Superheroes, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo walked away with top honors from Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 as the show set a new record with 1,000 “slimings” and explored the metaverse with celebrity avatars.
Hosted by iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove and NFL player Rob Gronkowski, this year’s ceremony was held on April 9 in Santa Monica, California. US First Lady Jill Biden made an appearance at the show to speak on the resilience of youth in America.
Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series was a top winner in television, walking away with Favorite Kids TV Show, Favorite Female TV Star (Olivia Rodrigo), and Favorite Male TV Star (Joshua Bassett).
After a quiet 2020, Marvel Studios came swinging in 2021 with four movies and a notable foray into television. Disney+ shows WandaVision, Hawkeye, and Loki scored two nominations each with Tom Hiddleston winning Favorite Male TV Star (Family) for his portrayal of the beloved God of Mischief. Meanwhile, Spider-Man: No Way Home dominated the movie categories, picking up Favorite Movie as well as Favorite Movie Actor (Tom Holland) and Favorite Movie Actress (Zendaya).
Female Gen-Z artists were a strong presence in the music categories where Rodrigo emerged as Favorite Breakout Star, Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever won both Favorite Song and Favorite Album, and Dixie D’Amelio picked up a Favorite Social Music Star award. K-Pop group BTS also won Favorite Music Group for the second year in a row.
Here are all the winners of the Kids’ Choice Awards 2022:
TELEVISION:
Favorite Kids TV Show: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Favorite Family TV Show: iCarly
Favorite Reality Show: America’s Got Talent
Favorite Cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Female TV Star (Kids): Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Favorite Male TV Star (Kids): Joshua Bassett (Ricky, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Favorite Female TV Star (Family): Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay, iCarly)
Favorite Male TV Star (Family): Tom Hiddleston (Loki, Marvel Studios’ Loki)
FILM:
Favorite Movie: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Favorite Movie Actress: Zendaya (MJ, Spider-Man: No Way Home/Chani, Dune)
Favorite Movie Actor: Tom Holland (Peter Parker and Spider-Man, Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Favorite Animated Movie: Disney’s Encanto
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie: Scarlett Johansson (Ash, Sing 2)
MUSIC:
Favorite Album: “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
Favorite Female Artist: Ariana Grande
Favorite Male Artist: Ed Sheeran
Favorite Music Group: BTS
Favorite Song: “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
Favorite Music Collaboration: “Stay” – Justin Bieber and The Kid LAROI
Favorite Breakout Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Favorite Social Music Star: Dixie D’Amelio
Favorite Global Music Star: Adele
OTHER CATEGORIES:
Favorite Female Creator: Charli D’Amelio
Favorite Male Creator: MrBeast
Favorite Female Sports Star: Chloe Kim
Favorite Male Sports Star: Tom Brady
Favorite Video Game: Minecraft