Spider-Man: Brand New Day dominated the Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday night in Los Angeles by capturing favorite movie alongside acting wins for Tom Holland and Zendaya.
The 2026 ceremony marked the first time the awards broadcast live on the CBS Television Network alongside its traditional home on Nickelodeon. Alex Warren hosted the 90-minute event from Television City, running from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern time and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Pacific time.
Prior to the main broadcast, Kalyna Astrinos and Jasmine Viel hosted The Kids’ Choice Awards Live From the Orange Carpet from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on CBS LA on KCAL and streaming on CBS News Los Angeles. The awards show also streamed live on Paramount+ for Premium subscribers, with on-demand viewing available the next day for both Premium and Essential subscribers in the United States.
Dating back to 1987, the popular celebration honors entertainment favorites across film, television, music, gaming, sports, and more based on votes cast by kids worldwide. Producers introduced three new categories for the ballot: watch party: kids’ choice, favorite onscreen duo/trio, and favorite clutch player of the year.
Blockbuster franchises such as “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” “Toy Story 5,” “Wednesday,” “Wicked: For Good,” THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS, “KPop Demon Hunters,” and “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” were represented across multiple categories. Heading into the ceremony, Taylor Swift led all individual nominees with six nods, followed closely by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with five nominations each.
Music and Television Winners
BTS led the music categories by securing three orange blimp trophies: favorite music group or duo, favorite song for “Swim,” and favorite album for “Arirang.” Rosé claimed favorite female artist, while Bruno Mars won favorite male artist. Additional music winners included Sombr as favorite male breakout artist/group and Katseye as favorite female breakout artist/group.
Television honors went to Stranger Things for favorite family TV show and Percy Jackson and the Olympians for favorite kids TV show. Individual television acting winners included Jack Griffo for The Thundermans: Undercover, Jenna Ortega for Wednesday, and Kira Kosarin as favorite female TV star for kids.
Other winners included America’s Got Talent for favorite TV show reality competition, LOL Podcast for favorite podcast, and Roblox for favorite video game.
Chris Pratt Accepts Award as Hits Open the Show
Actor Chris Pratt accepted the King of Comedy Award during the evening. The opening performance featured a medley of memorable hits paying tribute to iconic dance moments spanning from the 1980s to today, including “Rhythm Nation” by Janet Jackson, “Everybody” by Backstreet Boys, “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga, “Gangnam Style” by PSY, and “Which One” by JYT.
The star-studded event featured additional appearances from a raft of notable celebrities and athletes, including Keke Palmer, Victoria Justice, Matthew Gray Gubler, Ice Spice, Quinta Brunson, Alysa Liu, Alyssa Miles, Daniella Monet, Dixie D’Amelio, Ginnifer Goodwin, Howie Mandel, Jack Griffo, Jackson Olson, Jerry Trainor, Jude Hill, Kira Kosarin, Meg Donnelly, Milo Manheim, Salish Matter, SeanDoesMagic, Stella Lefty, Teyana Taylor, Taylen Biggs, Tony Hawk, and Tyler James Williams.
Celebrities on the orange carpet showcased footwear ranging from strappy sandals and Converse sneakers to stylish metallic pumps and glossy platform heels.
Young volunteers from the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club’s Torch Club also appeared during the broadcast after being selected by Nickelodeon Our World for their community service work connecting generations through activities with seniors at the Sunrise of Glen Cove senior living facility.
“At Nickelodeon, we believe every kid has the power to create meaningful change,” Jean Margaret Smith, Nickelodeon’s senior vice president of public affairs and administration, wrote in a statement.