2008 Kids' Choice Awards
The 21st annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were held at the Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California on March 29 2008. The event was hosted by Jack Black. Voting began March 3 on Nick.com and Nicktropolis. The Naked Brothers Band and Miley Cyrus were musical performances for the show. A sweepstakes was announced to promote the show.[1] The number of votes cast broke the record previously set in 2007. 86,708,020 million kids cast votes March 3-29 in 18 categories, to honor and vote for their favorites. Votes were cast via Nick.com, Nicktropolis, TurboNick, and for the first time via Nick's new mobile website (wap.nick.com).[2]
Presenters and Performers, and Stunts for KCA 2008
Presenters (in order of apperance)
- Jack Black hosted the awards
- Tom Kenny was once again, "The Voice in the Box", as announcer for the awards
- Josh Peck and Janet Jackson presented the award for favorite movie actress
- Emile Hirsch and America Ferrara presented favorite music group
- Laila Ali introduced Akon, Usher and Heidi who performed sliming stunts
- James Marsden and Hayden Panettiere presented favorite female singer
- Shia LaBeouf and Harrison Ford presented favorite voice in an animated movie
- Ryan Sheckler and Abigail Breslin introduced The Naked Brothers Band
- Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson presented favorite reality television show
- Jennifer Love Hewitt and Devon Werkheiser presented favorite male singer
- Ashton Kutcher presented the wannabe award
- Howie Mandel introduced a YMCA burping contest
- Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, and Will Smith introduced Miley Cyrus
- Rihanna and Brendan Fraser presented favorite television show
- Steve Carell and Amy Poehler presented favorite motion picture
Performers (in order of apperance)
- Jack Black performed "Sliming Me Baby"
- The Naked Brothers Band performed "I Don't Want to Go to School
- Miley Cyrus performed "G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)
Slime Stunts (in order of apperance)
- 1/3 - Akon performed the Slime-o-Lition Derby driving the Jack Black Bobblehead.
- 2/3 - Usher performed using a high pressure slime cannon shooter blasting the costume sumo wrestler five feet. (Note: The level was tilted so the sumo wrestler can go to 5ft.)
- 3/3 - Heidi Klum performed the human dartboard using a butt spike belt.
Unpresented Awards
- Favorite Cartoon
- Favorite Video Game
- Favorite Television Actress (Tom Kenny announced that Miley also wins this award on her way to accept her award for Favorite Female Singer)
- Favorite Song
- Favorite Book
- Favorite Male Athlete
- Favorite Female Athlete
- Favorite Animated Movie
- Favorite Television Actor (Tom Kenny announced that Drake Bell also wins this award when he and his former castmates, Josh, Miranda, Nancy, and Johnathan were on their way to accept their award for Favorite TV Show)
- Favorite Movie Actor
Nominees
There are a total 18 categories, with 4 nominees each for the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards. All the categories are added to the KCA Voting Page.
Movies
Favorite Animated Movie
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (winner)
- Are We Done Yet?
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- Transformers
Favorite Movie Actor
- Ice Cube (Are We Done Yet?)
- Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) (winner)
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (The Game Plan)
- Eddie Murphy (Norbit)
Favorite Animated Movie
Favorite Movie Actress
- Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) (winner)
- Drew Barrymore (Music and Lyrics)
- Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman 3)
- Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
- Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona, Shrek the Third)
- Mike Myers (Shrek, Shrek the Third)
- Eddie Murphy (Donkey, Shrek the Third) (winner)
- Jerry Seinfeld, (Barry Bee Benson, Bee Movie)
Music
Favorite Song
- "Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston)
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie)
- "Don't Matter" (Akon)
- "Girlfriend" (Avril Lavigne)(winner)
Favorite Music Group
- Boys Like Girls
- 'Fall Out Boy"'
- Jonas Brothers (winner)
- Linkin Park
Favorite Female Singer
- Beyoncé
- Fergie
- Alicia Keys
- Miley Cyrus (winner)
Favorite Male Singer
Television
Favorite TV Show
Favorite Reality Show
Favorite TV Actress
- Miley Cyrus
- Raven-Symoné (winner)
- Emma Roberts (Addie Singer, Unfabulous)
- Jamie Lynn Spears (Zoey Brooks, Zoey 101)
Favorite TV Actor
- Drake Bell (Drake Parker, Drake & Josh) (winner)
- Josh Peck (Josh Nichols, Drake & Josh)
- Cole Sprouse (Cody Martin, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
- Dylan Sprouse (Zack Martin, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
Favorite Cartoon
Sports
Favorite Male Athlete
Favorite Female Athlete
Other Categories
Favorite Video Game
Favorite Book
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Harry Potter series (winner)
- How to Eat Fried Worms
Wannabe Award
Controversies
There was controversy of Jack Black's line dissing of a hot dog car (You don't want to drive a car shaped like a...never mind.) Some thought that was an innapropriate sexual comment.
The awards were also accused of promoting upcoming Summer, 2008 movies, since many of the presenters were starring in them. One of the most notable references to this was when Harrison Ford had to grab a golden ball from a faux lost template, an obvious reference to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
iCarly: Live From Hollywood
The iCarly cast was live outside the Pauley Pavilion in Hollywood, where the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards is held at. The cast aired from 9/8c - 11/10c. Carly, Sam, Freddie, and Spencer were at the Kids' Choice Awards because Spencer was hired to make a Kids' Choice Awards Blimp out of Wieners. Although Spencer was working on his sculpture, he happened to peek around the show, like the Gift bags for the Celebrities, going into Jack Black's Dressing Room, and stealing some mini wienies from the Snack table. In the end, his sculpture was destroyed when the Snack lady attacked him.
Musical Guests
Countdown to Kids' Choice:
The Show:
Goofs
- During the presentation of the award for favorite movie, the clips from each nomination were not shown
- The awards began with a 2-second delay due to a slightly overtime episode of Spongebob Squarepants shown before the awards.
References
External Links
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