The 36th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ceremony was held on March 4, 2023, at the

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with Nate Burleson and Charli D'Amelio serving as hosts. It aired live on

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and in a domestic simulcast with several other

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cable networks, and was broadcast live or tape delayed across all of Nickelodeon's international networks. Prior to the ceremony, a nominations special aired on Nickelodeon on March 2. The ceremony had performances from Bebe Rexha, Young Dylan, and Lil Baby. The Nickelodeon network premiere of '' Sing'' led into the ceremony, while a linear premiere of an episode of ''

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'' served as the lead-out.

Appearances

Prior to the ceremony, Pressley Hosbach, DangMattSmith, and Jane McManus hosted an Orange Carpet livestream on the

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channel. The ceremony featured appearances by celebrities including

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, Halle Bailey, Bianca Belair, Big E, Dove Cameron, Miranda Cosgrove,

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, Dominique Fishback, Montez Ford,

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, Michael Le, Lil Uzi Vert, Peyton List, Becky Lynch,

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, Jenna Ortega, Chris Pine, Bella Poarch, Anthony Ramos, Olivia Rodrigo, Michelle Rodriguez,

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, Kelly Rowland,

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, That Girl Lay Lay, Pierson Wodzynski, and Xavier Woods.

Performers

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced and voting opened on January 31, 2023. Voting ended on March 4, 2023. The winners are listed first, highlighted in boldfaced text.

Movies

Television

Music

Sports

Miscellaneous

Special Recognitions

Lifetime Achievement Award

* Optimus Prime

King of Comedy

International

The following are nominations for awards to be given by Nickelodeon's international networks.

Notes

References

External links

* (archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kids' Choice Awards, 2023 Kids' Choice Kids' Choice Awards Kids' Choice Awards Kids' Choice Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards