Funke Akindele, Yemi Alade nominated for Nickelodeon Kids Choice awards

Nigerian actress and producer, Funke Akindele-Bello and Award winning singer, Yemi Alade have been nominated at this year’s Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2017 alongside Trevor Noah, Lupita Nyong’o, Pearl Thusi and Wayde van Niekerk in the “Favourite African Star” category. Hosted by WWE Superstar John Cena, Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards takes place on Saturday 11 March at USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles. See the full list of nominees and categories after the cut… Favourite African Star* Yemi Alade Funke Akindele Bello Wayde van Niekerk Trevor Noah Lupita Nyong’o Pearl Thusi Favourite TV Show – Kids’ Show Game Shakers Girl Meets World Henry Danger Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn The Thundermans Favourite TV Show – Family Show The Big Bang Theory Black-ish Fuller House Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Supergirl The Flash Favourite Reality Show America’s Funniest Home Videos America’s Got Talent American Ninja Warrior Paradise Run Shark Tank The Voice Favourite Cartoon ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks SpongeBob SquarePants Teen Titans Go! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Amazing World of Gumball The Loud House Favourite 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) Favourite 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) Favourite 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 Favourite 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) Favourite 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) Favourite Animated Movie Finding Dory Moana Sing The Secret Life of Pets Trolls Zootopia Favourite 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) Favourite 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) Favourite 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) BFFs (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) Favourite 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 War – Chris 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 Story – Felicity 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 Favourite Music Group The Chainsmokers Fifth Harmony Maroon 5 OneRepublic Pentatonix Twenty One Pilots Favourite Male Singer Drake Justin Bieber Bruno Mars Shawn Mendes Justin Timberlake The Weeknd Favourite Female Singer Adele Beyoncé Ariana Grande Selena Gomez Rihanna Meghan Trainor Favourite 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 Favourite New Artist Kelsea Ballerini The Chainsmokers Daya Lukas Graham Solange Rae Sremmurd Hailee Steinfeld Twenty One Pilots Favourite 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 Favourite DJ/EDM Artist* Martin Garrix Calvin Harris Major Lazer Skrillex DJ Snake Zedd Favourite Soundtrack* Hamilton Me Before You Moana Sing Suicide Squad Trolls Favourite Viral Music Artist* Tiffany Alvord Matty B Carson Lueders Johnny Orlando Jacob Sartorius JoJo Siwa Favourite 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) Favourite Video Game Just Dance 2017 Lego Marvel’s Avengers Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Minecraft: Story Mode Paper Mario: Color Splash Pokémon Moon