| The Big Ballot | |
| Host: | Matt Nespole Rebecca Schwager Mark Shanahan |
| Location: | New York |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Next: | 1988 |
The 1st Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as The Big Ballot,[1] was presented over four episodes of Nickelodeon's movie review program which aired in 1987. Unlike its successor, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, the show was less of a televised live event, and more of a pre-produced program. The trophy that winners received for The Big Ballot was a golden teleidoscope. The in-studio hosts for the show were Matt Nespole, Rebecca Schwager, and Mark Shanahan.
The show was conceived as a way to "honor kids' opinions about movies and television", furthering Nickelodeon's campaign at the time of being a network that was "for kids, by kids".[2] Ballots for the show's awards were cast via mail, and then the winners would tape a thank you video that was shown during the program. These videos were introduced, and broken up by "link" segments, featuring the Rated K cast. While The Big Ballot was seen as a success, producers Alan Goodman, Albie Hecht, and Fred Seibert were brought in to rebrand and re-launch the award show the following year, modeling future KCA's after MTV's Video Music Awards, which was under the same banner network umbrella now that Nickelodeon had been purchased by Viacom.[3] [4]
Below is a complete list of nominees and partial list of winners. Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.
The winners were announced on March 28, 1987.[4]
| Favorite Movie | Favorite Movie Actor | |
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| Favorite Movie Actress | ||
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The winners were announced on April 4, 1987.[4]
| Favorite TV Show[5] | Favorite TV Actor | |
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| Favorite TV Actress | ||
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The winners were announced on April 11, 1987.[4]
| Favorite Music Group | Favorite Male Vocalist | |
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| Favorite Female Vocalist | ||
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The winners were announced on April 18, 1987.[4]
| Favorite Sports Team[9] [10] | Favorite Male Athlete | |
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| Favorite Female Athlete | ||