The 2nd Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 18, 1988, from the Conan Sword and Sorcery Spectacular Arena at

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. This was the first event held under this title, and first to feature a live audience, as well as celebrity hosts and attendees, while the first

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occurred the previous year in 1987 as '' The Big Ballot'', and only featured taped segments linked together by its studio hosts. The show also featured the first "KCA trophy", which was created by original logo designers Tom Corey and Scott Nash.The Nickelodeon Logo, The Fred/Alan Archive
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Performers

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(" Wipe Out") *

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(" Shake Your Love" and " Out of the Blue")

Presenters

Wil Wheaton Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', ...

and

Staci Keanan Anastasia Love Sagorsky (born June 6, 1975), best known by her stage name Staci Keanan, is an American lawyer, law professor and former actress. She is best known for her television roles as Nicole Bradford on the NBC sitcom '' My Two Dads'' (1 ...

- presented Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress * Tiffany Brissette and Danny Pintauro - presented Favorite Sports Team and Favorite Male Athlete * Amanda Peterson and Rob Stone - presented Favorite TV Actor and Favorite TV Actress via video * Josie Davis and

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- presented Favorite Female Vocalist and Favorite Male Vocalist The awards for Favorite Movie, Favorite Female Athlete, Favorite TV Show and Favorite Song were presented by co-hosts

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and Dan Schneider in small vignettes throughout the show. In addition,

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and

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revealed the winner for Favorite Female Athlete in a small '' Finders Keepers'' segment.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.

Movies

Television

Music

Sports

References

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Kids' Choice Awards The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice, is an American annual awards ceremony show produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in March or early April, the show honors the year's biggest in te ...

April 1988 in the United States Kids