The Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together is set to premiere on Friday, May 08 at 3:10 p.m. (WAT) on NickToons (DSTV Channel 308). The show will be hosted by Victoria Justice (Victorious) and will be jam-packed with stars, surprises and slime. Kids around the world cast millions of votes for their favourite celebrities, movies, games and more, this year’s virtually produced show will reveal the winners through some of the most creative orange-blimp acceptances in KCA history.
Celebrities scheduled to appear on Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together include: Dwayne Johnson, Ariana Grande, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Camila Cabello, Millie Bobby Brown, Ellen DeGeneres, BTS, Shawn Mendes, Lil Nas X, Dove Cameron, Tom Holland, David Dobrik, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, SSSniperWolf, and more.
African singer, Sho Madjozi who won this year’s Favourite African Star award was nominated alongside Nigerian superstar Teni, Shekhinah, and Patricia Kihoro. Prev Reddy, on the other hand, was nominated in the Favourite African Social Media Star category with DJ Cuppy, Anne Kansiime and Chané Grobler.
Monde Twala, ViacomCBS Networks Africa Senior Vice President and General Manager commented: “This incredible win comes at a crucial time for us as the continent observes and celebrates Africa Month. Nickelodeon puts kids first in everything that it does and the kids have spoken and voted for their favourite stars. We would like to congratulate our African winners Sho Madjodzi and Prev Reddy for flying the African Flag high at this global event. Millions of viewers can expect lots of fun, surprises and laughter from the 2020 Kids’ Choice Awards”.
Commenting on her win, the ecstatic Sho Madjozi said “Our job is to work, move forward and never reverse, Nickelodeon thank you for this amazing award and to everyone that voted. I am so excited”, she added, “World we have one message for you, Africa is coming and we are coming for you.”
Prev Reddy had this to say, “Yes we did it, thank you so much to the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for nominating me in this category most importantly thank you to the kids that voted and to my fans who’ve become like my family and for making one of my biggest dreams come true, I am sending all the love and positivity during this difficult time.”
During this year’s show, NBA superstar and global icon LeBron James received the 2020 Generation Change Award, honouring his commitment to creating real and lasting change through education. The LeBron James Family Foundation’s ground-breaking I PROMISE School serves his hometown’s most at-risk students and their entire families with the support, programming and wide-ranging resources they need to succeed in the classroom and at home, creating a new model for urban, public education.
Below is the full list of winners:
FAVOURITE AFRICAN STAR
Sho Madjozi
FAVOURITE AFRICAN SOCIAL MEDIA STAR
Prev Reddy
TELEVISION:
FAVOURITE KIDS TV SHOW
Henry Danger
FAVOURITE FAMILY TV SHOW
Stranger Things
FAVOURITE REALITY SHOW
America’s Got Talent
FAVOURITE TV HOST
Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen’s Game of Games)
FAVOURITE ANIMATED SERIES
SpongeBob SquarePants
FAVOURITE FEMALE TV STAR
Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things)
FAVOURITE MALE TV STAR
Jace Norman (Henry Hart / Kid Danger,Henry Danger)
FILM:
FAVOURITE MOVIE
Avengers: Endgame
FAVOURITE MOVIE ACTRESS
Dove Cameron (Mal, Descendants 3)
FAVOURITE MOVIE ACTOR
Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw; Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Jumanji: The Next Level)
FAVOURITE SUPERHERO
Tom Holland (Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Far From Home; Spider-Man, Avengers: Endgame)
FAVOURITE ANIMATED MOVIE
Frozen 2
FAVOURITE FEMALE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE
Beyoncé (Nala, The Lion King)
FAVOURITE MALE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE
Josh Gad (Olaf, Frozen 2)
MUSIC:
FAVOURITE FEMALE ARTIST
Ariana Grande
FAVOURITE MALE ARTIST
Shawn Mendes
FAVOURITE MUSIC GROUP
BTS
FAVOURITE SONG
“bad guy”- Billie Eilish
FAVOURITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
“Señorita”- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
FAVOURITE BREAKOUT NEW ARTIST
Lil Nas X
FAVOURITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR
Taylor Swift (North America)
OTHER CATEGORIES:
FAVOURITE MALE SOCIAL STAR
David Dobrik
FAVOURITE FEMALE SOCIAL STAR
Annie LeBlanc
FAVOURITE GAMER
SSSniperWolf
FAVOURITE VIDEO GAME
Minecraft
FAVOURITE SOCIAL MUSIC STAR
JoJo Siwa
FAVOURITE FEMALE SPORTS STAR
Alex Morgan
FAVOURITE MALE SPORTS STAR
LeBron James
