by Kandia Johnson

March 30, 2015

[RECAP] Nickelodeon’s 2015 Annual Kids’ Choice Awards: Winners

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On Saturday, March 28, Hollywood stars and fan favorites including Angelina Jolie Pitt, Liam Hemsworth, EmmaStone, Jennifer Lawrence, One Direction, Selena Gomez, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fifth Harmony, The Voice and Austin & Ally took over the orange carpet and took away orange blimps at Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards.

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The awards took place at the Los Angeles’ legendary”Fabulous” Forum and was hosted by recording artist/actor and kids’ pick for Favorite Male Singer Nick Jonas. The awards are ae the perfect time for kids to celebrate their favorites from the worlds of film, music, television and more. More than 500 million votes were received from kids around the world.

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.

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.

The following are Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards winners:

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

Replays of the awards will also air on CMT Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m. (ET/PT); Nicktoons on March 30, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT); and TeenNick on Thursday, April 2, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards will be available on Nickelodeon On Demand, Nick App and Nick.com beginning Sunday, March 29.

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