Nigeria music star, Wizkid has been nominated in the “Favorite Global Music Star” category of the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
Nigerian child stars Olianna and Olivia are also nominated in the “Favorite African Kidfluencers” category of the awards.
Their names were announced by the organizers of the awards ceremony, which is scheduled to take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, USA on March 8.
Below is the full list of the nominees:
# FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR
- Bad Bunny (Latin America)
- BLACKPINK (Asia)
- Harry Styles (UK)
- Rosalía (Europe)
- Taylor Swift (North America)
- Tones and I (Australia)
- Wizkid (Africa)
# FAVOURITE AFRICAN KIDFLUENCERS
- Alakhe Mdoda
- Lethukuthula Bhengu
- Rethabile Mokgatla
- Olianna and Olivia
- Siba Bogopa
- DJ Arch JNR
# FAVORITE AFRICAN STAR
- Trevor Noah
- Banyana Banyana
- Scorpion Kings
- Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things)
- Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay, iCarly)
- Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield, Stranger Things)
- Tracee Ellis Ross (Bow Johnson, Black-ish)
#FAVORITE MALE TV STAR (FAMILY)
- Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair, Stranger Things)
- Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Obi-Wan-Kenobi)
- Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things)
- Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson, Stranger Things)
- Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, iCarly)
- Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso, Cobra Kai)
# FILM:
# FAVORITE MOVIE
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Black Adam
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Hocus Pocus 2
- Jurassic World Dominion
- Monster High The Movie
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Top Gun: Maverick
# FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
- Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder)
- Chris Pratt (Owen Grady, Jurassic World: Dominion)
- Dwayne Johnson (Black Adam/Teth-Adam, Black Adam)
- Jim Carrey (Dr Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog 2)
- Ryan Reynolds (Big Adam, The Adam Project)
- Tom Cruise (Capt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, Top Gun: Maverick)
# FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
- Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
- Letitia Wright (Shuri, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Millie Bobby Brown (Enola Holmes, Enola Holmes 2)
- Natalie Portman (Jane Foster/The Mighty Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah Sanderson, Hocus Pocus 2)
#FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE
- DC League of Super-Pets
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
- Lightyear
- Minions: The Rise of Gru
- The Bad Guys
- Turning Red
# FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE (MALE)
- Andy Samberg (Dale, Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers)
- Andy Samberg (Jonathan, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania)
- Chris Evans (Buzz Lightyear, Lightyear)
- Dwayne Johnson (Krypto, DC League of Super-Pets)
- Kevin Hart (Ace, DC League of Super-Pets)
- Steve Carell (Gru, Minions: The Rise of Gru)
# FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE (FEMALE)
- Awkwafina (Tarantula, The Bad Guys)
- Keke Palmer (Izzy Hawthorne, Lightyear)
- Salma Hayek (Kitty Softpaws, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish)
- Sandra Oh (Ming, Turning Red)
- Selena Gomez (Mavis, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania)
- Taraji P. Henson (Belle Bottom, Minions: The Rise of Gru)
# MUSIC:
- Ninja
- Ryan’s World
- SeanDoesMagic
- Unspeakable
# FAVORITE FEMALE CREATOR
- Addison Rae
- Charli D’Amelio
- Dixie D’Amelio
- Gracie’s Corner
- Kids Diana Show
- Miranda Sings
# FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA FAMILY
- FGTeeV
- Ninja Kidz TV
- Ohana Adventure Family
- The Bucket List Family
- The Royalty Family
- The Williams Family
# FAVORITE FEMALE SPORTS STAR
- Candace Parker
- Chloe Kim
- Naomi Osaka
- Serena Williams
- Simone Biles
- Venus Williams
# FAVORITE MALE SPORTS STAR
- LeBron James
- Lionel Messi
- Patrick Mahomes
- Shaun White
- Stephen Curry
- Tom Brady
# FAVORITE CELEBRITY PET
- Dexter Lipa Hadid
- Dodger Evans
- Gino Chopra Jonas
- Olivia Benson Swift
- Piggy Lou Bieber
- Toulouse Grande
# FAVORITE BOOK
- Cat Kid Comic Club Book Series
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Series
- Five Nights at Freddy’s Book Series
- Harry Potter Book Series
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants Books Series
- The Bad Guys Book Series
# FAVORITE VIDEO GAME
- Adopt Me!
- Brookhaven
- Just Dance 2023
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Minecraft
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
