BTS secured three orange blimp statuettes, including favorite music group or duo, at the 39th annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Television City Hosts Broadcast
The ceremony took place at Television City in Los Angeles. The annual event was held at the historic Fairfax neighborhood studio compound for the first time.
Singer and YouTuber Alex Warren hosted the 90-minute broadcast. It ran live from 8 to 9:30 p.m. ET and 5 to 6:30 p.m. PT.
The show aired simultaneously on Nickelodeon and CBS for the first time in its history. Premium subscribers streamed the event live on Paramount+.
KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS: Alysa Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin, Howie Mandel, Ice Spice and Quinta Brunson are just some of the celebrities who will be celebrating at the #KCA. Watch the show, hosted by Alex Warren, Saturday, November 14 on @cbs and @paramountplus. pic.twitter.com/s2gLigfX09
Producers introduced three new categories for this year’s broadcast: watch party: kids’ choice, favorite onscreen duo/trio, and favorite clutch player of the year. The event honors fan favorites across film, television, music, gaming, sports, and digital platforms.
The broadcast featured extensive production credits from Done + Dusted. Burger King, Wayfair, Kinetic Sand, and Volkswagen of America provided corporate sponsorships.
BTS and Spider-Man Win
Spider-Man: Brand New Day won favorite movie. Stars Tom Holland and Zendaya took home favorite movie actor and actress.
BTS won favorite music group or duo, favorite song for “Swim,” and favorite album for Arirang.
Stranger Things won favorite family TV show. Percy Jackson and the Olympians won favorite kids TV show, and Zootopia 2 won favorite animated movie.
Bruno Mars won male artist. ROSÉ won favorite female artist, and KATSEYE won favorite female breakout artist/group.
Jack Griffo won for his role as Max Thunderman in The Thundermans: Undercover. Jenna Ortega won for portraying Wednesday Addams in Wednesday.
Roblox won favorite video game. Alysa Liu won favorite female sports star, and Eileen Gu won favorite clutch player of the year.
Ahn Hyo-seop won favorite male animated voice from a movie for voicing Jinu in KPop Demon Hunters. Arden Cho won favorite female animated voice from a movie for voicing Rumi in the same feature.
The KPop Demon Hunters track “Golden” was named favorite song from a movie. Sadie Sink earned the favorite villain trophy for her portrayal of Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Slime Drenches Stars
Ashe performed during the night. Host Alex Warren closed the show by receiving a center-stage slime drenching as confetti rained down.
Additional iconic green goo moments filled the evening. Figure skater Alysa Liu received the green treatment during the broadcast.
The orange carpet arrivals showcased numerous celebrity attendees and fashion selections. Keke Palmer arrived alongside her son Leo wearing metallic pointed-toe shoes, while Ice Spice wore strappy black sandals.
Victoria Justice stepped out in purple peep-toe pumps. Quinta Brunson sported glossy red sandals, and skater Tony Hawk joined the roster of notable participants.