2008 Kids' Choice Awards
The 21st Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on March 29, 2008, at the Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California. The show was the first live-action/animated Kids Choice Awards show. The event was hosted by Jack Black. Voting began March 3 on Nick.com and Nicktropolis. A "Bring on the Nominees" special hosted by Lil' JJ aired also. The Naked Brothers Band and Miley Cyrus were musical performances for the show. A sweepstakes was announced to promote the show. The number of votes cast broke the record previously set in 2007. 86,708,020 kids cast 88,254,272 votes (since kids were allowed to vote multiple times) between March 3–29 in 18 categories, to honor and vote for their favorites. Votes were cast via Nick.com, Nicktropolis, TurboNick, and for the first time via Nick's new mobile website (wap.nick.com). The award show attracted 7.7 million viewers.
| 2008 Kids' Choice Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 29, 2008 |
| Location | Pauley Pavilion |
| Hosted by | Jack Black |
| Most awards | Drake and Josh (2) Miley Cyrus (2) |
| Most nominations | Shrek the Third (4) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Viewership | 7.45 million |
| Produced by | Paul Flattery |
| Directed by | Beth McCarthy-Miller |
The 2008 Kids' Choice Awards is notable for being the only time that SpongeBob SquarePants did not win the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Cartoon since the show was first nominated in 2003, with Avatar: The Last Airbender winning instead.