History MediaNotes / KidsChoiceAward

The Kids' Choice Awards dips into WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids ''frequently''. Several pieces of non-child friendly media have been nominated and won awards; such as the R-rated ''Film/BeverlyHillsCopII'' (won Best Movie in 1988), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (won Favorite Cartoon in 2002), ''Series/StrangerThings'' (won Favorite TV show and Favorite TV Actress for Creator/MillieBobbyBrown in 2018), ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' (winner of 2019 Favorite TV Drama, with the ''TV-MA rated'' '''''Series/TheWalkingDead''''' also being nominated that year), ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' (for Family TV Show and Female Star - Family Show for Creator/JennaOrtega in 2023) and the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies (''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' being nominated for Favorite Movie in 2000 and ''Goldmember'' winning the category in 2003, they had to be called "Austin Powers 2 and Austin Powers 3" during the live ceremony). The music category is often the worst offender, often honoring artists whose music is far less kid-friendly than their young age would suggest (like Music/BillieEilish) and now nominates rappers all the time (like Music/{{Drake}}, Music/CardiB, and Music/KendrickLamar) whose music even Music/KidzBop won't touch. This was taken to the extreme in 2019 where TrapMusic rappers Music/{{Migos}} were performers to the confusion of all of adults on social media. Music/TheWeeknd lampshaded this in his song "Reminder" (with the lyrics "I just won a new award for a kids show/Talking 'bout a face numbing off a bag of blow/I'm like, goddamn bitch I am not a Teen Choice/Goddamn, bitch, I am not a bleach boy") when he was nominated for Favorite Male Singer in 2016 for "I Can't Feel My Face" (a song about doing cocaine that was so non-PG that it was never covered on Kidz Bop). Not deterred, Nickelodeon would nominate him ''again'' for Favorite Male Singer in 2017.

** Creator/BillyCrystal – ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' as Mike Wazowski

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', both the cartoon and overall franchise, is the top KCA winner overall; since its first nomination in 2003, it has won Favorite Cartoon all but once (in 2008, when * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' won that year). It's also worth noting that the pilot for ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' aired after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999.

* The 2020 Kids Choice Awards was the first KCAs to be held virtually due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. The initial ceremony was supposed to be hosted by Music/ChanceTheRapper before it was postponed, and the virtual ceremony was hosted by Creator/VictoriaJustice. The 2021 ceremony was semi-virtual; there was a virtual crowd of kids at home with their families, but was otherwise presented normally live on stage with host Creator/KenanThompson and award presenters and with Music/JustinBieber being the sole performer.

The first annual Kids' Choice Award was broadcast in 1987, then known as "The Big Ballot." It technically was not an awards ceremony, but was shown in four episodes of ''Rated K For Kids By Kids'', a Nickelodeon show with kids reviewing movies. Kids voted for the nominees via paper mail, and the winner's trophy was a golden teleidoscope and the winners accepted their awards via a taped video. After that first year, Nickelodeon brought in producers Alan Goodman, Albie Hecht, and Fred Seibert (of [[Creator/FrederatorStudios Frederator]] fame) to refresh the awards ceremony to something akin of Creator/{{MTV}}'s [[UsefulNotes/VideoMusicAward Video Music Awards]], bringing in a live audience as well as hosts and celebrity presenters. The trademark "orange blimp/kaleidoscope" shape the award would take shape as was introduced in 1990. From that point forward, the Kids' Choice Awards became one of Nickelodeon's flagship programs, airing every year (except 1993) and each year became bigger than the last, with more higher-profile celebrities, musical guests, stunts and tons and tons of [[CoveredInGunge slime]], which usually finds its way onto at least a few of the celebrity guests[[note]]indeed, the page image for CoveredInGunge is Creator/HarrisonFord getting slimed at the 2008 ceremony.[[/note]].

** ''VideoGame/{{Roblox}}''

** ''[[VideoGame/{{Roblox}} Brookhaven]]''

** Creator/TimAllen – ''Film/TheSantaClause'' as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus

* 1995: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''

** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2''

*** Raphael Alejandro – ''Series/{{Bunk'd}}'' as Matteo Silva

** '''''Creator/TomHiddleston – ''Series/Loki2021''''' '''''(Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show)''''' '''''as Loki'''''

*** Creator/JerryTrainor – ''[=iCarly=] (2021) as Spencer Shay

*** ''Series/HighSchoolMusicalTheMusicalTheSeries

*** ''Series/MsMarvel''

** ''Film/{{Transformers}}''

** ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys''

** ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast''

*** ''[[Literature/{{Amimorphs}} The Alien]]'' – Creator/KAApplegate

*** ''The Alien'' – Creator/KAApplegate

*** LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}

** ''Series/TheFairlyOddParentsFairlyOdder'' (Favorite Kids' TV Show)
** ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' (Favorite Family TV Show)

* 2023: ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru''

The Kids' Choice Awards dips into WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids ''frequently''. Several pieces of non-child friendly media have been nominated and won awards; such as ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (won Favorite Cartoon in 2002), ''Series/StrangerThings'' (won Favorite TV show and Favorite TV Actress for Creator/MillieBobbyBrown in 2018), ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' (winner of 2019 Favorite TV Drama, with the ''TV-MA rated'' '''''Series/TheWalkingDead''''' also being nominated that year), ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' (for Family TV Show and Female Star - Family Show for Creator/JennaOrtega in 2023) and the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies (''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' being nominated for Favorite Movie in 2000 and ''Goldmember'' winning the category in 2003, they had to be called "Austin Powers 2 and Austin Powers 3" during the live ceremony). The music category is often the worst offender, often honoring artists whose music is far less kid-friendly than their young age would suggest (like Music/BillieEilish) and now nominates rappers all the time (like Music/{{Drake}}, Music/CardiB, and Music/KendrickLamar) whose music even Music/KidzBop won't touch. This was taken to the extreme in 2019 where TrapMusic rappers Music/{{Migos}} were performers to the confusion of all of adults on social media. Music/TheWeeknd lampshaded this in his song "Reminder" (with the lyrics "I just won a new award for a kids show/Talking 'bout a face numbing off a bag of blow/I'm like, goddamn bitch I am not a Teen Choice/Goddamn, bitch, I am not a bleach boy") when he was nominated for Favorite Male Singer in 2016 for "I Can't Feel My Face" (a song about doing cocaine that was so non-PG that it was never covered on Kidz Bop). Not deterred, Nickelodeon would nominate him ''again'' for Favorite Male Singer in 2017.

** ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''