2012 Kids' Choice Awards

{{Short description|Children's television awards show program broadcast in 2012}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 2012 Kids' Choice Awards

| image = Kids' Choice Awards 2012 logo.jpg

| date = {{start date|2012|3|31}}

| location = USC Galen Center, University Park, Los Angeles

| host = Will Smith

| most_awards =

| most_nominations =

| website =

| network = Nickelodeon

| runtime = 90 minutes (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)

| viewership = 6.16 million{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/04/03/cable-top-25-kids-choice-wwe-raw-how-to-rock-top-cable-viewership-for-week-ending-april-1-2012/127047/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407005612/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/04/03/cable-top-25-kids-choice-wwe-raw-how-to-rock-top-cable-viewership-for-week-ending-april-1-2012/127047/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2012|title=Cable Top 25: 'Kids Choice, 'WWE RAW,' 'How To Rock' Top Cable Viewership For Week Ending April 1, 2012|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=April 3, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=April 3, 2012}}

| producer = Paul Flattery

| director = Joe DeMaio

| previous = 2011

| main = {{nowrap|Kids' Choice Awards}}

| next = 2013

}}

File:2012 Kids Choice Awards.JPG and Jefferson Boulevard, in Los Angeles]]

The 25th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on March 31, 2012, at 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, where the winners received an orange-colored blimp trophy. Big Help Award winner Taylor Swift received a special silver-colored blimp from First Lady Michelle Obama. The complete list of nominees for the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards was released on January 11, 2012, leading up to the release of Men in Black 3 on May 25, 2012.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/01/will-smith-honored-to-host-slimiest-kids-choice-awards.html|title=Will Smith honored to host 'slimiest' Kids' Choice Awards|last=Boedeker|first=Hal|date=11 January 2012|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=11 January 2012}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The event was hosted by MIB 3 star Will Smith, who with ten KCA blimps has won the most awards in previous telecasts. A record-breaking 223 million votes for favorites in 20 categories were cast during this year's voting period, up 11% over last year's votes.

The show was viewed by 6.16 million, leading all cable programs for the week ending April 1, 2012.

Presenters, performers, and stunts

The show commenced with host Will Smith jumping with a parachute from a branded blimp.{{cite web |author=Hollywood com Staff |title=Kids' Choice Awards: Winners and Slimers |url=https://www.hollywood.com/tv/kids-choice-awards-winners-and-slimers-57230402/ |website=Hollywood.com |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=1 April 2012}}

=Host=

Will Smith
Zach Sang, Jeff Sutphen and Daniella Monet - Pre-show Hosts

=Creepy Voice=

CeeLo Green

=Presenters=

=Performers=

Katy Perry{{cite web|author=RG-X |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/12/katy-perry-to-perform-live-at-nickelodeons-25th-annual-kids-choice-awards/124046/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312180925/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/12/katy-perry-to-perform-live-at-nickelodeons-25th-annual-kids-choice-awards/124046/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-12 |title=Katy Perry to Perform Live at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, - Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |date=2012-03-08 |access-date=2012-03-12}} - "Part of Me"
One Direction{{cite web|url=http://www.nick.com/news/kca-2012-one-direction-performance-announcement.html|date=3 March 2012|title=One Direction performs in KCA 2012}} - "What Makes You Beautiful"

==Pre-show==

Before the ceremonies and on the "Orange Carpet", Keke Palmer and Max Schneider performed "Me and You Against the World" from their upcoming movie Rags.{{cite web|url=http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/2012/news|title=Max Schneider and Keke Palmer Performing on the Orange Carpet!|last=H.|first=Brittany|date=March 28, 2012|work=nick.com|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=March 28, 2012}}

=Announcer=

Tom Kenny

=Special appearances=

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on February 16, 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2012KCA/releases/2012_nominations |title=TOM CRUISE, LADY GAGA, TIM TEBOW, JOHNNY DEPP, BIG TIME RUSH, DANIEL RADCLIFFE AND OTHER TOP STARS RECEIVE NOMINATIONS FOR NICKELODEON'S 25TH ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS HOSTED BY MEGA-STAR WILL SMITH |date=February 16, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503060720/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2012KCA/releases/2012_nominations |url-status=dead }} The winners are listed below, in bold.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2012KCA/releases/winners1 |title=KATY PERRY, TIM TEBOW, TAYLOR LAUTNER, BIG TIME RUSH, SELENA GOMEZ, KRISTEN STEWART, VICTORIOUS, LMFAO, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, JUSTIN BIEBER, PUSS IN BOOTS AND MORE WIN COVETED ORANGE BLIMPS AT NICKELODEON'S 25th ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS |date=March 31, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521134638/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2012KCA/releases/winners1 |url-status=dead }}

=Movies=

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Movie ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Movie Actor
class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
valign="top" \| *Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 The Muppets The Smurfs \| valign="top" \| Adam Sandler as Jack Sadelstein/Jill Sadelstein for Jack and Jill Jim Carrey as Thomas "Tom" Popper Jr. for Mr. Popper's Penguins Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Movie Actress ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Animated Movie
valign="top" \| Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Amy Adams as Mary for The Muppets Sofia Vergara as Odile for The Smurfs Emma Watson as Hermione Granger for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 \| valign="top" \| *Puss in Boots* Cars 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 Rio
style="background:#EEDD82;" colspan="2"\| Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
colspan="2" valign="top" \| Katy Perry as Smurfette for The Smurfs Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots for Puss in Boots Jack Black as Po for Kung Fu Panda 2 Johnny Depp as Rango for Rango

=Television=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite TV Show

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite TV Actor

valign="top" |

| valign="top" |

Jake Short as Fletcher Quimby for A.N.T. Farm
Tim Allen as Mike Baxter for Last Man Standing
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy for Modern Family
Alex Heartman as Jayden for Power Rangers Samurai

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite TV Actress

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite TV Sidekick

valign="top" |

Selena Gomez as Alex Russo for Wizards of Waverly Place
Miranda Cosgrove as Carly Shay for iCarly
Victoria Justice as Tori Vega for Victorious
Bridgit Mendler as Teddy Duncan for Good Luck Charlie

| valign="top" |

Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett for iCarly
Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson for iCarly
Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle for Wizards of Waverly Place
Jerry Trainor as Spencer Shay for iCarly

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Reality Show

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Cartoon

valign="top" |

| valign="top" |

=Music=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Music Group

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Male Singer

valign="top" |

| valign="top" |

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Female Singer

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Song

valign="top" |

| valign="top" |

=Sports=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Male Athlete ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Female Athlete
valign="top" \| Tim Tebow Derek Jeter Michael Phelps Shaun White \| valign="top" \| Danica Patrick Kelly Clark Serena Williams Venus Williams

class="wikitable" style="width:100%"

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Male Athlete

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Favorite Female Athlete

valign="top" |

| valign="top" |

=Miscellaneous=

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Book ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"\| Favorite Video Game
class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
valign="top" \| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Harry Potter series Hunger Games series Twilight series \| valign="top" \| *Just Dance 3* Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga Mario Kart 7 Super Mario Galaxy
style="background:#EEDD82;" colspan="2"\| Favorite Buttkicker
colspan="2" valign="top" \| Taylor Lautner Jessica Alba Tom Cruise Kelly Kelly

==Big Help Award==

Taylor Swift

International

=Regional Awards=

==Favourite Asian Act==

Agnes Monica (Indonesia)
Charice (The Philippines) (Winner)[http://kca.nick-asia.com/vote#category:kca_local_asia Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403151239/http://kca.nick-asia.com/vote#category:kca_local_asia |date=2012-04-03 }}, Nick-Asia.com, April 1, 2012
Wonder Girls (South Korea)
Yuna (Malaysia)

==Favorite Brazilian Artist==

==Favorite Latin Artist==

==UK Categories==

The UK had seven unique categories this year including Favorite UK Band, Favorite UK TV Show and more.

Events within the show

=Slime stunts=

Slime Wrestling Championship – The Big Show defeated The Miz[http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/kca-2012-wrestling-slime-battle-saturday-NHD14758-01.html Kids' Choice Awards 2012: Slime Wrestling Championship], Nick.com, March 2012

=Slimed celebrities=

In a pre-show promo, Smith slimed Victoria Justice, Daniel Radcliffe, and Shaun White; Will Smith engaged in a slime fight with Cameron Diaz. In a special during the show music video, Big Time Rush was slimed during the video in the audience.[http://www.nick.com/videos/kids-choice-awards-videos/ KCA 2012: Celebrity Slime Targets], March 2012

During the show:

Halle Berry – After being accused of being the "Creepy Voice", she sat down in what Will Smith called the "best seat in the house ... perfect seat". Afterwards she was slimed when a person behind her dumped a bucket of it on her.
Chris Colfer – During the presentation of favorite TV actress, the special "Exploding Blimp" was placed in front of Chris Colfer and Heidi Klum; then the blimp went off covering the Glee star in slime; Heidi was lightly slimed.
Heidi Klum – During the unveiling of favorite TV actress, Heidi was lightly slimed when Chris Colfer was drenched in a torrent of slime.
Taylor Lautner – After winning a push-up contest against Will Smith, his special reward was a hose-down of green slime.
Justin Bieber – At center stage, Will Smith asked him who "the secret celebrity who wants to be slimed," and told him "It's you!"; afterwards big jets of slime shot at the two celebrities and covered them in green goo.
Will Smith – Even though he was slimed during a promo of the 2012 KCAs; at the end of the show, Will too was slimed while trying to hide behind Bieber.
The Miz – At the end of the special slime championship, The Miz lost to The Big Show and was thrown over the edge of the ring and into a pool of slime.
The Big Show – After beating The Miz, The Big Show and Jeff Sutphen had a hose-down of green slime; afterwards he slipped on the slime and fell down.
Jeff Sutphen – After presenting The Big Show with his special KCA belt, he and The Big Show were hosed down in a torrent of green slime.
Santino Marella - Santino was the referee and announcer for the slime championship. After The Big Show had won against The Miz, he jumped into the pool of slime that The Miz had been thrown in.

References

External links

{{IMDb title|2199495}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120318040957/http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards Official website (archived)]

Category:Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Kids' Choice Awards

Kids' Choice

Kids' Choice Awards

Category:2012 in Los Angeles