Nickelodeon announced his year’s nominees for the Kids Choice Awards on Thursday.

The artists are competing in four categories: Favorite Global Music Star, Favorite Song, Favorite Male Singer and Favorite Female Singer.

Beginning Thursday, kids can cast their votes across 28 categories via Nickelodeon’s digital platforms, including Nick.com and the Nick app on iPad, iPhone, Kindle and Android devices.

John Cena will host the ceremony live from USC’s Galen Center in L.A. on March 11 at 8 p.m.

Stars like Bruno Mars, 5 Seconds of Summer, Little Mix, Zara Larsson, and Shakira are among the nominees in the music category. The full list of nominees is:

Favorite Music Group

  • The Chainsmokers
  • Fifth Harmony
  • Maroon 5
  • OneRepublic
  • Pentatonix
  • Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Male Singer

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  • Drake
  • Justin Bieber
  • Bruno Mars
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Justin Timberlake
  • The Weeknd

Favorite Female Singer

  • Adele
  • Beyoncé
  • Ariana Grande
  • Selena Gomez
  • Rihanna
  • Meghan Trainor

Favorite Song

  • “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars
  • “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake
  • “Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots
  • “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” – Adele
  • “Side to Side” – Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj
  • “Work from Home” – Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign

Favorite New Artist

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • The Chainsmokers
  • Daya
  • Lukas Graham
  • Solange
  • Rae Sremmurd
  • Hailee Steinfeld
  • Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Music Video

  • “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars
  • “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake
  • “Formation” – Beyoncé
  • “Juju On That Beat” – Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall
  • “Me Too” – Meghan Trainor
  • “Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots

Favorite DJ/EDM Artist

  • Martin Garrix
  • Calvin Harris
  • Major Lazer
  • Skrillex
  • DJ Snake
  • Zedd

Favorite Soundtrack

  • Hamilton
  • Me Before You
  • Moana
  • Sing
  • Suicide Squad
  • Trolls

Favorite Viral Music Artist

  • Tiffany Alvord
  • Matty B
  • Carson Lueders
  • Johnny Orlando
  • Jacob Sartorius
  • JoJo Siwa

Favorite Global Music Star

  • 5 Seconds of Summer (Australia/New Zealand)
  • BIGBANG (Asia)
  • Bruno Mars (North America)
  • Little Mix (UK)
  • Shakira (South America)
  • Zara Larsson (Europe)

In the film category, actors and shows from all over the world have been nominated. The list includes actors from Nigeria and the Philippines. Potential winners for favorite movie actor include Ben Affleck, Will Arnett, Henry Cavill, Robert Downey Jr.Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. New categories added this year include BBFs (Best Friends Forever), Favorite Frenemies, Most Wanted Pet and #Squad. Here is the full list of nominees in the film category:

Favorite TV Show – Kids’ Show

  • Game Shakers
  • Girl Meets World
  • Henry Danger
  • Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
  • The Thundermans

Favorite TV Show – Family Show

  • Big Bang Theory
  • Black-ish
  • Fuller House
  • Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Supergirl
  • The Flash

Favorite Reality Show

  • America’s Funniest Home Videos
  • America’s Got Talent
  • American Ninja Warrior
  • Paradise Run
  • Shark Tank
  • The Voice

Favorite Cartoon

  • ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
  • SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Teen Titans Go!
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • The Amazing World of Gumball
  • The Loud House

Favorite Male TV Star

  • Benjamin Flores Jr. (Triple G, Game Shakers)
  • Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
  • Jack Griffo (Max, The Thundermans)
  • Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger)
  • Casey Simpson (Ricky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
  • Tyrel Jackson Williams (Leo, Lab Rats)

Favorite Female TV Star

  • Rowan Blanchard (Riley, Girl Meets World)
  • Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie, Liv and Maddie)
  • Lizzy Greene (Dawn, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
  • Kira Kosarin (Phoebe, The Thundermans)
  • Breanna Yde (Tomika, School of Rock)
  • Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover)

Favorite Movie

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Ghostbusters
  • Pete’s Dragon
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Favorite Movie Actor

  • Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  • Will Arnett (Vernon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows)
  • Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  • Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War)
  • Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War)
  • Chris Hemsworth (Kevin, Ghostbusters)

Favorite Movie Actress

  • Amy Adams (Lois, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  • Megan Fox (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows)
  • Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War)
  • Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
  • Melissa McCarthy (Abby, Ghostbusters)
  • Kristen Wiig (Erin, Ghostbusters)

Favorite Animated Movie

  • Finding Dory
  • Moana
  • Sing
  • The Secret Life of Pets
  • Trolls
  • Zootopia

Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie

  • Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory)
  • Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets)
  • Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana)
  • Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls)
  • Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls)
  • Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing)

Favorite Villain

  • Helena Bonham Carter (The Red Queen, Alice Through the Looking Glass)
  • Idris Elba (Krall, Star Trek Beyond)
  • Will Ferrell (Mugatu, Zoolander 2)
  • Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets) *Note: animated
  • Charlize Theron(Ravenna, The Huntsman: Winter’s War)
  • Spencer Wilding (Darth Vader, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)

Favorite Butt-Kicker

  • Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  • Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  • Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War)
  • Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman, The Huntsman: Winter’s War)
  • Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War)
  • Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
  • Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique, X-Men: Apocalypse)
  • Zoe Saldana (Lieutenant Uhura, Star Trek Beyond)

BFF’s (Best Friends Forever)

  • Ruby Barnhill & Mark Rylance (Sophie/BFG, The BFG)
  • Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson (Bob/Calvin, Central Intelligence)
  • Kevin Hart & Ice Cube (Ben/James, Ride Along 2)
  • Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Captain Kirk/Spock, Star Trek Beyond)
  • Neel Sethi & Bill Murray(Mowgli/ Baloo, Jungle Book)
  • Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson (Derek/Hansel, Zoolander 2)

Favorite Frenemies

  • Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill (Batman/Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  • Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. (Captain America/Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War)
  • Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick, Zootopia)
  • Dwayne Johnson & Auli’I Cravalho (Moana/Maui, Moana)
  • Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch, Trolls)
  • Charlize Theron & Emily Blunt (Ravenna/Freya, The Huntsman: Winter’s War)

Most Wanted Pet

  • Baloo from The Jungle Book (Bill Murray)
  • Dory from Finding Dory (Ellen DeGeneres)
  • Po from Kung Fu Panda 3 (Jack Black)
  • Red from The Angry Birds Movie (Jason Sudeikis)
  • Rosita from Sing (Reese Witherspoon)
  • Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart)

Squad

  • Captain America: Civil WarChris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan,Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman
  • Finding Dory – Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy
  • Ghostbusters Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryFelicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows – Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson
  • X-Men: Apocalypse – James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Ben Hardy, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn

READ: KIDS CHOICE AWARDS 2016

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