Nickelodeon Announces First Ever Kids' Choice Awards Animated Hosts - SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star to Host From Bikini Bottom

The 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards are getting animated!

The upcoming Nickelodeon awards show just announced this year’s hosts and it will go down in history – SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny) and his best friend Patrick Star (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) are hosting, live from Bikini Bottom.

This marks the first time animated characters will host a full-length awards show!

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The KCAs, which honor kids’ and fans’ favorites in movies, television, music, sports and more, will “take place in an animated setting through enhanced graphics and advanced augmented reality.”

As previously announced, the in person festivities will take place at the Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus, marking a return for the KCAs for the first time in over a decade.

SpongeBob and Patrick taking over as hosts will serve as a kickoff to the 25th anniversary celebrations for the hit, super popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

“SpongeBob SquarePants’ combines creator Stephen Hillenburg’s love of the ocean with his passion for animation and love of quirky character comedy,” Tom Kenny shared in a statement. “From its first splash, SpongeBob has resonated with people of all ages, and I’m truly grateful to celebrate 25 years of positivity, optimism, and nautical nonsense. Our entire cast and crew look forward to celebrating SpongeBob’s Silver Jubilee with our friends and fans across the globe!”

“When I first saw the pilot episode ‘Help Wanted’ in 1998, I was thrilled. I felt flushed with a childlike joy,” Bill Fagerbakke added. “This celebration of creativity, uniquely layered humor and playful delight have characterized SpongeBob SquarePants for the past 25 years. To portray Patrick, who still makes me laugh, amidst my stellar castmates and brilliant creative team is a gift beyond measure.”

The 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards will be held on Saturday, July 13th at 8pm ET/PT, airing across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons and Nick Jr!

The SpongeBob SquarePants 25th anniversary celebrations will continue all summer long, with anniversary specials on Nickelodeon, a new movie, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, and Play Like a Sponge UK shorts, along with several location-based experiences like a Krabby Patty Kollab on menus across North America and in London, San Diego Comic-Con, an aquarium experience across the US and globally, and much more!

If you missed it, last fall it was announced that SpongeBob SquarePants was renewed for a 15th season on Nickelodeon!