The 10th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 19, 1997, at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Actress Rosie O'Donnell was the host of the ceremony while Terry Bradshaw served as a guest announcer. The ceremony is also notable for leading into "Born to Be Beavers", the first episode of The Angry Beavers.
Performers Artist(s) Song(s) Savage Garden "I Want You" Jewel "You Were Meant for Me" Coolio "The Winner" Immature "Watch Me Do My Thing"
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.
Movies Favorite Movie Favorite Movie ActorIndependence Day Happy Gilmore The Nutty Professor TwisterJim Carrey – The Cable Guy as Ernie "Chip" Douglas Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible as Ethan Hunt Will Smith – Independence Day as Captain Steven Hiller Robin Williams – Jack as Jack Powell Favorite Movie ActressRosie O'Donnell – Harriet the Spy as Katherine "Ole Golly" Whoopi Goldberg – Eddie as Eddie Franklin Whitney Houston – The Preacher's Wife as Julia Biggs Michelle Pfeiffer – One Fine Day as Melanie Parker
Television Favorite TV Show Favorite TV ActorHome Improvement All That America's Funniest Home Videos GoosebumpsTim Allen – Home Improvement as Timothy "Tim" Taylor Michael J. Fox – Spin City as Mike Flaherty LL Cool J – In the House as Marion Hill Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Home Improvement as Randy Taylor Favorite TV Actress Favorite CartoonTia & Tamera Mowry – Sister, Sister as Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell Jennifer Aniston – Friends as Rachel Green Roseanne Barr – Roseanne as Roseanne Conner Courteney Cox – Friends as Monica GellerRugrats Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Animaniacs The Simpsons
Music Favorite Singer Favorite GroupCoolio Brandy LL Cool J Alanis MorissetteFugees Boyz II Men Hootie and the Blowfish TLC Favorite Song"Killing Me Softly" – Fugees "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" - Quad City DJ's "Always Be My Baby" – Mariah Carey "I Love You Always Forever" - Donna Lewis
Sports Favorite Male Athlete Favorite Female AthleteShaquille O'Neal Ken Griffey Jr. Michael Jordan Emmitt SmithKristi Yamaguchi Dominique Dawes Shannon Miller Dominique Moceanu Favorite Sports TeamGreen Bay Packers Chicago Bulls New York Yankees Orlando Magic
Miscellaneous Favorite Video Game Favorite Animal Star NBA Jam T.E. Diddy's Kong-Quest Super Mario 64 Toy Story Pongo – 101 Dalmatians Chance – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Flipper – Flipper Sassy – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Favorite Book Matilda by Roald Dahl How to Kill a Monster by R. L. Stine James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl The Girl Who Cried Monster by R. L. Stine
Hall of Fame Will Smith
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