2009 Kids' Choice Awards

The 22nd Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on March 28, 2009, on the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion, with Dwayne Johnson as host.^[2] Voting commenced on March 2, 2009. Performers and presenters for the event were announced on its official website.^[3] The show marks the last time that the Nickelodeon Orange Blimp was used on the Kids' Choice Awards logo, as Nickelodeon rebranded its logo six months after the ceremony, until the 2013 show.

2009 Kids' Choice Awards
Date	March 28, 2009
Location	Pauley Pavilion
Hosted by	Dwayne Johnson
Preshow host(s)	Lily Collins Jeff Sutphen (as Pick Boy) Lil' JJ
Most awards	High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2)
Most nominations	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (3) Miley Cyrus (3)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Nickelodeon
Runtime	125+ minutes
Viewership	7.68 million[1]
Produced by	Paul Flattery
Directed by	Beth McCarthy-Miller
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Finishing up with the "Orange Carpet" for the Kids' Choice Awards at Pauley Pavilion, UCLA campus

Jonas Brothers performing at the Kids' Choice Awards 2009

According to Nickelodeon, the show was broadcast in more than "228 million households across Nickelodeon's 50 channels in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and Latin America." It was watched by 7.7 million viewers in the United States.^[2][4] More votes than ever were cast for this year's KCAs. A record 91.1 million votes were cast on Nickelodeon websites.^[5]

Prior to the live telecast, Lily Collins, Pick Boy (played by Jeff Sutphen) and Lil' JJ hosted the "orange carpet", featuring celebrity interviews and a live performance by Miranda Cosgrove outside Pauley Pavilion.

Presenters and performers, and stunts for KCA 2009

Host

• Dwayne Johnson^[2]

Presenters^[3]

• Sandra Bullock
• John Cena
• Lily Collins
• Miranda Cosgrove
• Chace Crawford
• Cameron Diaz
• Zac Efron
• America Ferrera
• Megan Fox
• Hugh Jackman
• Shia LaBeouf
• Queen Latifah
• George Lopez
• Keke Palmer
• Josh Peck
• Chris Pine
• Amy Poehler
• Emma Roberts
• Chris Rock
• Fred Roggin
• Ben Stiller
• Marlon Wayans
• Owen Wilson
• Alex Wolff
• Nat Wolff

Performers^[3]

• Jonas Brothers – Main program "SOS"/"Burnin' Up"
• The Pussycat Dolls – Main program "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"/"When I Grow Up"

Slime Stunts^[2]

• Sandra Bullock
• Will Ferrell
• Hugh Jackman
• Dwayne Johnson
• Jonas Brothers
• Jesse McCartney

Announcer

• Tom Kenny

Burp Zone

• Jerry Trainor
• Matt Shively
• Ashley Argota
• Victoria Justice
• Nathan Kress
• Jennette McCurdy

Special Appearance

• Justin Timberlake – Taught Dwayne Johnson how to dance (in a commercial).
• Jesse McCartney – Opened the doors for Dwayne Johnson.
• Miranda Cosgrove – Helped Dwayne Johnson get the codes and helped him get the blimps (in a commercial).
• Tom Kenny – Told Dwayne Johnson he had to find a key to unlock the slime.
• Jonas Brothers – Revealed as the "Slime gods" who cause them to become slimed.

Nicktoon Appearances

• Bessie Higgenbottom (voiced by Amy Poehler) from The Mighty B!
• SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star (archive footage)
• Timmy Turner and Poof from The Fairly OddParents
• Otis (voiced by Chris Hardwick), Pip, and Pig from Back at the Barnyard
• The Penguins of Madagascar

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.^[6][7]

Movies

Favorite Movie	Favorite Movie Actor
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Bedtime Stories The Dark Knight Iron Man	Will Smith – Hancock as John Hancock Jim Carrey – Yes Man as Carl Allen George Lopez – Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Papi Adam Sandler – Bedtime Stories as Skeeter Bronson
Favorite Movie Actress	Favorite Animated Movie
Vanessa Hudgens – High School Musical 3: Senior Year as Gabriella Montez Jennifer Aniston – Marley & Me as Jennifer "Jenny" Grogan Anne Hathaway – Get Smart as Agent 99 Reese Witherspoon – Four Christmases as Kate	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Bolt Kung Fu Panda WALL-E
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
Jack Black – Kung Fu Panda as Po Jim Carrey – Horton Hears a Who! as Horton Miley Cyrus – Bolt as Penny Ben Stiller – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Alex

Television

Favorite TV Show	Favorite TV Actor
iCarly Hannah Montana The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Zoey 101	Dylan Sprouse – The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Zack Martin Jason Lee – My Name Is Earl as Earl Hickey Cole Sprouse – The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Cody Martin Nat Wolff – The Naked Brothers Band as Himself
Favorite TV Actress	Favorite Reality Show
Selena Gomez – Wizards of Waverly Place as Alex Russo Miranda Cosgrove – iCarly as Carly Shay Miley Cyrus – Hannah Montana as Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana America Ferrera – Ugly Betty as Betty Suarez	American Idol America's Next Top Model Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Deal or No Deal
Favorite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants The Fairly OddParents Phineas and Ferb The Simpsons

Music

Favorite Music Group	Favorite Male Singer
Jonas Brothers Daughtry Linkin Park Pussycat Dolls	Jesse McCartney Chris Brown Kid Rock T-Pain
Favorite Female Singer	Favorite Song
Miley Cyrus Beyoncé Alicia Keys Rihanna	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé "Don't Stop the Music" – Rihanna "I Kissed a Girl" – Katy Perry

Sports

Favorite Male Athlete	Favorite Female Athlete
Peyton Manning LeBron James Michael Phelps Tiger Woods	Candace Parker Danica Patrick Serena Williams Venus Williams

Miscellaneous

Favorite Video Game	Favorite Book
Guitar Hero World Tour Mario Kart Wii Mario Super Sluggers Rock Band 2	Twilight series Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book Harry Potter series

Removal

• Chris Brown was nominated for Favorite Song and Male Singer but was removed from the voting, due largely to his altercation with Rihanna in February.