Network Nickelodeon Directed by Joe DeMaio Other ceremonies 2011, 2013 | Viewership 6.2 million Date 31 March 2012 | |
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Hosted by Will Smith
Tom Kenny (announcer) Runtime 90 minutes (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) Produced by Paul Flattery (producer)
Executive producer:
Bob Bain
Marjorie Cohn
Paula Kaplan Location Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on March 31, 2012 at 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles, California in the United States, where the winners received an orange-colored blimp trophy. Big Help Award winner Taylor Swift received a special silver-colored blimp from First Lady Michelle Obama. The complete list of nominees for the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards was released on January 11, 2012, leading up to the release of Men in Black 3 on May 25, 2012. The event was hosted by MIB 3 star Will Smith, who with ten KCA blimps has won the most awards in previous telecasts. A record-breaking 223 million votes for favorites in 20 categories were cast during this year's voting period, up 11% over last year's votes.
The rating was 6.162 million viewers, leading all cable programs for the week ending April 1, 2012.
