottom organized an alternative broadcast of the Super Bowl earlier this year. The 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards will also feature a musical performance by Kid Laroi, the show’s first use of rainbow-colored slime, and plenty of birthday festivities to celebrate SpongeBob’s 25th birthday.
Are you ready to tune in? Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards, including times, channel(s), full list of nominees and more.
When will the 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards be?
The 37th annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will be this Saturday, July 13th at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
What channel is the Kids’ Choice Awards on?
The Kids’ Choice Awards will air on Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., TVLand, CMT and MTV2. Don’t have any of these channels through a cable package? Here’s how we recommend watching the Kids’ Choice Awards live.
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Who is hosting the 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards?
The 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards will be hosted by Bikini Bottom’s best friends SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, marking the first time the awards show will have an animated host. Sponge Bob Square Pants voice actors Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke will lend their iconic voices to the awards show, which will take place partially in an “animated environment with graphic effects and modern augmented reality.”
Who is performing at this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards?
The Kid Laroi is the musical guest at the 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards.
Voting at the Kids’ Choice Awards:
Kids’ Choice Awards winners are selected by kids! And anyone else interested in voting. You don’t even need to create an account to .
Voting ends at an unspecified time on Saturday, July 13th, so vote while you still can!
Nominees for the 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards:
Favorite children’s TV show
Danger Strength; High School Musical: The Musical: The Series; Percy Jackson and the olympians; Power Rangers Cosmic Fury; House of Ravenna; The chaos of the Muppets; The Really Noisy House; Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan
Favorite family TV show
Abbott Elementary; Avatar: The Last Airbender; Goosebumps; Icarly; Loki; Young Sheldon
Favorite reality show
America’s Funniest Home Videos; America has talent; American Ninja Warrior; Is it Cake?; Children’s Baking Championship; LEGO Masters
Favorite cartoon
Big city greens; Monster School; Sponge Bob Square Pants; Teen Titans Go!; The Noisy House; The Simpsons
Favorite female TV star (kids)
Hunter Deno (Power Rangers Cosmic Fury); Lilly Singh (Muppet Mayhem); Olivia Rodrigo (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series); Raven-Symoné (House of Raven); Sofia Wylie (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series); Tessa Rao (Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)
Favorite male TV star (kids)
Chance Perez (Power Rangers Cosmic Fury); Dylan Gilmer (Tyler Perry’s young Dylan); Jahzir Bruno (The Really Noisy House); Joshua Bassett (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series); Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson and the Olympians); Wolfgang Schaeffer (The Really Noisy House)
Favorite female TV star (family)
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary); Laci Mosley (iCarly); Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly); Peyton List (School Spirits); Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary); Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka)
Favorite Male TV Star (Family)
Gordon Cormier (Avatar: The Last Airbender); Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon); Jerry Trainor (iCarly); Justin Long (goosebumps); Tom Hiddleston (Loki); Zack Morris (Goosebumps)
Favorite movie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Barbie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Little Mermaid, The Wonders, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Wonka
Favorite movie actor
Adam Sandler (You Weren’t Invited to My Bat Mitzvah); Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3); Jason Momoa (Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom); John Cena (Fast X); Paul Rudd (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire); Ryan Gosling (Barbie); Ryan Reynolds (IF); Timothée Chalamet (Wonka)
Favorite movie actress
America Ferrera (Barbie); Brie Larson (The Wonders); Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid); Jennifer Garner (The Family Change); Margot Robbie (Barbie); Melissa McCarthy (The Little Mermaid); Zendaya (Dune: Part Two); Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3)
Favorite animated film
Elemental, Kung Fu Panda 4, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Spider-Man: Into 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 film
Adam Sandler (Leo); Brady Noon (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); Chris Pratt (Super Mario Bros. film); Jack Black (Super Mario Bros. film); Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda 4); Jackie Chan (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); Justin Timberlake (Trolls Band Together); Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Favorite female voice from an animated film
Anna Kendrick (Trolls Band Together); Anya Taylor-Joy (Super Mario Bros. Movie); Ariana DeBose (desire); Awkwafina (Kung Fu Panda 4); Ayo Edebiri (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse); Kristen Bell (Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie); McKenna Grace (Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
Favorite Villain
Amy Schumer (Trolls Band Together); Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two); Jack Black (Super Mario Bros. film); Keegan-Michael Key (Wonka); Melissa McCarthy (The Little Mermaid); Reneé Rapp (Mean Girls)
Favorite Female Artist
Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift
Favorite male artist
Bad Bunny, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, Post Malone, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Usher
Favorite musical group
Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5, *NSYNC
Favorite song
Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night”; Luke Combs, “Fast Car”; Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”; Doja Cat, “Paint the Town Red”; Justin Timberlake, “Selfish”; Beyoncé, “Texas Hold ‘Em”; Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?”; Ariana Grande, “yes, and?”
Favorite musical collaboration
Lil Durk and J. Cole, “All My Life”; David Guetta, Anne Marie and Coi Leray, “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”; Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua, “Barbie World”; Pharrell Williams with Miley Cyrus, “Doctor (Work it Out)”; Taylor Swift with Post Malone, “Fortnight”; Taylor Swift and Ice Spice, “Karma (Remix)”; DJ Khaled with Lil Baby, Future and Lil Uzi Vert, “Supposed to Be Loved”; Jessie Murph and Jelly Roll, “Savages”
Favorite New Artist
Coco Jones, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Reneé Rapp, Tate McRae, Teddy Swims, Tyla, Victoria Monét
Favorite album
Barbie: the album; Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter; Miley Cyrus, Endless Summer Vacation; Olivia Rodrigo, GUTS; Taylor Swift, Department of Tortured Poets: The Anthology; Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel
Favorite global music star
Africa: Tyla; Asia: BLACKPINK; Australia/NZ: Troye Sivan; Europe: Zara Larsson; Latin America: Karol G; North America: Taylor Swift; UK: Dua Lipa
Favorite social music star
Addison Rae, Bella Poarch, David Kushner, Djo, Madison Beer, Paul Russell
Favorite ticket of the year
Bad Bunny: Most Wanted; Beyoncé: Renaissance Tour; BlackPink: BornPink Tour; Olivia Rodrigo: Guts Tour; Sabrina Carpenter: Tour of Emails I Can’t Send; Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Favorite viral song
Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”; David Kushner, “Light of Day”; Sabrina Carpenter, “Expresso”; Tate McRae, “Greedy”; Paul Russell, “Lil Boo Thang”, Tyla, “Water”
Favorite male breeder
Dhar Mann, Mark Rober, Markiplier, MrBeast, Ryan’s World, Spencer X
Favorite Female Creator
Charli D’Amelio, Dixie D’Amelio, Emma Chamberlain, Hannah Stocking, Kids Diana Show, Lexi Rivera
Favorite video game
Just Dance 2024, Madden NFL 24, Minecraft, Roblox, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Favorite player
Aphmau, Kai Cenat, Ninja, Preston, TheBoyDilly, Unspeakable
Favorite Breeder Family
FGTeeV, Jordan Matter/Salish Matter, Ninja Kidz, Família Royalty, The Beverly Halls, The Herberts
Favorite female sports star
Simone Biles, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, Alex Morgan, Sha’Carri Richardson, Venus Williams
Favorite male sports star
Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Travis Kelce, Lionel Messi, Patrick Mahomes, Cristiano Ronaldo