The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice for Favorite Cartoon is an award category given at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. This list also includes other information and other winners and nominees for the specific cartoon or relations to it. SpongeBob SquarePants, has the most awards by a winning streak with 16 wins (21 overall). No other show has beaten it, however ended the streak in 2008, but it was regained in 2009 and afterward.
| Year | Cartoon | Other Info | Other awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995[1] | Doug | First win and nomination, first Nicktoon win and nomination | |
| Aladdin | First nomination | Disney's Aladdin was nominated for "Favorite Video Game". | |
| Animaniacs | First nomination | ||
| 1996 | Rugrats | First win and nomination | |
| Animaniacs | Second nomination | ||
| Doug | First loss | ||
| The Simpsons | First nomination | ||
| 1997 | Rugrats | Win, 2nd time in a row | |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | First nomination | ||
| Animaniacs | Third nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Second nomination | ||
| 1998 | Rugrats | Win, 3rd time in a row | |
| Hey Arnold! | First nomination | ||
| King of the Hill | First nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Third nomination | ||
| 1999 | Rugrats | Win, 4th time in a row | The Rugrats Movie won "Favorite Movie" |
| CatDog | First nomination | ||
| First nomination | |||
| The Simpsons | Fourth nomination |
| Year | Cartoon | Other Info | Other awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Rugrats | Win, 5th time in a row | |
| Pokémon | First nomination, first anime nomination for Favorite Cartoon | Pokémon Yellow won "Favorite Video Game" was nominated for "Favorite Movie". | |
| The Simpsons | Fifth nomination | ||
| CatDog | Second nomination | ||
| 2001 | Rugrats | Win, 6th time in a row | Susan Sarandon won "Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie". |
| Hey Arnold! | Second nomination | ||
| The Powerpuff Girls | First nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Sixth nomination | ||
| 2002 | The Simpsons | First win, first and only non-Nicktoon win, seventh nomination overall | |
| Hey Arnold! | Third nomination | ||
| Rugrats | First loss, became 3rd most nominated | ||
| Scooby-Doo | First nomination | ||
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants | First win and nomination | won "Favorite Video Game" |
| Rugrats | Last nomination for original series | ||
| The Simpsons | First loss after first win, eighth nomination | ||
| Kim Possible | First nomination | ||
| 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 2nd time in a row | won "Favorite Video Game" |
| The Fairly OddParents | First nomination | ||
| The Proud Family | First nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Ninth nomination | ||
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 3rd time in a row | |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy | First nomination | ||
| The Fairly OddParents | First nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Tenth nomination | ||
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 4th time in a row | |
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | First nomination | ||
| The Fairly OddParents | Second nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Broke record for most nominated, eleventh nomination overall | ||
| 2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 5th time in a row | won "Favorite Video Game" |
| The Fairly OddParents | Third nomination | ||
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | Second nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Twelfth nomination | ||
| 2008 | First and only win and nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Thirteenth nomination | The Simpsons Movie was nominated for "Favorite Animated Movie" | |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy | Second nomination | ||
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Only year without win to date | ||
| 2009 | SpongeBob SquarePants | First win after first loss | |
| The Fairly OddParents | Becomes 4th most nominated | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | First nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Fourteenth nomination |
| Year | Cartoon | Other Info | Other awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 2nd time in a row | |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | First nomination | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | Second nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Fifteenth nomination | ||
| 2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 3rd time in a row, Broke record for 2nd most nominated | |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Second nomination | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | Third nomination | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | First nomination for this series, second nomination for the whole franchise | ||
| 2012 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 4th time in a row (9th of all time) | |
| First nomination | Kung Fu Panda 2 was nominated for "Favorite Animated Movie" | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | Fourth nomination | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Second nomination for this series, third nomination for the whole franchise | ||
| 2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 5th time in a row (10th of all time) | |
| The Fairly OddParents | Fifth nomination | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | Becomes 5th most nominated, Fifth nomination as well | ||
| Tom and Jerry | First and Only nomination | ||
| 2014 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 6th time in a row (11th of all time) | Patrick Star won "Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick" |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | First nomination for the 2012 series, 1st nomination for the franchise | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | Sixth nomination | Perry the Platypus was nominated for "Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick" | |
| Adventure Time | First nomination | ||
| 2015 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 7th time in a row (12th of all time) | was nominated for "Favorite Animated Movie" |
| Adventure Time | Second nomination | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | Seventh nomination | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Second nomination for the 2012 series, 2nd nomination for the franchise | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was nominated for "Favorite Movie". | |
| Teen Titans Go! | First nomination | ||
| The Fairly OddParents | Last nomination | ||
| 2016 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 8th time in a row (13th of all time) | SpongeBob HeroPants was nominated for "Favorite Video Game" |
| ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks | First nomination | was nominated for "Favorite Movie" | |
| Gravity Falls | First and only nomination | ||
| Ninjago | First nomination | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | Last nomination | ||
| Steven Universe | First and only nomination | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Second nomination | ||
| The Amazing World of Gumball | First nomination | ||
| 2017 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 9th time in a row (14th of all time) | |
| ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks | Second nomination | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Third nomination | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Third nomination for 2012 series, 3rd nomination for franchise | was nominated for "Favorite Movie" | |
| The Amazing World of Gumball | Second nomination | ||
| The Loud House | First nomination | ||
| 2018 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 10th time in a row (15th of all time) | |
| ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks | Third nomination | ||
| The Loud House | Second nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | First nomination since 2010, 16th nomination overall | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Fourth nomination | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Fourth and final nomination for 2012 series, 4th nomination for franchise | ||
| 2019 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 11th time in a row (16th of all time) | |
| ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks | Fourth nomination | ||
| First nomination | |||
| The Loud House | Third nomination | ||
| Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | First nomination for series, 5th nomination for franchise | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Fifth nomination |
| Year | Cartoon | Other Info | Other awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 12th time in a row (17th of all time) | |
| ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks | Fifth nomination | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Sixth nomination | ||
| The Amazing World of Gumball | Third nomination | ||
| The Loud House | Fourth nomination | ||
| The Simpsons | Seventeenth nomination | ||
| 2021 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 13th time in a row (18th of all time) | |
| ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks | Last nomination | ||
| Second nomination | |||
| Only nomination | |||
| The Loud House | Fifth nomination | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Seventh nomination | ||
| 2022 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 14th time in a row (19th of all time); 20th nomination | was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie Awkwafina, Tom Kenny and Keanu Reeves were nominated for "Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie" |
| Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | First nomination | ||
| Looney Tunes Cartoons | Only nomination | ||
| The Loud House | Sixth nomination | ||
| The Smurfs | First nomination | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Eighth nomination | ||
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 15th time in a row (20th of all time); 21st nomination | |
| Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Second nomination | ||
| Rugrats (2021) | First nomination for revival; ninth nomination overall; first nomination since 2003 | ||
| The Loud House | Seventh nomination | The Really Loud House was nominated for Favorite Kids TV Show | |
| The Smurfs | Second nomination | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Ninth nomination | ||
| 2024 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Win, 16th time in a row (21st of all time); 22nd nomination | SpongeBob and Patrick hosted the year's ceremony[2] |
| Big City Greens | First nomination | ||
| Monster High | First nomination | ||
| The Loud House | Eighth nomination | The Really Loud House was nominated for Favorite Kids TV Show | |
| The Simpsons | Eighteenth nomination | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Tenth nomination |
Bold: Won at least once before.