1997 Kids' Choice Awards Explained

1997 Kids' Choice Awards
Host:	Rosie O'Donnell
Date:	April 19, 1997
Ratings:	2.89 million^[1] (households)
Location:	Grand Olympic Auditorium
Network:	Nickelodeon
Producer:	Mark Offitzer
Director:	Glenn Weiss
Previous:	1996
Next:	1998

The 10th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 19, 1997, at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Actress Rosie O'Donnell was the host of the ceremony while Terry Bradshaw served as a guest announcer. The ceremony is also notable for leading into "Born to be Beavers", the first episode of The Angry Beavers.

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Savage Garden^[2]	"I Want You"
Jewel^[3]	"You Were Meant for Me"
Coolio^[4]	"The Winner"
Immature	"Watch Me Do My Thing"

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.

Movies

Favorite Movie	Favorite Movie Actor
Independence Day Happy Gilmore The Nutty Professor Twister	Jim Carrey – The Cable Guy as Ernie "Chip" Douglas Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible as Ethan Hunt Will Smith – Independence Day as Captain Steven Hiller Robin Williams – Jack as Jack Powell
Favorite Movie Actress
Rosie O'Donnell – Harriet the Spy as Katherine "Ole Golly" Whoopi Goldberg – Eddie as Eddie Franklin Whitney Houston – The Preacher's Wife as Julia Biggs^[5] Michelle Pfeiffer – One Fine Day as Melanie Parker

Television

Favorite TV Show	Favorite TV Actor
Home Improvement All That America's Funniest Home Videos Goosebumps	Tim Allen – Home Improvement as Timothy "Tim" Taylor Michael J. Fox – Spin City as Mike Flaherty LL Cool J – In the House as Marion Hill Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Home Improvement as Randy Taylor
Favorite TV Actress	Favorite Cartoon
Tia & Tamera Mowry – Sister, Sister as Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell Jennifer Aniston – Friends as Rachel Green Roseanne Barr – Roseanne as Roseanne Conner Courteney Cox – Friends as Monica Geller	Rugrats Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Animaniacs The Simpsons

Music

Favorite Singer	Favorite Group
Coolio Brandy LL Cool J Alanis Morissette	Fugees Boyz II Men Hootie and the Blowfish TLC
Favorite Song
"Killing Me Softly" – Fugees "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" - Quad City DJ's "Always Be My Baby" – Mariah Carey "I Love You Always Forever" - Donna Lewis

Sports

Favorite Male Athlete	Favorite Female Athlete
Shaquille O'Neal Ken Griffey Jr. Michael Jordan Emmitt Smith	Kristi Yamaguchi Dominique Dawes Shannon Miller Dominique Moceanu
Favorite Sports Team
Green Bay Packers Chicago Bulls New York Yankees Orlando Magic

Miscellaneous

Favorite Video Game	Favorite Animal Star
NBA Jam T.E. Diddy's Kong-Quest Super Mario 64 Toy Story	Pongo – 101 Dalmatians Chance – Flipper – Flipper Sassy –
Favorite Book^[6]
Matilda by Roald Dahl How to Kill a Monster by R.L. Stine James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl The Girl Who Cried Monster by R.L. Stine

Hall of Fame

• Will Smith

Notes and References

1. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1997/BC-1997-04-28.pdf Cable’s Top 50 (pg. 44) - Broadcasting and Cable Magazine, April 28, 1997
2. 10th Annual Kids Choice Awards montage 1997. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5BM2sTXVzTk . 2021-12-21 . live. Video. nickis4kids. YouTube. May 23, 2009. May 29, 2020.
3. You Were Meant For Me - Kids Choice awards LA, 1997. Video. Oscar. Vimeo. November 17, 2015. May 29, 2020.
4. Web site: Nick signs celebs for Kids' nods. Dempsey. John. April 3, 1997. Variety. March 26, 2019.
5. Web site: The 10th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Sony Music Entertainment. Whitney Houston Official Site. April 5, 2020.
6. Web site: Kids have their say in Nick awards vote . March 6, 1997.