2016 Kids' Choice Sports Awards

3rd Kids' Choice Sports Awards
Date

Taped live: July 14, 2016

Aired: July 17, 2016
Location Pauley Pavilion
Hosted by Russell Wilson
Television/radio coverage
Network Nickelodeon
Runtime 90 minutes
Produced by
Directed by Hamish Hamilton

Nickelodeon's 3rd Annual Kids' Choice Sports Awards was held at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on July 14, 2016, and was broadcast three days later on July 17. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson returned as host.[1]

Sports Council

A Kids' Choice Sports Council was formed to "lend their expertise and experience to help inform the awards show, consult on the nominee process and give feedback on categories."[2] Committee members are: Baron Davis (former Hornets and two-time NBA All-Star); Ken Griffey Jr. (former baseball outfielder and 13-time All-Star); Lisa Leslie (former WNBA MVP and four-time Olympic gold medal winner); Cal Ripken Jr. (former shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and 19-time All-Star); Deion Sanders (NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer); Misty May-Treanor (three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist); Andy Elkin (Agent, Creative Artists Agency); Tracy Perlman (VP Entertainment Marketing and Promotions, NFL); Jeff Schwartz (President and Founder, Excel Sports Management); Jill Smoller (SVP, William Morris Endeavor); Leah Wilcox (VP, Talent Relations, NBA); Alan Zucker (SVP, IMG Clients Group); Michael Phelps (most decorated Olympian of all time); Tony Hawk (professional skateboarder) and Zane Stoddard (VP, Entertainment Marketing and Content Development, NASCAR).

Host

Presenters

Legend Award

Kobe Bryant received the 2016 Legend Award.

Nominees

Winners are highlighted in bold

References

  1. ↑ Farnoush Amiri, NFL Quarterback Russell Wilson Returns to Host Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2016, The Hollywood Reporter, 5/18/2016 by
  2. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy, Nickelodeon Introduces 'Kids Choice Sports 2014' Hosted by Michael Strahan, tvbythenumbers, March 13, 2014
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