Celebs have the slime of their lives
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Messy business … Pharrell Williams and actress Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting get slimed during the Kids’ Choice Awards. Picture: Frazer Harrison
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Superstars including Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Downey Jr., One Direction, Sam & Cat, Selena Gomez, Kevin Hart, Patrick Star, Dwight Howard and more won top honours at this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
Hosted by Mark Wahlberg, this year’s event featured dual stages, a 360 degree mosh pit, a slime fountain delivering winner envelopes and a slime river snaking throughout the venue.
Kicking off the star-studded celebration was internet sensation Todrick Hall with a pop performance medley featuring celeb cameos by Pharrell Williams, Austin Mahone and Cody Simpson, along with aerialists and cheerleaders.
New to this year’s telecast, viewers were able to influence multiple slimings in the live show.
In a special live vote during the show, kids spoke up and declared both Cody Simpson and Austin Mahone slime-worthy.
Wahlberg maintained throughout the show that he would be an unslimeable host, but ultimately copped a massive drenching.
Drenched … host Mark Wahlberg gets slimed onstage. Picture: Kevin Winter
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Top-selling recording artist Aloe Blacc took the stage with a medley of his hit songs, “Wake Me Up” and new single “The Man,” while Brooklyn-based rock group American Authors closed the night with a multicoloured neon slime-filled performance of their number one smash, “Best Day of My Life.”
Kids and families paid tribute to their favourites by casting votes in 22 categories, including the newly introduced Favourite Funny Star, Favourite Animated Animal Sidekick, and Most Enthusiastic Athlete.
The orange blimp goes to … Selena Gomez accepts the award for Favourite Female Singer. Picture: Frazer Harrison
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Fans were able to vote for their favourites across all of Nickelodeon’s digital outlets.
Orange blimps were presented to Adam Sandler for Favourite Movie Actor; Jennifer Lawrence for Favourite Movie Actress and Favourite Female Buttkicker; The Hunger Games: Catching Fire for Favourite Movie and Frozen for Favorite Animated Movie.
Robert Downey Jr won top honours for Favourite Male Buttkicker and Miranda Cosgrove took home the blimp for Favourite Voice from an Animated Movie for her role in Despicable Me 2.
In the television categories, Favourite TV Show went to Sam & Cat; Favourite Reality Show to Wipeout; Favorite Cartoon to SpongeBob SquarePants; Favourite TV Actor to Ross Lynch and Favourite TV Actress to Ariana Grande.
Award winner … Robert Downey Jr accepts the award for Favourite Male Butt Kicker. Picture: Frazer Harrison
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In music, orange blimps went to Selena Gomez for Favourite Female Singer; Justin Timberlake for Favourite Male Singer and One Direction nabbed Favourite Music Group and “Story of My Life” for Favourite Song.
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series garnered Favourite Book; Despicable Me: Minion Rush won Favorite App Game; Just Dance 2014 won for Favourite Videogame; Kevin Hart nabbed the blimp for Favourite Funny Star; Patrick Star for Favourite Animated Animal Sidekick; and Dwight Howard took home the prize for Most Enthusiastic Athlete.
Stepping out … Lea Michele was one of the many celebrity guests. Picture: Mark Davis
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The star-studded telecast featured additional celebrity participants, including Chris Rock, Robert Downey Jr, Jim Parsons, Jayma Mays, Kristen Bell, Chris Evans, Nicola Peltz, Shaun White, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Selena Gomez, Queen Latifah, Michael Strahan, Carlos PenaVega, Zendaya, Debby Ryan, Andy Samberg, America Ferrera, Sophia Grace and Rosie from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Will Arnett, Bella Thorne, Jake Short, Lea Michele, LL Cool J, James Maslow, Peta Murgatroyd, John Cena, The Bella Twins, Ross Lynch, Kendall Schmidt, cast members from The Haunted Hathaways, Instant Mom, The Thundermans, and many others.
