Kids Choice Awards

Alan Goodman, Albie Hecht and Fred Seibert started the awards show as The Big Ballot in 1986, named for the ballots kids voted with from places like Toys "R" Us. In 1988, it was renamed the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Now, it is possible to vote online at nick.com.

In 1990, the Kids' Choice Awards introduced the now familiar orange blimp award. Previously, the Kids' Choice Award was a gold statue shaped to look like a beret wearing child standing up (with his right leg crossed) and holding up a long orange stick (with the word Nickelodeon inscribed on it).

After Rosie O' Donnell's final show as host in 2003, Nickelodeon started picking other celebrities to host, based on their upcoming movies, in 2004. For example, Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz hosted the KCAs in 2004, coinciding with their upcoming movie, Shrek 2. In 2005 Ben Stiller was the host. Both in 2006 and the upcoming 2008 awards was and will be Jack Black, so far the first host after Rosie O'Donnell to host twice. Justin Timberlake hosted in 2007 promoting Shrek the Third. In 2008, Jack Black will host it in tie in with Kung Fu Panda.

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