At
this 'mini-Oscars' event, kids will honour their favourites
from the worlds of film, music, sports and television.
Nickelodeon EVP of development and original programming
Marjorie
Cohn says, "We couldn't be happier that Jack
is back to host Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice, and we're
looking forward to seeing what he'll do for an encore
on the show. Kids adore Jack, and his energy and unpredictability
are a perfect fit for KCA.
Last
year's 20th milestone show broke records, but with
Jack's energy and unpredictability, we're expecting
more surprises and more slime than ever before."
Black,
who had hosted the show in 2006, said, "I had
a ball hosting the Kids Choice Awards, and I'm gearing
up big time to 'take charge' of the chaos and mess
again this year. After all, I'm a second-time dad-to-be.
I
have a lot of secret plans, and I hope to give as
good as I get when it comes to good, clean, slimy-green
fun."
Competing
for favourite TV show are Drake and Josh, Hannah
Montana, iCarly and The Suite Life of
Zack and Cody.
For
reality show, the nominees are America's Next Top
Model, American Idol, Deal or no Deal
and Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
On the film side, Shrek the Third has four
nominations: one for animated movie and three for
favourite voice from an animated movie (Mike Meyers
as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona and Eddie
Murphy as Donkey).
Pirates
of the Caribbean: At World's End has been
nominated for best film. Its stars
Johnny Depp and Keira Knightly have also been nominated.
The
Bee Movie made the grade with a couple of nominations
for animated movie and voice from an animated movie
(Jerry Seinfeld as Barry B. Benson).
The
nominees for male athlete include Tiger Woods and
Tony Hawk. For female athlete, the nominees include
Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
Kids
will be able to cast their votes online at www.nick.com/kca
from 3 March in 18 categories. Surprise awards will
also be announced during the show.
Kids
also will be able to vote via the Nick mobile website
(wap.nick.com). From 10-14 March, a different category
will be featured on-air each day, and kids again will
be able to vote for their favourites online at Nick.com.
Leading up to the award show, TurboNick, Nickelodeon's
broadband video service on Nick.com, will feature
a Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards playlist, along
with various clips from past awards shows and current
promotions for the 21st Annual Nickelodeon's Kids'
Choice Awards.
Mini-site
features of the KCA 2008 area in TurboNick will include
KCA clips, quizzes, games, mash-ups and more.
On
the night of the live show, TurboNick will serve as
the interactive broadband home base for all things
Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards and will give kids
an insider's look at the entire live event: on the
orange carpet, backstage and at the after party.
Exclusive backstage webcams will give kids control
of what they want to see. Free promotional podcasts
will be available on Nick.com for various media players.
These
podcasts also will be available on the iTunes Music
Store as free downloads to iPods.
