The 2020 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards: Celebrate Together happened virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down movie theaters, concerts, events and awards shows across the entertainment industry.
Victoria Justice (Victorious) took on the hosting duties, and fans were still able to enjoy the traditional sliming that accompanies the program, along with the celebration of kids’ favorite shows, movies and games.
Big winners included Avengers: End Game, which snagged Favorite Movie, Stranger Things for Favorite Family TV Show, Henry Danger for Favorite Kids TV Show and Dwayne Johnson for Favorite Movie Actor. Ariana Grande snagged Favorite Female Artist and Shawn Mendes nabbed the Favorite Male Artist honor.
During her acceptance speech, the 26-year-old Grande said: “I wanna say thank you so much for all your love and for making me your Favorite Female Music Star. I really appreciate it. And I love you guys so much. Thank you so much. Mwah! Love you.”
Highlights of the show included an appearance from the cast of Avengers: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner.
Dwayne Johnson, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Camila Cabello, JoJo Siwa, David Dobrik, Millie Bobby Brown, Ellen DeGeneres, BTS, Shawn Mendes, Lil Nas X, Dove Cameron, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, SSSniperWolf, cast members of Stranger Things (Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink), and the cast of Henry Danger (Jace Norman, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Cooper Barnes, Ella Anderson, and Michael D. Cohen) also popped up.
Asher Angel also performed his single All Day.
Nickelodeon donated $1 million to No Kid Hungry, a nonprofit helping families affected by hunger during the pandemic.