Selena Gomez leads the individual nominations at the 2016 Kids Choice Awards with four. The 23-year-old star’s work on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ has earned her a nod for Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie, while she joins Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift in picking up another three nominations in the musical category. The trio will be doing battle against one another in the Favorite Collaboration category. Taylor’s ‘Bad Blood’ – which features Kendrick Lamar – is up for the award, as is ‘Good For You’, which is by Selena feat.
A$AP Rocky, and Justin’s track with Skrillex and Diplo, ‘Where Are U Now’. The three songs face competition from ‘Downtown’, by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz, ‘Like I’m Gonna Lose You’ by Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend, and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s track ‘See You Again’, to scoop the award on March 12. Additionally, ‘Bad Blood’ is also up for Favorite Song of the Year, as is Justin’s ‘What Do You Mean?’, while Taylor and Selena will also contest alongside Adele, Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor and Nicki Minaj for the Favorite Female Singer category.
Justin’s third nomination is for Favorite Male Singer, but he faces competition from Blake Shelton – who will host the Kids’ Choice Awards – Drake, Ed Sheeran, Nick Jonas and The Weeknd for the accolade. But even if he doesn’t win, the 22-year-old star is “excited and honoured” just to be nominated. He told The Hollywood Reporter: “I’m so excited and honoured to be nominated for another three Kids’ Choice Awards. “I have the best fans in the world; thank you all so much. And thanks to Nickelodeon for all the love and support over the years.”
Elsewhere, in the TV categories, the stars of ‘Modern Family’ and ‘The Big Bang Theory’ have helped both shows pick up four nominations, including nods in the Favorite Family TV Show category. Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki will contest for Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show alongside ‘Modern Family’s Rico Rodriguez, as well as ‘Black-ish’ star Anthony Anderson, Ben McKenzie from ‘Gotham’, and ‘The Flash’ actor Grant Gustin.
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ – which is up for Favorite Movie – scored an impressive three nods in the Favorite Movie Actor category, with its stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr. battling it out for the award, alongside ‘Jurassic World‘ actor Chris Pratt, John Boyega, who played Finn in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, and ‘Daddy’s Home’ star Will Ferrell. ‘Avengers’ actress Scarlett Johansson also scored a nod for her role in the Marvel adventure, in the Favorite Movie Actress category alongside Anna Kendrick, Daisy Ridley, Jennifer Lawrence, Lily James, and Rebel Wilson.
Kids Choice Awards 2016 List of Nominations:
Favorite TV Show:
‘Austin & Ally’
‘Girl Meets World’
‘Henry Danger’
‘Jessie’
‘Lab Rats: Bionic Island’
‘The Thundermans’
Favorite Family TV Show:
‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
‘Modern Family’
‘Once Upon a Time’
‘The Big Bang Theory’
‘The Flash’
‘The Muppets’
Favorite Male TV Star – Kids’ Show:
Aidan Gallagher – Nicky Harper, ‘Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn’
Casey Simpson – Ricky Harper, ‘Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn’
Jace Norman – Henry Hart, ‘Henry Danger’
Jack Griffo – Max Thunderman, ‘The Thundermans’
Ross Lynch – Austin Moon, ‘Austin & Ally’
Tyrel Jackson Williams – Leo Dooley, ‘Lab Rats: Bionic Island’
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show:
Anthony Anderson – Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson, ‘Black-ish’
Ben McKenzie – James Gordon, ‘Gotham’
Grant Gustin – Barry Allen, ‘The Flash’
Jim Parsons – Sheldon Cooper, ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Johnny Galecki – Leonard Hofstadter, ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Rico Rodriguez – Manny Delgado, ‘Modern Family’
Favorite Female TV Star – Kids’ Show:
Debby Ryan – Jessie Prescott, ‘Jessie’
Dove Cameron – Liv Rooney, ‘Liv and Maddie’
Kira Kosarin – Phoebe Thunderman, ‘The Thundermans’
Laura Marano – Ally Dawson, ‘Austin & Ally’
Lizzy Greene – Dawn Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn’
Zendaya – K.C. Cooper, ‘K.C. Undercover’
Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show:
Chloe Bennet – Daisy ‘Skye’ Johnson, ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Jennifer Morrison – Emma Swan, ‘Once Upon a Time’
Kaley Cuoco – Penny Hofstadter, ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Ming-Na Wen – Melinda May, ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Sarah Hyland – Haley Dunphy, ‘Modern Family’
Sofia Vergara – Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, ‘Modern Family’
Favorite Talent Competition Show:
‘America’s Got Talent’
‘American Idol’
‘Dance Moms’
‘Dancing with the Stars’
‘The Voice’
Favorite Cooking Show:
‘Cake Boss’
‘Cake Wars’
‘Chopped Junior’
‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’
‘Hell’s Kitchen’
‘MasterChef Junior’
Favorite Cartoon
‘ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks’
‘Gravity Falls’
‘Ninjago’
‘Phineas & Ferb’
‘SpongeBob SquarePants’
‘Steven Universe’
‘Teen Titans Go!’
‘The Amazing World of Gumball’
Favorite Movie:
‘Ant-Man’
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
‘Cinderella’
‘Daddy’s Home’
‘Jurassic World’
‘Pitch Perfect 2’
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2’
Favorite Movie Actor:
Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/Captain America, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Chris Hemsworth – Thor, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Chris Pratt – Owen,’ Jurassic World’
John Boyega – Finn, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark/Iron Man, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Will Ferrell – Brad Whitaker, ‘Daddy’s Home’
Favorite Movie Actress:
Anna Kendrick – Beca, ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
Daisy Ridley – Rey, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Jennifer Lawrence – Katniss Everdeen, ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2’
Lily James – Cinderella, ‘Cinderella’
Rebel Wilson – Fat Amy, ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
Scarlett Johansson – Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Favorite Animated Movie:
‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
‘Home’
‘Hotel Transylvania 2’
‘Inside Out’
‘Minions’
‘The Peanuts Movie’
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie:
Amy Poehler – Joy, ‘Inside Out’
Jennifer Lopez – Lucy, ‘Home’
Jim Parsons – Oh, ‘Home’
Justin Long – Alvin, ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
Sandra Bullock – Scarlet Overkill, ‘Minions’
Selena Gomez- Mavis, ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’
Favorite Music Group:
Fall Out Boy
Fifth Harmony
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
Pentatonix
Favorite Male Singer:
Blake Shelton
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nick Jonas
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Singer:
Adele
Ariana Grande
Meghan Trainor
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song Of The Year:
‘Bad Blood’ (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – Taylor Swift
‘Can’t Feel My Face’ – The Weeknd
‘Hello’ – Adele
‘Hotline Bling’ – Drake
‘Thinking Out Loud’ – Ed Sheeran
‘What Do You Mean?’ – Justin Bieber
Favorite New Artist:
Alessia Cara
DNCE
OMI
Shawn Mendes
Silento
Favorite Collaboration
‘Bad Blood’ – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
‘Downtown’ – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz
‘Good For You’ – Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky
‘Like I’m Gonna Lose You’ – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend
‘See You Again’ – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
‘Where Are Ãœ Now’ – Skrillex, Justin Bieber & Diplo
Favorite Book:
‘Diary of a Minecraft Zombie’
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series
‘Harry Potter’ series
‘Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know’
‘The Hunger Games’ series
‘The Maze Runner’ series
Favorite Video Game:
‘Disney Infinity 3.0’
‘Just Dance 2016’
‘Minecraft: Story Mode’
‘Skylander SuperChargers’
‘SpongeBob HeroPants’
‘Super Mario Maker’