Nickelodeon announces nominations for the 2018 Kid's Choice Awards!

You will surely see John Cena as a fun host as he is set to return for the second time.

Nickelodeon has announced nominations for the 2018 Kid's Choice Awards and it is jam-packed with international stars working in movies, music, social media, and television.

The nominees include Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Beyoncé, Kevin Hart, and Taylor Swift, the latter who received the most nominations which are for Favourite Female Artist, Favourite Song for her hit song "Look What You Made Me Do", and Favourite Global Music Star.

Nickelodeon star and YouTube personality JoJo Siwa will perform a medley of hits including her certified platinum single, “Boomerang", which currently has more than 467 million views on YouTube.

“Not only will I be performing for the first time at the Kid's Choice Awards but I am also super excited about my nomination for Favorite Musical YouTube Creator," said Siwa.

John Cena will appear as host for the second time consecutively following his hosting gig for last year's Kid's Choice Awards.
Nickelodeon is also introducing a new voting system where each category will be introduced every week starting from 27 February leading up to the show on 26 March. During the award show itself, audiences will have the chance to influence the ceremony in real time with its all-new live votes.

The following are the nominees listed:

FILM: (Voting for the film categories began on 27 February)

Favorite Movie

"Beauty and the Beast"
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle"
"Pitch Perfect 3"
"Spider-Man: Homecoming"
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
"The Greatest Showman"
"Wonder Woman"

Favorite Movie Actor

Ben Affleck (Batman, "Justice League")
Chris Hemsworth (Thor, "Thor: Ragnarok")
Chris Pratt (Peter Quill / Star-Lord, "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2")
Dwayne Johnson (Dr. Smolder Bravestone, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle")
Kevin Hart (Moose Finbar, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle")
Will Ferrell (Brad, "Daddy’s Home 2")

Favorite Movie Actress

Anna Kendrick (Beca, "Pitch Perfect 3")
Daisy Ridley (Rey, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi")
Emma Watson (Belle, "Beauty and the Beast")
Gal Gadot (Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, "Wonder Woman"& "Justice League")
Zendaya (Anne Wheeler, "The Greatest Showman"& Michelle, "Spider-Man: Homecoming")
Zoe Saldana (Gamora, "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2")

Favorite Animated Movie

"Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie"
"Cars 3"
"Coco"
"Despicable Me 3"
"Ferdinand"
"Smurfs: The Lost Village"
"The Emoji Movie"
"The Lego Batman Movie"

MUSIC: (Voting for the music categories begin 6 March)

Favorite Music Group

Coldplay
Fifth Harmony
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
The Chainsmokers
Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Male Artist

Bruno Mars
DJ Khaled
Ed Sheeran
Luis Fonsi
Kendrick Lamar
Shawn Mendes

Favorite Female Artist

Beyoncé
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
P!NK
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Favorite Song

"Despacito (Remix)"– Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber
"HUMBLE."– Kendrick Lamar
"I’m The One"– DJ Khaled, featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne
"It Ain’t Me"– Selena Gomez & Kygo
"Look What You Made Me Do"– Taylor Swift
"Shape Of You"– Ed Sheeran
"That’s What I Like"– Bruno Mars
"Thunder"– Imagine Dragons

Favorite Breakout Artist

Alessia Cara
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Harry Styles
Khalid
Noah Cyrus

Favorite Global Music Star

Black Coffee (Africa)
BTS (Asia)
Lorde (Australia / New Zealand)
Maluma (South America)
Taylor Swift (North America)
The Vamps (UK)
Zara Larsson (Europe)

TELEVISION: (Voting for the television categories begin 13 March)

Favorite TV Show

"Fuller House"
"Henry Danger"
"K.C. Undercover"
"Power Rangers Ninja Steel"
"Stranger Things"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"The Flash"
"The Thundermans"

Favorite Cartoon

"ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks"
"SpongeBob SquarePants"
"Teen Titans Go!"
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
"The Loud House"
"The Simpsons"

Favorite TV Actor

Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes, "The Walking Dead")
Grant Gustin (Barry Allen / The Flash, "The Flash")
Jace Norman (Henry Hart, "Henry Danger")
Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, "The Thundermans")
Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper, "The Big Bang Theory")
William Shewfelt (Brody Romero / Ninja Steel Red Ranger, "Power Rangers Ninja Steel")

Favorite TV Actress

Candace Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller, "Fuller House")
Kaley Cuoco (Penny, "The Big Bang Theory")
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, "The Thundermans")
Lizzy Greene (Dawn Harper, "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn")
Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, "Stranger Things")
Zendaya (K.C. Cooper, "K.C. Undercover")

OTHER CATEGORIES: (Voting begins 20 March)

Favorite Video Game

"Just Dance 2018"
"Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2"
"Mario Kart 8 Deluxe"
"Minecraft: Java Edition"
"Star Wars Battlefront II"
"Super Mario Odyssey"

Favorite Funny YouTube Creator

Alex Wassabi
DanTDM
Dude Perfect
Liza Koshy
Markiplier
Miranda Sings

Favorite Musical YouTube Creator

Ayo & Teo
Jack & Jack
Jacob Sartorius
Johnny Orlando
JoJo Siwa
Why Don’t We

In addition to that, four Pinoy celebrities are in the running to win the coveted orange blimp under the Favorite Pinoy Newbie category which fans can vote through Twitter using #KCA and the hashtag of their favorite nominee.

FAVORITE PINOY STAR: (Voting began on 27 February)

Gabbi Garcia #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieGabbi
Inigo Pascual #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieInigo
Joshua Garcia #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieJoshua
Loisa Andalio #KCA #FavPinoyNewbieLoisa

(Photo source: NickALive!)