The 2nd Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 18, 1988, from the Conan Sword and Sorcery Spectacular Arena at Universal Studios Hollywood. This was the first event held under this title, and first to feature a live audience, as well as celebrity hosts and attendees, while the first ceremony occurred the previous year in 1987 as The Big Ballot, and only featured taped segments linked together by its studio hosts. The show also featured the first "KCA trophy", which was created by original logo designers Tom Corey and Scott Nash.The Nickelodeon Logo, The Fred/Alan Archive
Performers The Fat Boys ("Wipe Out") Debbie Gibson ("Shake Your Love" and "Out of the Blue")
Presenters Wil Wheaton and Staci Keanan - presented Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress Tiffany Brissette and Danny Pintauro - presented Favorite Sports Team and Favorite Male Athlete Amanda Peterson and Rob Stone - presented Favorite TV Actor and Favorite TV Actress via video Josie Davis and Mackenzie Astin - presented Favorite Female Vocalist and Favorite Male Vocalist
The awards for Favorite Movie, Favorite Female Athlete, Favorite TV Show and Favorite Song were presented by co-hosts Debbie Gibson, Brian Robbins and Dan Schneider in small vignettes throughout the show. In addition, Wesley Eure and Charles Barkley revealed the winner for Favorite Female Athlete in a small Finders Keepers segment.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.
Movies Favorite Movie Favorite Movie ActorBeverly Hills Cop II Adventures in Babysitting La BambaEddie Murphy – Beverly Hills Cop II as Detective Axel Foley Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Running Man as Ben Richards Patrick Swayze – Dirty Dancing as Johnny Castle Favorite Movie ActressWhoopi Goldberg – Fatal Beauty as Detective Rita Rizzoli Shelley Long – Hello Again as Lucy Chadman Elisabeth Shue – Adventures in Babysitting as Chris Parker
Television Favorite TV Show Favorite TV ActorALF The Cosby Show Growing PainsMichael J. Fox – Family Ties as Alex P. Keaton Kirk Cameron – Growing Pains as Mike Seaver Bill Cosby – The Cosby Show as Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable Favorite TV ActressAlyssa Milano – Who's the Boss? as Samantha Micelli Tempestt Bledsoe – The Cosby Show as Vanessa Huxtable Anne Schedeen – ALF as Kate Tanner
Music Favorite Male Vocalist Favorite Female VocalistBon Jovi The Fat Boys The MonkeesMadonna The Bangles Janet JacksonFavorite Song"La Bamba" – Los Lobos "Control" – Janet Jackson "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" – Whitney Houston
Sports Favorite Male Athlete Favorite Female AthleteHulk Hogan Michael Jordan Walter PaytonDebi Thomas Chris Evert Kristie PhillipsFavorite Sports TeamChicago Bears Detroit Pistons San Francisco Giants
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