Spider-Man swept the movies, BTS took the music and Melbourne-raised Rosé was crowned: the Kids’ Choice Awards winners
Spider-Man: Brand New Day won favourite movie at the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, with Tom Holland and Zendaya taking the two movie acting prizes and Sadie Sink named favourite villain. BTS won favourite music group, Rosé was named favourite female artist and Stranger Things took favourite family TV show. The voting is done by children, which makes the results a sharp read on what a generation is actually watching and playing.
Three things to know
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day won four prizes: favourite movie, movie actor for Tom Holland, movie actress for Zendaya, and villain for Sadie Sink as Jean Grey.
- K-pop's year showed up in the results: BTS won favourite music group, and "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters won favourite song from a movie.
- Chris Pratt received the King of Comedy honour, and first-time host Alex Warren presided over a night of the show's trademark green slime.
The children have voted, and Spider-Man has won.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day was named favourite movie at the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, held on Saturday night at Television City Studios in Los Angeles, about 9am AWST on Sunday. Tom Holland won favourite movie actor for Peter Parker, Zendaya won favourite movie actress for MJ, and Sadie Sink was named favourite villain for her turn as Jean Grey.
That is a near clean sweep for the film, and a measure of how far the Holland-Zendaya pairing has carried with an audience that was barely born when the pair first appeared together as Spider-Man and MJ in 2017.
Who won the music awards?
BTS won favourite music group or duo. Rosé, the Blackpink singer who was born in New Zealand and raised in Melbourne, was named favourite female artist.
An animated film’s soundtrack was rewarded too. “Golden”, from the animated hit KPop Demon Hunters, won favourite song from a movie.
What about television?
Stranger Things won favourite family TV show, a decade after the series first reached screens.
Who got slimed?
The slime is the point of the Kids’ Choice Awards, and the 2026 show did not hold back. Chris Pratt received the King of Comedy honour, an award that traditionally ends with the winner covered in green slime. American figure skater Alysa Liu was also slimed during the night.
Alex Warren, the singer and online creator, hosted for the first time. He had said before the show he would be shocked if it did not set a slime record.
Why do these awards matter?
The Kids’ Choice Awards are voted on by fans, mostly children, rather than by an academy or industry panel. That makes the list less about prestige and more about what young audiences are choosing for themselves: a superhero sequel, a Korean boy band, an animated film about K-pop idols and a Netflix series that began in 2016.
When can Australians watch?
The show aired live in the United States on CBS and Nickelodeon on Saturday night US time and streamed on Paramount+. Outside the US, it is set to screen on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ after its American premiere.
How we got here
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1988First show
Nickelodeon holds the first Kids' Choice Awards under that name.
2017Homecoming
Tom Holland and Zendaya first appear together as Peter Parker and MJ.
October 2026Nominations
Nickelodeon names Alex Warren as host and opens fan voting.
14 November 2026Ceremony
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, BTS and Rosé lead the winners in Los Angeles.
What happens next
The full ceremony becomes available on demand on Paramount+ in the US from Sunday, with international screenings on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ to follow. Awards season moves on to the major film and music prizes, where Spider-Man: Brand New Day and KPop Demon Hunters will be watched for nominations.
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