The 33rd Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ceremony (officially titled "Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together") was held virtually on May 2, 2020, with Victoria Justice serving as host. It aired on Nickelodeon and in a domestic simulcast with several other ViacomCBS cable networks, and also aired across all of Nickelodeon's international networks. The ceremony reached 2.4 million viewers.
The ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and it was also the smallest-scale ceremony since 1987, when the first ceremony (titled The Big Ballot) aired as part of the existing series Rated K: For Kids by Kids. The ceremony was made up of pre-recorded award acceptances after voting, a performance from Asher Angel, and the first slime in space, inside the International Space Station. In addition, Nickelodeon presented a $1 million donation to No Kid Hungry in support of children and families affected by the pandemic.
In its originally planned form, the ceremony was to have been held at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Chance the Rapper was originally set to host, with Justin Bieber and Quavo performing their song "Intentions" (which they would later perform in the following year's ceremony). The ceremony was also originally scheduled to coincide with Nickelodeon's SlimeFest weekend of March 21–22, airing on March 22, which would have been the first time the ceremony had aired on a Sunday instead of its traditional Saturday night berth. On March 7, the outdoor aspects of SlimeFest were postponed to a future date due to public health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, before the network cancelled the event as a whole. The ceremony itself was postponed four days after the SlimeFest postponement. The original timeslot of the ceremony instead contained a "best-of" compilation special.
A rerun of an episode of Danger Force led into the ceremony, while a rerun of an episode of Tyler Perry's Young Dylan served as the lead-out. The series finale of Henry Danger, "The Fate of Danger: Part II", was originally set to serve as the lead-in for the ceremony on March 22. Following the postponement of the ceremony, the Henry Danger finale instead aired on March 21 along with a new episode of Tyler Perry's Young Dylan and a new episode of All That.
Appearances The following actors, singers, and social media personalities all appeared via remote videotelephony during the ceremony:
Dwayne Johnson Shawn Mendes Camila Cabello Dove Cameron Kristen Bell Josh Gad Millie Bobby Brown The cast members of Stranger Things Millie Bobby Brown Finn Wolfhard Caleb McLaughlin Sadie Sink Noah Schnapp Simon Cowell Lil Nas X Ellen DeGeneres JoJo Siwa David Dobrik Billie Eilish LeBron James BTS SSSniperWolf Bill Fagerbakke Tom Kenny Jace Norman The cast members of Henry Danger Michael D. Cohen Jace Norman Cooper Barnes Ella Anderson Sean Ryan Fox Riele Downs Annie LeBlanc Ariana Grande ESA Astronaut Col. Luca Parmitano NASA Astronaut Christina Koch The cast members of Avengers: Endgame Scarlett Johansson Mark Ruffalo Jeremy Renner Chris Hemsworth Chris Evans Robert Downey Jr. Madison Reed (was slimed with her half-sister Victoria Justice)
In addition, Asher Angel performed "All Day" during the ceremony.
Winners and nominees The nominees were announced and voting opened on February 13, 2020. Voting ended on March 22, 2020. The winners are listed first, highlighted in boldfaced text.
Movies Favorite Movie Favorite Movie Actor Avengers: Endgame Aladdin Captain Marvel Jumanji: The Next Level Spider-Man: Far From Home Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Dwayne Johnson – Jumanji: The Next Level as Dr. Xander "Smolder" Bravestone & Hobbs & Shaw as Luke Hobbs Chris Evans – Avengers: Endgame as Steve Rogers / Captain America Kevin Hart – Jumanji: The Next Level as Franklin "Mouse" Finbar Chris Hemsworth – Avengers: Endgame as Thor & Men in Black: International as Henry / Agent H Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Far From Home as Peter Parker / Spider-Man Will Smith – Aladdin as Genie Favorite Movie Actress Favorite Superhero Dove Cameron – Descendants 3 as Mal Scarlett Johansson – Avengers: Endgame as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow Angelina Jolie – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as Maleficent Brie Larson – Avengers: Endgame/Captain Marvel as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel Taylor Swift – Cats as Bombalurina Zendaya – Spider-Man: Far From Home as MJ Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Far From Home/Avengers: Endgame as Peter Parker / Spider-Man Robert Downey Jr. – Avengers: Endgame as Tony Stark / Iron Man Chris Evans – Avengers: Endgame as Steve Rogers / Captain America Chris Hemsworth – Avengers: Endgame as Thor Scarlett Johansson – Avengers: Endgame as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow Brie Larson – Avengers: Endgame/Captain Marvel as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel Favorite Animated Movie Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie Frozen 2 The Angry Birds Movie 2 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part The Lion King The Secret Life of Pets 2 Toy Story 4 Josh Gad – Frozen 2 as Olaf & The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Chuck Chris Pratt – The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Emmet Brickowski and Rex Dangervest Kevin Hart – The Secret Life of Pets 2 as Snowball Tom Hanks – Toy Story 4 as Woody Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie Beyoncé – The Lion King as Nala Idina Menzel – Frozen 2 as Elsa Kristen Bell – Frozen 2 as Anna Tiffany Haddish – The Secret Life of Pets 2 as Daisy & The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi
Television Favorite Kids' TV Show Favorite Family TV Show Henry Danger A Series of Unfortunate Events All That Bunk'd Power Rangers Beast Morphers Raven's Home Stranger Things Fuller House Modern Family The Big Bang Theory The Flash Young Sheldon Favorite Male TV Star Favorite Female TV Star Jace Norman – Henry Danger as Henry Hart/Kid Danger Abraham Rodriguez – Power Rangers Beast Morphers as Nate Silva/Gold Ranger Caleb McLaughlin – Stranger Things as Lucas Sinclair Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory as Sheldon Cooper Joshua Bassett – High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Ricky Bowen Karan Brar – Bunk'd as Ravi Ross Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things as Eleven Candace Cameron Bure – Fuller House as D.J. Tanner-Fuller Ella Anderson – Henry Danger as Piper Hart Peyton List – Bunk'd as Emma Ross Raven-Symoné – Raven's Home as Raven Baxter Riele Downs – Henry Danger as Charlotte Page Favorite Reality Show Favorite TV Host America's Got Talent American Ninja Warrior America's Funniest Home Videos MasterChef Junior The Masked Singer The Voice Ellen DeGeneres – Ellen's Game of Games John Cena – Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Nick Cannon – The Masked Singer Ryan Seacrest – American Idol Terry Crews – America's Got Talent Tiffany Haddish – Kids Say the Darndest Things Favorite Animated Series SpongeBob SquarePants ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks Teen Titans Go! The Amazing World of Gumball The Loud House The Simpsons
Music Favorite Music Group Favorite Male Artist BTS Fall Out Boy Jonas Brothers Maroon 5 Panic! at the Disco The Chainsmokers Shawn Mendes Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber Lil Nas X Marshmello Post Malone Favorite Female Artist Favorite Song Ariana Grande Beyoncé Billie Eilish Katy Perry Selena Gomez Taylor Swift "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande "Memories" – Maroon 5 "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers "You Need to Calm Down" – Taylor Swift Favorite Breakout New Artist Favorite Music Collaboration Lil Nas X City Girls DaBaby Lewis Capaldi Lizzo Megan Thee Stallion "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello "10,000 Hours" – Justin Bieber & Dan + Shay "I Don't Care" – Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber "Me!" – Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus "Sunflower" – Post Malone & Swae Lee Favorite Social Music Star Favorite Global Music Star JoJo Siwa Asher Angel Blanco Brown Johnny Orlando Mackenzie Ziegler Max and Harvey Taylor Swift (North America) BTS (Asia) Dua Lipa (UK) J Balvin (Latin America) Rosalía (Europe) Sho Madjozi (Africa) Tones and I (Australia)
Sports Favorite Male Sports Star Favorite Female Sports Star LeBron James Cristiano Ronaldo Patrick Mahomes Shaun White Stephen Curry Tom Brady Alex Morgan Lindsey Vonn Megan Rapinoe Naomi Osaka Serena Williams Simone Biles
Miscellaneous Favorite Video Game Favorite Gamer Minecraft Fortnite Mario Kart Tour Super Smash Bros. Ultimate SSSniperWolf DanTDM GamerGirl Ninja PrestonPlayz Favorite Male Social Star Favorite Female Social Star David Dobrik Coyote Peterson Dolan Twins Dude Perfect MrBeast Ryan's World Annie LeBlanc Emma Chamberlain Lilly Singh Liza Koshy Miranda Sings Merrell Twins
Special Recognition Generation Change LeBron James
International The following are nominations for awards to be given by Nickelodeon's international networks. Favorite Star (Africa) Favorite Social Star (Africa) Sho Madjozi Patricia Kihoro Shekhinah Teni Prev Reddy (Aunty Shamilla) Anne Kansiime Chanè Grobler DJ CuppyFavorite Singer (Germany, Austria & Switzerland)Favorite Song (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland) Lena Meyer-Landrut Nico Santos Mike Singer LEA Mark Forster Wincent Weiss Lena x Nico Santos – "Better" Tim Bendzko – "Hoch" Fargo – "Gutes Gefühl" LOTTE & Max Giesinger – "Auf das, was noch kommt" Mark Forster – "194 Länder" Sarah Connor – "Vincent"Favorite Social Media Star (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland)Favorite Social Media Star – The New Generation (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland) Julia Beautx Julien Bam Rebekah Wing Freshtorge Dagi Bee Rezo Dalia Leoobalys valliXpauline HeyMoritz Laura Sophie Lisa KüppersFavorite Duo (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland)Favorite Football Player (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland) HeyMoritz & HeyHorse Marcus & Martinus ViktoriaSarina Die Lochis Thomas Müller Timo Werner Julian Brandt Matthias Ginter Luca Waldschmidt Suat SerdarFavorite Big Kid (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland)Favorite Cast (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland) Julien Bam Matthias Schweighöfer Deine Freunde Freshtorge The Voice Kids – Coaches
Spotlight Kartoffelsalat 3 – Das MusicalFavorite Nick Team (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland)Favorite Podcast (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland) SpongeBob & Patrick (SpongeBob Schwammkopf) Phoebe & Max Thunderman (Thundermans) Greta & Rocco (Spotlight) Kid Danger & Captain Man (Henry Danger) Anika & Sal (Das Geheimnis der Hunters (Hunter Street)) Die Louds (Willkommen bei den Louds (The Loud House)) Hitzefrei! – Der Klima-Podcast für Kinder Kleine Fragen Radio TEDDY – Nachgefragt SchlaulichtFavorite Artist (Spain)Favorite Influencer (Spain) Naim Darrechi Alexity World Daniela Blasco Dancer Jose Julio Ángela Mármol Carlota Torres Natalia JiménezFavorite Music Blogger (Russia)Favorite Music Director (Russia)Note: Names are translated into English Misha Smirnov Milana Artyom Kay Kirill SkrypnikNote: Names are translated into English Tim Belarusian Katya Adushkina JONY Open KidsFavorite Creative Blogger (Russia)Favorite Influencer (Latin America) Karina Karambaby Katie Westwood Humid Peach Jane Kravitz Bryan Skabeche Ana Emilia TV Daniela Hoyos Franco Masini Los Rules Xime PonchFavorite Fandom (Latin America)Favorite Music Maker (Australia & New Zealand) Los Polinesios – #Polinesios Bala – #Balovers Camilo – #LaTribu CNCO – #CNCOwners Juanpa Zurita – #Zuricatas Lali Espósito – #Lalitas 5 Seconds of Summer Benee Dean Lewis Six60 Tones and IFavorite Sports Star (Australia & New Zealand)Favorite Content Creator (Australia & New Zealand) Ash Barty Ben Simmons Ellyse Perry Mack Horton TJ Perenara Georgia Productions Eystreem Harvey Petito Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck