The 38th Kids’ Choice Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The event confirmed the success of Wicked with young audiences. The film adaptation of the musical won awards for Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Actress (Ariana Grande), and Favorite Movie Song (“Defying Gravity”).
Jon M. Chu‘s film wasn’t the only one to shine in the cinema categories at the 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards: Moana 2 and A Minecraft Movie also took home awards. Disney’s animated film won twice for the performances of Dwayne Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho, and the video game adaptation was recognized for the performances of Jack Black and Emma Myers.
In the TV series category, The Thundermans: Undercover came out on top with three awards: Favorite Children’s Series, Favorite Actor in a Children’s Series, and Favorite Actress in a Children’s Series. The Nickelodeon phenomenon came in ahead of Cobra Kai, which was recognized for the performances of Xolo Maridueña and Peyton List. Unsurprisingly, SpongeBob SquarePants once again took the title of Best Animated Series, bringing its total number of awards in this category to 20.
Sabrina Carpenter was the big winner in the music categories, taking home the awards for Favorite Album, Favorite Song, and Female Revelation of the Year.
Check below to see the other winners of the 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards.
Television – Kids’ Choice Awards 2025
FAVORITE KIDS’ TV
SHOW
The Thundermans: Undercover
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR
(KIDS)
Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, The
Thundermans: Undercover)
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR
(KIDS)
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe
Thunderman, The Thundermans: Undercover)
FAVORITE FAMILY TV
SHOW
XO, Kitty
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR
(FAMILY)
Xolo Maridueña (Miguel Diaz, Cobra
Kai)
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR
(FAMILY)
Peyton List (Tory Nichols, Cobra
Kai)
FAVORITE REALITY TV
SHOW
America’s Got Talent
FAVORITE
CARTOON
SpongeBob SquarePants
Film – Kids’ Choice Awards 2025
FAVORITE
MOVIE
Wicked
FAVORITE MOVIE
ACTOR
Jack Black (Steve, A Minecraft
Movie)
FAVORITE MOVIE
ACTRESS
Ariana
Grande (Glinda, Wicked)
FAVORITE ANIMATED
MOVIE
Inside Out 2
FAVORITE MALE ANIMATED VOICE
FROM A MOVIE
Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana
2)
FAVORITE FEMALE ANIMATED
VOICE FROM A MOVIE
Auli’i Cravalho
(Moana, Moana 2)
FAVORITE
VILLAIN
Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik, Sonic
the Hedgehog 3)
FAVORITE
BUTT-KICKER
Emma Myers (Natalie, A
Minecraft Movie)
Music – Kids’ Choice Awards 2025
FAVORITE FEMALE
ARTIST
SZA
FAVORITE MALE
ARTIST
Bruno Mars
FAVORITE MUSIC
GROUP
Stray Kids
FAVORITE
SONG
“Taste” – Sabrina Carpenter
FAVORITE MUSIC
COLLABORATION
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar and
SZA
FAVORITE FEMALE BREAKOUT
ARTIST
Sabrina Carpenter
FAVORITE MALE BREAKOUT
ARTIST
Benson Boone
FAVORITE
ALBUM
“Short n’ Sweet” – Sabrina Carpenter
FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC
STAR
Africa: Tyla
FAVORITE SONG FROM A
MOVIE
“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo
(ft. Ariana Grande) (Wicked)
FAVORITE VIRAL
SONG
“Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez, benny
blanco
Other Categories – Kids’ Choice Awards 2025
FAVORITE FEMALE SPORTS
STAR
Simone Biles
FAVORITE MALE SPORTS
STAR
LeBron James
FAVORITE MALE
CREATOR
MrBeast
FAVORITE FEMALE
CREATOR
Salish Matter
FAVORITE
GAMER
IShowSpeed
FAN FAVORITE KIDS’
CREATOR
Ms. Rachel
FAVORITE
PODCAST
LOL Podcast
