Nick unveils nominations for Kids’ Choice Awards

Kids
Feb 10, 2009 /

Nick unveils nominations for Kids’ Choice Awards

MUMBAI: Kids entertainment channel Nickelodeon has unveiled the nomination list for the 22nd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards (KCA) across 18 categories. The awards will be telecast live on 28 March at 9.30 pm.

Making the grade again with kids, five-time Kids’ Choice winners Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler and Will Smith have all nabbed nominations for favorite movie actor - Carrey for Yes Man, Sandler for Bedtime Stories and Smith for Hancock. Carrey is also up for favorite voice from an animated movie (Horton in Horton Hears a Who).

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Aniston has got her seventh KCA nomination with Marley & Me while current Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway has bagged her first for Get Smart.

Former KCA hosts Jack Black and Ben Stiller are back with nominations in favorite voice from an animated movie category for Po in Kung Fu Panda and Alex in Madagascar:Escape 2 Africa respectively and their flicks are duking it out with the likes of Bolt and Wall-e.

Meanwhile, The Dark Knight and Iron Man are fighting it out with Bedtime Stories and High School Musical 3: Senior Year for favorite movie.

Miley Cyrus, who took home two awards last year, has not only picked up a pair of nominations for favorite female singer and favorite voice in an animated movie (Penny in Bolt), but her Hannah Montana has also grabbed one nomination for favorite TV show.

Miranda Cosgrove has clinched a nomination for favorite TV actress while Nat Wolff and Jason Lee have received nominations for favorite TV actor. Last year’s favorite reality show, American Idol, has got yet anothet nomination while five-time favorite cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants has absorbed nominations one more time to square off again against former Blimp winning animated family The Simpsons.

Last year’s favorite musical group The Jonas Brothers is contenders in the category once more competing against Linkin Park and KCA newcomers Pussycat Dolls and Daughtry. Beyonce, who grabbed a pair of KCAs in 2007 (favorite female singer and song) has got dual nominations (Single Ladies). Chris Brown, who seized a KCA prize last year, is up again for favorite male singer.

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