Star-Studded Presenter Lineup Revealed For: Nickelodeon'S 26 Annual Kids' Choice Awards This Weekend!
Star-Studded Presenter Lineup Revealed For: Nickelodeon'S 26 Annual Kids' Choice Awards This Weekend!
Star-Studded Presenter Lineup Revealed For: Nickelodeon'S 26 Annual Kids' Choice Awards This Weekend!
Nickelodeons 26th Annual Kids Choice Awards, Hosted by Josh Duhamel live in LA, March 23 TELECAST EXPRESS FROM THE U.S. - TO AIR IN AUSTRALIA ON NICKELODEON, SUNDAY MARCH 24 AT 6.00PM (AEDT), EXCLUSIVE TO FOXTEL Sandra Bullock, Steve Carell, Neil Patrick Harris, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Jaden Smith, Lucy Hale, Kaley Cuoco, Miranda Cosgrove, Big Time Rush, Cory Monteith, Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Logan Lerman, Ashley Tisdale, Dwight Howard and Gabby Douglas to Join Host Josh Duhamel in Live Telecast; Special Appearances by Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Fergie, Steven Tyler, Scott Baio, Megan Fox, Jerry Trainor, Nick Cannon, Rico Rodriguez, Darren Criss, Melissa Benoist, Mike The Miz Mizanin, and Sophia Grace and Rosie Record-Breaking 326 Million Votes Have Been Cast to Date Globally LOS ANGELES/SYDNEY March 21, 2013 An all-star slate of presenters joining host Josh Duhamel and recently announced performers Pitbull, Christina Aguilera and Ke$ha has been revealed for Nickelodeons 26th Annual Kids Choice Awards, taking place in LA this Saturday 23rd March at 8 p.m. (ET), and broadcast express from the US to Australian audiences this Sunday March 24 at 6.00pm, on Nickelodeon, exclusive to Foxtel). Sandra Bullock, Steve Carell (Despicable Me 2), Neil Patrick Harris (The Smurfs 2), Chris Pine (Star Trek Into Darkness), Kristen Wiig (Despicable Me 2), Jaden Smith (After Earth), Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory), Miranda Cosgrove (Despicable Me 2), Big Time Rush, Cory Monteith (Glee), Jennette McCurdy (Sam & Cat), Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat), Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters), Ashley Tisdale (Scary Movie 5) and superstar athletes, Dwight Howard and Gabby Douglas will hand out the annual slimefests coveted orange blimp awards this year with special appearances by Amanda Seyfried (Epic), Josh Hutcherson (Epic), Fergie, Steven Tyler, Scott Baio (See Dad Run), Jerry Trainor (Wendell & Vinnie), Megan Fox, Nick Cannon (Americas Got Talent), Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family), Darren Criss, Melissa Benoist (Glee), Mike The Miz Mizanin (WWE Superstar) and Sophia Grace and Rosie (breakout internet sensations).
With a record-breaking 326 million votes already in from around the world, Aussie kids can still cast their votes until 11.00am Sunday morning, in 22 total categories across all of Nickelodeons digital outlets, including KCA2013.com and Nick mobile site, as well as Nickelodeon Australias Facebook page and Twitter feed (using #KCA). As recently announced, multi-talented global superstars Pitbull, featuring Grammy Award-winning vocalist Christina Aguilera, and Ke$ha will ignite the stage with their respective hits Feel This Moment and CMon. Leading into the awards, guest correspondent Daniella Monet (Victorious) will be joined by Nickelodeon Australias Luke and Wyatt for a very special KCA pre-show, Kids Choice Countdown. Fans at home will be treated to awesome behind-the-scenes coverage of the KCAs from silly moments with their favourite stars to unexpected surprises. Kids will also get to see exclusive celebrity interviews and get an up-close-and-personal tour of the fun-filled orange carpet featuring tonnes of interactive elements, including a trampoline, wacky props, special effects, and more. Then throughout the show, kids can check out Luke & Wyatts behind the scenes all-access interviews with the stars on-line at nickelodeon.com.au. Last year, Nickelodeons 2012 Kids Choice Awards, hosted by Will Smith, ranked in the U.S. as basic cables top telecast for the week (March 26, 2012April 1, 2012) with 6.2 million total viewers. The show also ranked as the weeks top telecast with kids and tweens on all TV. For the first time Aussie kids were able to vote in the U.S. KCAs which helped the star-studded telecast score the most votes in the shows historya record 223 million (+11%, over 2011). Votes were cast across Nick.com, Nicks mobile site, brand-new iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch apps, an iPad-optimised site, an application on Nicks Facebook page and via Twitter and custom hash tags. In another KCA first, last year Cody Simpson joined the starstudded line up and took to the Kids Choice Awards stage in LA to claim the blimp for Favourite Aussie Superstar, as voted by the kids of Australia and presented by Luke and Wyatt. In Australia, the 2012 Kids Choice Awards was the highest rated KCAs ever! With five local categories included this year, Nickelodeon Australias own Luke and Wyatt are now in LA to help deliver Aussie kids the excitement of the Orange Carpet and present the award of Aussies Fave Hottie on stage, to be seen as part of the Australian broadcast. Nominees in the running include Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Selena Gomez and Victoria Justice, who recently met thousands of her Aussie fans when she conducted a promo tour here last November. Australian nominees in the category of Aussies Fave Homegrown Act will see Cody Simpson, Justice Crew, Reece Mastin and Guy Sebastian battle it out for a 2013 blimp trophy. The complete list of nominees for Nickelodeons 26th Annual Kids Choice Awards is available via the press site link below.
The 2013 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards will be seen in more than 350 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In Australia the 2013 KCAs will feature five Aussie-specific award categories, as included above. Voting for the 2013 KCAs will span over six continents across 16 localised voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. Australian presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are The Croods, Sea World and Nintendo. Nickelodeons 26th Annual Kids Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain, Marjorie Cohn and Paula Kaplan are Executive Producers. _________________________________________________________________________________ PRESS SITE: Hi-res press images and all press releases available online: http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/_/us-kca-press/2013/kca-2013-press.php (Broadcast quality EPK footage of the show will be available on this page post event) MEDIA CONTACT: Media contact in Australia: Vasinee Jordan, Communications Manager, Nickelodeon Australia [email protected] Ph: +61 02 9813 6262 | Mob: +61 0408 159 035|Twitter: @NickPR
About Nickelodeon Networks th th Now in its 34 year globally and 18 year in Australia, Nickelodeon is the number one entertainment brand for kids and the company has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. Nickelodeon Australia has been named Channel of The Year twice by the ASTRA Awards and won numerous other awards for local productions and digital applications. Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels air 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are seen in over 2.3 million households via FOXTEL and FOXTEL Regional. The company portfolio extends across television, online, mobile, theme parks, consumer products and music. Outside of the United States, Nickelodeon is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the worlds leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.www.nickelodeon.com.au About Foxtel Foxtel is one of Australias most progressive and dynamic media companies, directly employing around 2,500 people, and delivering a diverse subscription television service to both regional and metropolitan areas over cable, satellite and broadband distribution. We offer a better entertainment experience every day to each one of our 2.3 million subscribing homes through delivery of exclusive and inspiring programming across all genres, the worlds most popular channel brands, and investment in high quality local content. As constant champions of innovation we have brought customers the iQ personal digital recorder, Australias largest HD offering, Foxtel 3D, and more recently, the Foxtel Go App for iPad. Foxtel is owned by Telstra Corporation Limited ACN 051 775 556 (50%) and The News Corporation Ltd (50%). foxtel.com.au