AUSSIES TAKE-OVER U.S.

KCAs AS IGGY AZALEA, 5SOS, HUGH JACKMAN AND LIAM HEMSWORTH

JOIN BEYONC, ONE DIRECTION, TAYLOR SWIFT, ARIANA GRANDE, AND MORE AS NOMINEES
VOTING OPENS TODAY AT KCA2015.com
NICKELODEONS 28TH ANNUAL KIDS CHOICE AWARDS HOSTED BY NICK JONAS
AIRS IN AUSTRALIA LIVE FROM LA SUNDAY, 29 MARCH AT 11AM
Fans have voiced their favourites as Nickelodeon announces the nominations for the 28th Annual
Kids Choice Awards (KCAs), airing LIVE in Australia from LA on Sunday, 29 March at 11am (AEDT).
This year, the Aussies are taking over as IGGY AZALEA, 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, HUGH JACKMAN
and LIAM HEMSWORTH vie for the sought-after orange blimp alongside mega-stars BEYONC,
CAMERON DIAZ, JAMIE FOXX, ARIANA GRANDE, MERYL STREEP, BRUNO MARS, NICKI MINAJ, ONE
DIRECTION, KATY PERRY, TAYLOR SWIFT, JENNIFER LAWRENCE and many more.
From today, kids will be able to cast their votes in five Aussie/Kiwi categories plus 22 global
categories at KCA2015.com and on Nickelodeons Twitter feed using #KCA. Three brand new
awards in the Aussie/Kiwi categories will see DIRECTIONERS battle ARIANATORS for Aussie/Kiwis

Favourite Fan Army and GRUMPY CAT take on TAYLOR SWIFTS CATS, MEREDITH GREY and OLIVIA
BENSON for Aussie/Kiwis Favourite Animal. Voting closes 27 March.
Mega super-star, NICK JONAS will host Nickelodeons 28th Annual Kids Choice Awards from LAs
legendary Fabulous Forum on Sunday, 29 March with the broadcast airing LIVE to Aussie
audiences at 11am and then prime-time at 6pm. The KCAs are a celebration of kids favourite stars
across the worlds of film, television, sports and music. As only Nickelodeon can, Kids Choice Awards
offers a front-row seat to stunts, slime and celebrities. Additional performers and presenters will be
announced in the coming weeks.
The complete list of nominees for Nickelodeons 28th Annual Kids Choice Awards is as follows:

AUSSIE AND KIWI CATEGORIES

Aussie/Kiwis Favourite Internet Sensation
Jamies World
Charlis Crafty Kitchen
Troye Sivan
Sarah Ellen
DieselD199
Aussie/Kiwis Favourite Sports Star
Steve Smith
Stephanie Gilmore
Nick Kyrgios
Dan Carter (NZ)
Sarah Walker (NZ)
Aussie/Kiwis Favourite Music Act
5 Seconds of Summer
Sheppard
Lorde (NZ)
Jamie McDell (NZ)
Iggy Azalea
Aussie/Kiwis Favourite Animal
Grumpy Cat
Dr. Colosso (The Thundermans)
Boo the Pomeranian
Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson (Taylor Swifts cats)
Munchkin the Teddy Bear
Aussie/Kiwis Favourite Fan Army
Directioners (One Direction fans)
5SOSFAM (Five Seconds of Summer fans)
Arianators (Ariana Grande fans)
Katy Cats (Katy Perry Fans)
Swifties (Taylor Swift Fans)

GLOBAL CATEGORIES
Favourite Talent Competition Show
Americas Got Talent
American Idol
Americas Next Top Model
Dancing with the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice
Favourite Family TV Show
Gotham
Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Modern Family
Once Upon a Time
The Big Bang Theory
The Flash
Most Addicting Game
Angry Birds Transformers
Candy Crush Saga
Disney Infinity 2.0
Mario Kart 8
Minecraft
Skylanders: Trap Team
Favourite New Artist
5 Seconds of Summer
Echosmith
Fifth Harmony
Iggy Azalea
Jessie J
Meghan Trainor
Favourite Kids TV Show
Austin & Ally
Dog with a Blog
Every Witch Way
Henry Danger
Jessie
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Favourite TV Actor
Benjamin Flores Jr. (The Haunted Hathaways)
Charlie McDermott (The Middle)
Grant Gustin (The Flash)
Jack Griffo (The Thundermans)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Favourite TV Actress
Chloe Bennet (Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Debby Ryan (Jessie)

Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon a Time)
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (The Big Bang Theory)
Kira Kosarin (The Thundermans)
Laura Marano (Austin & Ally)
Favourite Cartoon
Adventure Time
Phineas & Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teen Titans Go!
The Fairly OddParents
Favourite Reality Show
American Ninja Warrior
Cupcake Wars
Dance Moms
MasterChef Junior
Shark Tank
Wipeout
Favourite Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy
Maleficent
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Favourite Villain
Angelina Jolie (Maleficent)
Cameron Diaz (Annie)
Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1)
Jamie Foxx (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)
Favourite Movie Actor
Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Jamie Foxx (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction)
Steve Carell (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)
Will Arnett (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Lego Movie)
Favourite Movie Actress
Angelina Jolie (Maleficent)
Cameron Diaz (Annie)
Elle Fanning (Maleficent)
Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)

Jennifer Garner (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)
Megan Fox (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Favourite Animated Movie
Big Hero 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Penguins of Madagascar
Rio 2
The Lego Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Favourite Male Action Star
Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Channing Tatum (Jupiter Ascending)
Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1)
Favourite Female Action Star
Ellen Page (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)
Halle Berry (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Favourite Music Group
Coldplay
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic
Favourite Male Singer
Blake Shelton
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Nick Jonas
Pharrell Williams
Sam Smith
Favourite Female Singer
Ariana Grande
Beyonc
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Favourite Song Of The Year

All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)
Dark Horse (Katy Perry)
Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX)
Problem (Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea)
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)
Favourite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Divergent series
The Heroes of Olympus series
Percy Jacksons Greek Gods
The Fault in Our Stars
The Maze Runner

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Media contact in Australia:
Jaye Sellen, Nickelodeon Australia
Jaye.sellen@nickaus.com.au | Ph: + 61 2 8373 3923 | Mob: + +61 47 755 0616| Twitter: @NickPR
About Nickelodeon Networks
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th globally and 20th year in Australia, is a globally recognised and widely distributed
multimedia entertainment brand for kids and family. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first
in everything it does. The company includes both locally produced and global television programming plus
consumer products, digital applications, theme parks, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon
Australia has been named Channel of The Year twice by ASTRA and won numerous industry
awards. Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels air 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are seen in over 2.3
million households via Foxtel. Both channels are also available on Fetch TV. Outside of the United States,
Nickelodeon is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB),
one of the worlds leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms.www.nickelodeon.com.au
About Foxtel
Foxtel is one of Australias most progressive and dynamic media companies, directly employing around 2,500
people, and delivering a diverse subscription television service to both regional and metropolitan areas over
cable, satellite and broadband distribution. It offers a better entertainment experience every day to each one
of its 2.3 million subscribing homes through delivery of exclusive and inspiring programming across all genres,
the worlds most popular channel brands, and investment in high quality local content. As a constant
champion of innovation, Foxtel has brought customers the iQ personal digital recorder, Australias largest HD
offering, Foxtel 3D, and more recently, the Foxtel Go App for iPad. Foxtel is owned by Telstra Corporation
Limited ACN 051 775 556 (50%) and The News Corporation Ltd (50%). foxtel.com.au