Highlights
- The 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards nominations cover film, gaming, music, and television.
- A new category recognizes on-screen duos and trios for the first time.
- Fan voting opened Oct 8, with winners to be announced at the November 2026 ceremony.
KPop Demon Hunters and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have secured 11 nominations combined at the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards. Both compete for Favorite Animated Movie, with nominations also recognizing their characters, voice casts, and music.
The ceremony will take place Nov 14, 2026, at Television City in Los Angeles, with Alex Warren hosting.
Fan voting opened Oct 8 across 36 categories. The show will air live on CBS and Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+. It marks the awards’ first broadcast on CBS and first ceremony in 17 months.
From KPop Demon Hunters to Taylor Swift, Here are the Major Nominees
KPop Demon Hunters received five nominations:
- Favorite Animated Movie: KPop Demon Hunters
- Favorite Female Animated Voice From a Movie: Arden Cho as Rumi
- Favorite Male Animated Voice From a Movie: Ahn Hyo-seop as Jinu
- Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio: Ji-young Yoo, Arden Cho, and May Hong as Zoey, Rumi, and Mira
- Favorite Song From a Movie: Golden by Audrey Nuna, EJAE, and Rei Ami
The Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio category is new for 2026. Golden also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song earlier in 2026.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned six nominations, including Favorite Animated Movie, with Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach and Brie Larson as Rosalina for Favorite Female Animated Voice From a Movie. Chris Pratt is nominated for voicing Mario, while Jack Black earns recognition for Bowser in both Favorite Male Animated Voice From a Movie and Favorite Villain.
Other favorite animated movie nominees include Minions & Monsters, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Toy Story 5, and Zootopia 2.
Separately, Taylor Swift leads the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards with six nominations, while Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each earn five.
From Fortnite to BTS, Major Franchises Earn Kids’ Choice Awards Nods
The nominations also feature several major entertainment franchises:
- Favorite Video Game: Among Us, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
- Favorite Music Group or Duo: BLACKPINK, BTS, and more.
- Favorite Album: BTS - ARIRANG, The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift, Man’s Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter, and more.
- Favorite Song: BTS - SWIM, The Fate of Ophelia - Taylor Swift, Daisies - Justin Bieber, and more.
- Favorite Family TV Show: One Piece, Stranger Things, Wednesday, and more.
- Favorite TV Show Reality Competition: LEGO Masters, America’s Got Talent, American Idol, and more.
The awards span animation, gaming, K-pop, music, and television, bringing a range of entertainment franchises together on one ballot. Fan votes will decide the winners at the November 2026 ceremony.
