Taylor Swift leads the nominations for the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

The Pop titan has amassed six nods, while Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter follow with five apiece.

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Swift is nominated across music and entertainment categories, while Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Drake, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, and Karol G are also among this year’s major music contenders.

Cardi B appears in Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Album with ‘Am I the Drama?’ Her Kehlani collaboration, ‘Safe,’ is also competing for Favorite Music Collaboration.

Elsewhere, Rihanna is nominated for Favorite Female Animated Voice for her performance as Smurfette, while Doechii and Lady Gaga’s ‘RUNWAY’ lands in Favorite Song From a Movie.

KATSEYE, Olivia Dean, RAYE, ADÉLA, Ella Langley, and Stella Lefty comprise the Favorite Female Breakout Artist or Group field. Tyla represents Africa in Favorite Global Music Star.

Alex Warren will host the ceremony live from Los Angeles on November 14. CBS and Nickelodeon will broadcast the show, with Paramount+ carrying a live stream for Premium subscribers in the US.

Voting is now open across 36 categories on the official Kids’ Choice Awards website.

2026 Kids’ Choice Awards: Full Nominees List

Favorite Movie

• ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
• ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
• ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’
• ‘Lilo & Stitch’
• ‘Moana’
• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’
• ‘Superman’
• ‘Wicked: For Good’

Favorite Movie Actress

• Anne Hathaway (Andy Sachs, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’)
• Ariana Grande (Glinda, ‘Wicked: For Good’)
• Catherine Laga’aia (Moana, ‘Moana’)
• Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba, ‘Wicked: For Good’)
• Millie Bobby Brown (Enola Holmes, ‘Enola Holmes 3’)
• Scarlett Johansson (Zora Bennett, ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’)
• Zendaya (MJ, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’)
• Zoe Saldaña (Neytiri, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’)

Favorite Movie Actor

• Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore, ‘Happy Gilmore 2’)
• David Corenswet (Clark Kent/Superman, ‘Superman’)
• Dwayne Johnson (Maui, ‘Moana’)
• Hugh Jackman (George Handy, ‘The Sheep Detectives’)
• John Cena (Buddy Crane, ‘Coyote vs. Acme’)
• Ryan Gosling (Ryland Grace, ‘Project Hail Mary’)
• Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’)
• Zach Galifianakis (Dr. Jumba Jookiba, ‘Lilo & Stitch’)

Favorite Animated Movie

• ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
• ‘Minions & Monsters’
• ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’
• ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’
• ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’
• ‘Toy Story 5’
• ‘Zootopia 2’

Favorite Female Animated Voice From a Movie

• Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’)
• Arden Cho (Rumi, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’)
• Brie Larson (Rosalina, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’)
• Gabrielle Union (Jett Fillmore, ‘GOAT’)
• Ginnifer Goodwin (Judy Hopps, ‘Zootopia 2’)
• Joan Cusack (Jessie, ‘Toy Story 5’)
• Mckenna Grace (Skye, ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’)
• Rihanna (Smurfette, ‘Smurfs’)

Favorite Male Animated Voice From a Movie

• Ahn Hyo-seop (Jinu, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’)
• Chris Pratt (Mario, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’)
• Jack Black (Bowser, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’)
• Jason Bateman (Nick Wilde, ‘Zootopia 2’)
• Michael B. Jordan (Ollie, ‘Swapped’)
• Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear, ‘Toy Story 5’)
• Tom Hanks (Woody, ‘Toy Story 5’)
• Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’)

Watch Party: Kids’ Choice

• ‘A Very Jonas Christmas Movie’
• ‘Camp Rock 3’
• ‘Clash of the Thundermans’
• ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’
• ‘Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado’
• ‘Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires’

Favorite Villain

• Emily Blunt (Emily Charlton, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’)
• Jack Black (Bowser, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’)
• Jeff Goldblum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ‘Wicked: For Good’)
• John Cena (Buddy Crane, ‘Coyote vs. Acme’)
• Julia Garner (Shalla-Bal/The Silver Surfer, ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’)
• Mark Hamill (The Flying Dutchman, ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’)
• Sadie Sink (Jean Grey, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’)
• Zach Galifianakis (Dr. Jumba Jookiba, ‘Lilo & Stitch’)

Favorite Kids TV Show

• ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
• ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’
• ‘Soy Luna: Let’s Roll Again’
• ‘The Thundermans: Undercover’
• ‘Vampirina: Teenage Vampire’
• ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’

Favorite Family TV Show

• ‘Abbott Elementary’
• ‘Ghosts’
• ‘Ginny & Georgia’
• ‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’
• ‘One Piece’
• ‘Stranger Things’
• ‘Wednesday’
• ‘XO, Kitty’

Favorite TV Show Reality Competition

• ‘American Idol’
• ‘American Ninja Warrior’
• ‘America’s Got Talent’
• ‘LEGO Masters’
• ‘Survivor’
• ‘The Voice’

Favorite Cartoon

• ‘Big City Greens’
• ‘Phineas and Ferb’
• ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’
• ‘Teen Titans Go!’
• ‘The Bad Guys: The Series’
• ‘The Simpsons’

Favorite Female TV Star (Kids)

• Elizabeth Yu (Azula, ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’)
• Janice LeAnn Brown (Billie, ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’)
• Kenzi Richardson (Vampirina “Vee” Hauntley, ‘Vampirina: Teenage Vampire’)
• Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, ‘The Thundermans: Undercover’)
• Leah Sava’ Jeffries (Annabeth Chase, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’)
• Maya Le Clark (Chloe Thunderman, ‘The Thundermans: Undercover’)

Favorite Male TV Star (Kids)

• Alkaio Thiele (Roman Russo, ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’)
• Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’)
• David Henrie (Justin Russo, ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’)
• Gordon Cormier (Aang, ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’)
• Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, ‘The Thundermans: Undercover’)
• Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’)

Favorite Female TV Star (Family)

• Anna Cathcart (Kitty, ‘XO, Kitty’)
• Antonia Gentry (Ginny Miller, ‘Ginny & Georgia’)
• Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams, ‘Wednesday’)
• Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair, ‘Wednesday’)
• Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams, ‘Wednesday’)
• Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, ‘Stranger Things’)
• Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield, ‘Stranger Things’)
• Quinta Brunson (Janine Teagues, ‘Abbott Elementary’)

Favorite Male TV Star (Family)

• Bryan Cranston (Hal, ‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’)
• Cedric the Entertainer (Calvin Butler, ‘The Neighborhood’)
• David Harbour (Jim Hopper, ‘Stranger Things’)
• Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler, ‘Stranger Things’)
• Frankie Muniz (Malcolm Wilkerson, ‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’)
• Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams, ‘Wednesday’)
• Joe Keery (Steve Harrington, ‘Stranger Things’)
• Tyler James Williams (Gregory Eddie, ‘Abbott Elementary’)

Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio

• Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo, and May Hong (Rumi, Zoey, and Mira, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’)
• Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo (Glinda and Elphaba, ‘Wicked: For Good’)
• Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Keery (Dustin Henderson and Steve Harrington, ‘Stranger Things’)
• Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman (Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, ‘Zootopia 2’)
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan (Tess Coleman and Anna Coleman, ‘Freakier Friday’)
• Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers (Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair, ‘Wednesday’)
• Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, and Tom Hanks (Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and Woody, ‘Toy Story 5’)
• Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci (Miranda Priestly and Nigel Kipling, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’)

Favorite Female Artist

• Ariana Grande
• Cardi B
• Karol G
• Miley
• Olivia Rodrigo
• ROSÉ
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Taylor Swift

Favorite Male Artist

• Benson Boone
• Bruno Mars
• Drake
• Ed Sheeran
• Harry Styles
• Justin Bieber
• Lil Uzi Vert
• Tyler, The Creator

Favorite Music Group or Duo

• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• Jonas Brothers
• Maroon 5
• Twenty One Pilots
• Weezer

Favorite Female Breakout Artist/Group

• ADÉLA
• Ella Langley
• KATSEYE
• Olivia Dean
• RAYE
• Stella Lefty

Favorite Male Breakout Artist/Group

• BigXthaPlug
• Don Toliver
• Noah Kahan
• Role Model
• SOMBR
• Temper City

Favorite Song

• ‘Daisies’ by Justin Bieber
• ‘drop dead’ by Olivia Rodrigo
• ‘hate that i made you love me’ by Ariana Grande
• ‘I Just Might’ by Bruno Mars
• ‘Manchild’ by Sabrina Carpenter
• ‘SWIM’ by BTS
• ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ by Taylor Swift
• ‘The Time of My Life’ by Benson Boone

Favorite Song From a Movie

• ‘Big Guy’ by Ice Spice (‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’)
• ‘Dream As One’ by Miley (‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’)
• ‘For Good’ by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (‘Wicked: For Good’)
• ‘Golden’ by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami (‘KPop Demon Hunters’)
• ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ by Taylor Swift (‘Toy Story 5’)
• ‘Just Keep Watching’ by Tate McRae (‘F1’)
• ‘RUNWAY’ by Lady Gaga and Doechii (‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’)
• ‘Zoo’ by Shakira (‘Zootopia 2’)

Favorite Viral Song

• ‘Babydoll’ by Jamie Miller
• ‘Boston’ by Stella Lefty
• ‘Choosin’ Texas’ by Ella Langley
• ‘E85’ by Don Toliver
• ‘Hit the Wall’ by Gracie Abrams
• ‘Man I Need’ by Olivia Dean
• ‘TIT FOR TAT’ by Tate McRae
• ‘WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!’ by RAYE

Favorite Music Collaboration

• ‘Bloodline’ by Alex Warren with Jelly Roll
• ‘Bring Your Love’ by Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter
• ‘Dai Dai’ by Shakira and Burna Boy
• ‘Dracula (with JENNIE)’ by Tame Impala and JENNIE
• ‘I Can’t Love You Anymore’ by Ella Langley featuring Morgan Wallen
• ‘Safe’ by Cardi B featuring Kehlani
• ‘Stateside + Zara Larsson’ by PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson
• ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift featuring Sabrina Carpenter

Favorite Album

• ‘Am I the Drama?’ by Cardi B
• ‘ARIRANG’ by BTS
• ‘ICEMAN’ by Drake
• ‘Man’s Best Friend’ by Sabrina Carpenter
• ‘SWAG’ by Justin Bieber
• ‘The Romantic’ by Bruno Mars
• ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift
• ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ by Olivia Rodrigo

Favorite Global Music Star

• Africa: Tyla
• Asia: BINI
• Australia: Tame Impala
• Europe: Zara Larsson
• Latin America: Karol G
• North America: Taylor Swift
• UK: Olivia Dean

Favorite Female Creator

• Brooke Monk
• Charli D’Amelio
• Haley Kalil
• Lexi Rivera
• Pokimane
• Salish Matter
• Sofie Dossi
• Taylen Biggs

Favorite Male Creator

• Airrack
• Dude Perfect
• IShowSpeed
• Jesser
• Kai Cenat
• MrBeast
• SeanDoesMagic
• Unspeakable

Favorite Creator Family

• Earle Family
• Familia Diamond
• Jordan and Salish Matter
• Ninja Kidz TV
• The Bucket List Family
• The Fun Squad
• Vlad and Niki

Favorite Female Sports Star

• A’ja Wilson
• Alysa Liu
• Angel Reese
• Caitlin Clark
• Chloe Kim
• Coco Gauff
• Mikaela Shiffrin
• Trinity Rodman

Favorite Male Sports Star

• Anthony Edwards
• LeBron James
• Lewis Hamilton
• Lionel Messi
• Patrick Mahomes
• Shohei Ohtani
• Stephen Curry
• Travis Kelce

Favorite Clutch Player of the Year

• Caleb Williams
• Eileen Gu
• Freddie Freeman
• Hilary Knight
• Jack Hughes
• Jalen Brunson
• Nelly Korda
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Favorite Video Game

• ‘Among Us’
• ‘Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game’
• ‘Fortnite’
• ‘Minecraft’
• ‘Roblox’
• ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’

Favorite Podcast

• ‘anything goes with emma chamberlain’
• ‘Avatar: Braving the Elements’
• ‘Baby, This is Keke Palmer’
• ‘Hey Jonas!’
• ‘LOL Podcast’
• ‘New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce’
• ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast’
• ‘Stuff You Should Know’

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