Nickelodeon Announces Nominees for Kids’ Choice Sports Awards [COMPLETE LIST]
Nickelodeon will hold its first-ever Kids' Choice Sports Awards on July 17. Some of the biggest names in the sporting world such as Tom Brady, Maria Sharapova, Carmelo Anthony, Serena Williams, and Cristiano Ronaldo are amongst the nominees for the award show. Nickelodeon is certainly getting ready to dump its trademark green slime on sports celebrities too.
"We're bringing you a brand new Nickelodeon award show that lets you pick the biggest superstars in sports," written on Nick's official Web site.
"There will be sweat. There will be slime. And there will be tons of all star athletes."
The award show has several categories ranging from crazy fun to serious ones. Of course, the typical "Best Male Athlete," "Best Female Athlete," and "Favourite Newcomer" are included, but off-the-wall awards such as "Don't Try This At Home," "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Party Like a Sports Star," "King and Queen of Swag," and "Biggest Cannon" awards are going to be given as well.
Retired American football defensive end Michael Strahan will serve as the host and executive producer of Kids' Choice Sports Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "It is a real honour to be the inaugural host of the Kids' Choice Sports Awards," Strahan said. "As an athlete and as a father to four kids who grew up with Nickelodeon, I know firsthand what an important role sports plays in kids' lives." Strahan said that the upcoming sports awards will be a "kids' Super Bowl-sized event" just simply because of the fact that the best of the best in the sporting world will be there.
"It will have the best athletes, the best entertainment, the most fun, of course, the best slimings the world of sports has ever seen for the whole family to watch together.
Complete List of Nominees
Best Male Athlete
Tom Brady,Kevin Durant, Dale Earnhardt Jr., LeBron James (NBA, Miami Heat), Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Dwayne Wade, Tiger Woods
Best Female Athlete
Gabby Douglas, Gracie Gold, Candace Parker, Danica Patrick, Hope Solo, Lindsey Vonn, Serena Williams
Favorite Newcomer
Skylar Diggins, Bryce Harper, Yasiel Puig, Sloane Stephens, Mike Trout, Russell Wilson
Favorite Catch
Dez Bryant, Calvin Johnson, Yaisel Puig, Mike Trout
Best Save
Tim Howard, Henrik Lundqvist, Ryan Miller, Jonathan Quick, Hope Solo
Clutch Player of the Year
Carmelo Anthony, Skylar Diggins, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Marshawn Lynch, David Ortiz, Abby Wambach
Sickest Moves
Sidney Crosby, Landon Donovan, Blake Griffin, Lionel Messi, Alex Morgan, Alexander Ovechkin, Chris Paul, Adrian Peterson
Don't Try This At Home Award
Nyjah Huston, Travis Pastrana, Kelly Slater, Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White
Smells Like Team Spirit
Detroit Red Wings Fans, Green Bay Packers Fans, Oakland Raiders Fans, Oklahoma City Thunder Fans, Pittsburgh Steelers Fans , Seattle Seahawks Fans
King of Swag
Eric Decker, Henrik Lundqvist, Cristiano Ronaldo, Amar'e Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook
Queen of Swag
Skylar Diggins, Gabby Douglas, Lolo Jones, Maria Sharapova, Lindsey Vonn, Serena Williams
Biggest Cannon
Novak Djokovic, Clayton Kershaw, Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Justin Verlander, Serena Williams
Favorite Comeback Athlete
Bethany Hamilton, Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson, Albert Pujols, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook
Superstar Siblings
Dufour-Lapointe Sisters, Gasol Brothers, Gronkowski Brothers, Lopez Brothers, Manning Brothers, Staal Brothers, Upton Brothers, Williams Sisters