| 1996 Kids' Choice Awards | |
| Ratings: | 2.14 million[1] (households) |
| Location: | Universal Studios Hollywood |
| Host: | Whitney Houston Rosie O'Donnell |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
| Producer: | Mark Offitzer |
| Director: | Glenn Weiss |
| Previous: | 1995 |
| Next: | 1997 |
The 9th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on May 11, 1996, at Universal Studios Hollywood.[2] [3] Whitney Houston hosted the ceremony with Rosie O'Donnell co-hosting via satellite from a New York Harbor cruise,[2] and Mark Curry served as a guest announcer. The show had a theme of a playground with a slide, a spiral ride, ramps and a giant VR screen and there was also a theme of trading cards. Houston became the first celebrity to host more than one Kids' Choice Awards.[4]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | |
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| Whitney Houston | "I'm Every Woman" | |
| All-4-One | "These Arms" | |
| Monica | "Before You Walk Out of My Life" | |
| BoDeans | "Closer to Free" |
During the Hall of Fame cruise segments, Rosie chatted with Boney from Weinerville, Brian Austin Green, Melissa Joan Hart, Irene Ng, The Cat in the Hat from The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss and her Harriet the Spy co-star Michelle Trachtenberg. In addition, Penny Hardaway, Richard Karn and Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo were shown making guest appearances.
Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.
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| Favorite Video Game | Favorite Animal Star | |
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