Kids Choice Awards 2011 nominees announced

Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers and Nickelodeon boy band Big Time Rush each snared nominations in television and music categories for the 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards.

Big Time Rush’s Nickelodeon show of the same name was nominated for favorite television program, along with “iCarly”, “The Suite Life on Deck” and “Wizards of Waverly Place”.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” was nominated for favorite film, and will compete with “Alice in Wonderland”, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and “The Karate Kid”.

Cyrus also earned a nod for favorite movie actress for “The Last Song”, along with Ashley Judd for “Tooth Fairy”, Kristen Stewart of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and Emma Watson of “Harry Potter”.

Jack Black, who will host the April 2 ceremony at USC’s Galen Center, was nominated for favorite actor for “Gulliver’s Travels”. Also nominated were Johnny Depp for “Alice in Wonderland”, Dwayne Johnson for “Tooth Fairy” and Jaden Smith for “The Karate Kid”.

Here is a complete list of nominees:

TELEVISION

Favorite TV Show
— Big Time Rush
— iCarly
— The Suite Life on Deck
— Wizards of Waverly Place

Favorite Reality Show
— American Idol
— America’s Funniest Home Videos
— America’s Got Talent
— Wipeout

Favorite TV Actor
— Joe Jonas
— Nick Jonas
— Cole Sprouse
— Dylan Sprouse

Favorite TV Actress
— Miranda Cosgrove
— Miley Cyrus
— Selena Gomez
— Victoria Justice

Funniest TV Sidekick
— David Henrie
— Jennette McCurdy
— Noah Munck
— Brenda Song

Favorite Cartoon
— The Penguins of Madagascar
— Phineas & Ferb
— Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated
— SpongeBob SquarePants

SPORTS

Favorite Male Athlete
— Peyton Manning
— Shaquille O’Neal
— Michael Phelps
— Shaun White

Favorite Female Athlete
— Danica Patrick
— Lindsey Vonn
— Serena Williams
— Venus Williams

FILM

Favorite Movie
— Alice in Wonderland
— Diary of a Wimpy Kid
— Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
— The Karate Kid

Favorite Movie Actor
— Jack Black (Gulliver’s Travels)
— Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland)
— Dwayne Johnson (Tooth Fairy)
— Jaden Smith (The Karate Kid)

Favorite Movie Actress
— Miley Cyrus (The Last Song)
— Ashley Judd (Tooth Fairy)
— Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)
— Emma Watson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1)

Favorite Animated Movie
— Despicable Me
— How to Train Your Dragon
— Shrek Forever After
— Toy Story 3

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
— Tim Allen (Toy Story 3)
— Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After)
— Tom Hanks (Toy Story 3)
— Eddie Murphy (Shrek Forever After)

Favorite Butt-Kicker
— Steve Carell (Despicable Me)
— Jackie Chan (The Karate Kid)
— Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man 2)
— Will Ferrell (Megamind)

MUSIC

Favorite Music Group
— Big Time Rush
— Black Eyed Peas
— Jonas Brothers
— Lady Antebellum

Favorite Male Singer
— Justin Bieber
— Bruno Mars
— Jay-Z
— Usher

Favorite Female Singer
— Miley Cyrus
— Selena Gomez
— Katy Perry
— Taylor Swift

Favorite Song
— Baby (by Justin Bieber, featuring Ludacris)
— California Gurls (by Katy Perry, featuring Snoop Dogg)
— Hey, Soul Sister (by Train)
— Mine (by Taylor Swift)

OTHER CATEGORIES

Favorite Book
— Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
— Dork Diaries
— Vampire Academy series
— Witch and Wizard series

Favorite Videogame
— Just Dance 2
— Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem
— Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
— Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Nickelodeon’s 24th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards (Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2011) will be held on April 2nd, 2011 at 8 p.m. at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, which airs live and is usually held and telecast live (though with a three-hour time delay for those watching in the Pacific Time Zone or on the Nick 2 feed on digital cable that simulcasts the Pacific time zone feed) on a Saturday night in late March or early April, that honors the year’s biggest television, movie, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers. Winners receive a hollow orange blimp figurine, a logo outline for much of the network’s 1984-2010 era, which also functions as a kaleidoscope.

The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts. In recent years, slime stunts have been incorporated into the show. The KCA’s also host live entertainment. It has also been known to overwhelmingly cover people with the network’s trademark green slime.