Gomez, Grande, Gaga, Lamar lead nominations for Nickelodeon ‘Kids’ Choice Awards’

Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations for the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards with four each.

The awards show will air live at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 21, from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

Tyla will host “the biggest party of the summer” that celebrates fan’s favorites in film, TV, music, sports and more.

• LIVE STREAM: Fans can watch Nickelodeon without cable on Philo, which offers a seven-day free trial; DirecTV, which has a five-day free trial; and fuboTV, which also has a free trial.

First-time nominees for 2025 include Gracie Abrams, Zach Bryan, Jordan Chiles, Frankie Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Keith Lee, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Shohei Ohtani and Florence Pugh.

Those with three nominations each include Jack Black, Dwayne Johnson and Jelly Roll.

Nickelodeon said the “show will feature: exciting star-studded collaborations; legendary skateboarding stunts; the latest in music with high-energy dancing; and Nickelodeon’s signature orange blimp trophy and epic slimings.”

The nominations include:

• Favorite kids TV show – “Ayla & The Mirrors,” “Bunk’d,” “The Really Loud House,” “The Thundermans: Undercover,” “Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan” and “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.”
• Favorite family TV show – “Abbott Elementary,” “Cobra Kai,” “Goosebumps: The Vanishing,” “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “XO, Kitty.”
• Favorite reality TV show – “American Idol,” “American Ninja Warrior,” “America’s Funnies Home Videos,” “America’s Got Talent,” “MasterChef Junior” and “The Masked Singer.”
• Favorite movie – “A Minecraft Movie,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Captain America: Brave New World,” “Descendants: The Rise of Red,” “Paddington in Peru,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” “THUNDERBOLTS” and “Wicked.”

Here is the official preview:

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