1996 Kids' Choice Awards

Children's television awards show program broadcast in 1996

Date

May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)

Location

Universal Studios Hollywood

Hosted by

Whitney Houston
Rosie O'Donnell

Television/radio coverage

Network

Nickelodeon

Viewership

2.14 million^[1] (households)

Produced by

Mark Offitzer

Directed by

Glenn Weiss

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Kids' Choice Awards

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The 9th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on May 11, 1996, at Universal Studios Hollywood.^[2]^[3] Whitney Houston hosted the ceremony with Rosie O'Donnell co-hosting via satellite from a New York Harbor cruise,^[2]^[4] and Mark Curry served as a guest announcer. Houston became the first celebrity to host more than one Kids' Choice Awards.^[5]

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Whitney Houston	"I'm Every Woman"
All-4-One	"These Arms"
Monica	"Before You Walk Out of My Life"
BoDeans	"Closer to Free"

Winners and nominees

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

Movies

Favorite Movie^[6]^[7]	Favorite Movie Actor
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Batman Forever Casper Toy Story	Jim Carrey – Batman Forever as Edward Nygma / The Riddler & Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls as Ace Ventura^[8]^[4] Tom Hanks – Apollo 13 as Jim Lovell Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Tom and Huck as Tom Sawyer Robin Williams – Jumanji as Alan Parrish
Favorite Movie Actress
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen – It Takes Two as Amanda Lemmon & Alyssa Callaway Kirstie Alley – It Takes Two as Diane Burrows Nicole Kidman – Batman Forever as Dr. Chase Meridian Alicia Silverstone – Clueless as Cher Horowitz

Television

Favorite TV Show	Favorite TV Actor
Home Improvement^[8] Family Matters The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Sister, Sister	Tim Allen – Home Improvement as Tim Taylor^[8]^[4] Martin Lawrence – Martin as Martin Payne Will Smith – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Will Smith Jaleel White – Family Matters as Steve Urkel
Favorite TV Actress^[9]	Favorite Cartoon
Tia & Tamera Mowry – Sister, Sister as Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell^[4] Tatyana Ali – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Ashley Banks Roseanne Barr – Roseanne as Roseanne Conner Queen Latifah – Living Single as Khadijah James	Rugrats Animaniacs Doug The Simpsons

Music

Favorite Singer^[6]	Favorite Group
Brandy^[4] Coolio Janet Jackson Michael Jackson	TLC All-4-One Boyz II Men Green Day
Favorite Song
"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio "Baby" – Brandy "One Sweet Day" – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men "Waterfalls" – TLC

Sports

Favorite Male Athlete	Favorite Female Athlete
Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)^[6]^[8] Troy Aikman (Dallas Cowboys) Shaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic) Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys)	Kristi Yamaguchi (Figure skating) Nicole Bobek (Figure skating) Nancy Kerrigan (Figure skating) Shannon Miller (Gymnastics)
Favorite Sports Team
Orlando Magic Atlanta Braves Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers

Miscellaneous

Favorite Video Game	Favorite Animal Star^[6]
Donkey Kong Country Ms. Pac-Man Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! X-Men	Willy – Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Amy – Congo Babe – Babe Marcel – Friends
Favorite Book
Tales to Give You Goosebumps Special Edition #1 by R.L. Stine The Babysitter IV by R.L. Stine The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks Pocahontas Illustrated Classic adapted by Gina Ingoglia

Special Recognition

Hall of Fame

Tim Allen^[6]^[8]^[4]

References

^ Cable’s Top 15 (pg. 61) - Broadcasting and Cable Magazine - May 20, 1996
^ ^a ^b "Nickelodeon set to reveal Kids' Choice Awards tonight". Houston Chronicle. May 11, 1996. p. 8. ProQuest 296140939.
^ "Whitney Houston Hosts Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 1996". Whitney Houston Official Site. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kleid, Beth (May 13, 1996). "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "KCA Fun Facts - Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Press Site". Nickelodeon. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mangan, Jennifer (March 28, 1996). "Poll Position". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ SNICK - Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award - Keenan & Kel - Favorite Movie Voting (1996) (Video). member berries. March 16, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Does This Hunchback Ring a Bell With You?". Chicago Tribune. May 21, 1996. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ Opening 10 minutes - Kids' Choice Awards 1996 (Video). Magitroopa. April 13, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via YouTube.
^ "The 9th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Whitney Houston Official Site. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved April 5, 2020.