Nickelodeon Announces Kids' Choice Sports Award Nominees

Sam Kerr, Daniel Ricciardo, Tim Cahill, Charlotte Caslick and More As Nominees!

Vote Now: nick.com.au/kcs.

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand today announces the superstar nominees in the first ever locally produced Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2017, where Aussie and Kiwi kids have the power to vote for their sporting heroes. Kids' Choice Sports Awards is a six-week slime filled celebration of sports, stars, and more, premiering on Nickelodeon and the free Nick Play app on Monday, 20th November at 5.30pm.

From today, kids will be able to cast their unlimited votes in a six-week period across eleven uniquely unconventional categories including #Hero, Hands of Gold, Sickest Moves and Clutch Player, among others.

It's code versus code, player versus player as Australian Formula 1 superstar Daniel Ricciardo takes on Gold Medal swimmer Kyle Chalmers in 'Need for Speed", while Sam Kerr and Buddy Franklin go head to head for the coveted 'Clutch Player" award, honouring powerhouse players who make it count when it comes to the crunch. Australian Boomer and NBA basketballer Matthew Dellavedova is up against Rugby Sevens star Charlotte Caslick for the legendary limbed 'Hands of Gold", while 2017 National Rugby League Premiership winning Cameron Smith and world champion surfer Mick Fanning battle it out for the timeless title of '#Hero".

Head of On-Air and Creative at Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand, and Executive Producer for the show, Mick Elliott, said 'We're proud to be working with such high-profile athletes for our first ever Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards, we're handing the power over to kids to have their say by voting online now."

General Manager and Vice President of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand, Ben Cox, said 'We are thrilled to offer kids a show that celebrates local athletes with an iconic Nickelodeon twist, and we hope that sports-mad Aussies and Kiwis will be as excited as we are to watch it."

Kids can cast their votes now for all eleven nominated categories at nick.com.au/kcs.

The nominees and categories for Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2017 are:

#Hero
These certified superheroes of sport possess powers beyond ordinary humans, inspiring superfans of all ages with their hardcore heroics.

Lydia Ko (Golf) Tim Cahill (Football)
Cameron Smith (NRL)
Mick Fanning (Surfing)

Sibling Superstars
These powerhouse pairs totally scored in the DNA-game. They're not just rad, they're related. On field, they're prodigies, off-field, they're family!
Burgess Brothers - Sam, George, Tom & Luke (NRL)
Barrett Brothers - Beauden, Scott & Jordie (Rugby Union)

Cate & Bronte Campbell (Swimming)
Kurt & Gretel Tippett (AFL and Netball)

Sickest Moves
These legends do stuff that isn't humanly possible. In their sporting field, they've not only got the sickest skills, they've got the sickest moves!
Caroline Buchanan (BMX)
Jack Wilson (Australian Ninja Warrior)
Stephanie Gilmore (Surfing)
Isaac Heeney (AFL)

Clutch Player
When it comes to the crunch, these players never crumble. They're the match winners, the unstoppables. When the game is on the line, they can be counted on to snatch victory every time.
Johnathan Thurston (NRL)
Buddy Franklin (AFL)
Gabi Simpson (Netball)
Sam Kerr (Football)

Commentary Boss
Trapped in a tiny glass box, these maestros of the microphone weave words like wizards. They know every play and every player, delivering whatever it takes in just one take, every time!
Anthony Hudson (AFL)
Andrew Voss (Fox League)
Mel Jones (Big Bash League)
Kelli Underwood (Fox Sports)

Next Big Thing
These superstars of the future are on the rise; this award could be all it takes to rocket them from the field into folklore.
Nathan Cleary (NRL) Jack Silvagni (AFL)
Jamie-Lee Price (Netball)
Destanee Aiva (Tennis)

Hands of Gold
These palm-ministers were born with fingers of fury. They drop nothing, they stop everything - their limbs are legendary!
Israel Folau (Rugby)
Matt Dellavedova (Basketball)
Laura Langman (Netball)
Charlotte Caslick (Rugby Sevens)

Hardest Hitter
No ball is safe from destruction when these powerhouse players are in their element. Their physical prowess defies the laws of physics. They don't just hit it out of the park, they hit it off the planet.
Alyssa Healy (Cricket)
Meg Lanning (Cricket)
Nick Kyrgios (Tennis)

Need for Speed
Time has no power over these powerhouse speedsters. Blink and you'll miss them, they're aces of pace!
Daniel Ricciardo (Formula 1)
Kyle Chalmers (Swimming)
Ellia Green (Rugby Sevens)
Britt Cox (Moguls Skiing)

Ground Breakers
These legendary players have excelled at not just one, but TWO sporting codes. They've broken ground on multiple sporting grounds!
Ellyse Perry (Cricket and Soccer) Ashleigh Barty (Tennis and Cricket)
Erin Phillips (AFL and Basketball)
Dylan Alcott (Basketball and Tennis)

All Star Benchwarmer
These legends love sport to the max. If they weren't already fully famous in their own field, they could have been all-star MVPs on the field.
Ryan -Fitzy' Fitzgerald
Peter Helliar
Mel McLaughlin
Grant Denyer