1996 Kids' Choice Awards

9th Kids' Choice Awards
Date	May 11, 1996
Location	Universal Studios
Hosted by	Rosie O'Donnell Whitney Houston
Television/radio coverage
Network	Nickelodeon

The 1996 Kids' Choice Awards occurred on May 11, 1996. The award show was held at Universal Studios in Universal City, California. Whitney Houston and Rosie O'Donnell served as hosts. Houston became the first celebrity to host more than one Kids' Choice Awards.

Mark Curry passed the torch to actress and rap star Queen Latifah and slimed her.

Winners and nominees

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

Movies

Favorite Movie	Favorite Movie Actor
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Batman Forever Casper Toy Story	Jim Carrey – Batman Forever as Edward Nygma / The Riddler & Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls as Ace Ventura Tom Hanks – Toy Story as Sheriff Woody Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Tom and Huck as Tom Sawyer Robin Williams – Jumanji as Alan Parrish
Favorite Movie Actress
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – It Takes Two as Amanda Lemmon & Alyssa Callaway Kirstie Alley – It Takes Two as Diane Burrows Nicole Kidman – Batman Forever as Dr. Chase Meridian Alicia Silverstone – Clueless as Cher Horowitz

Television

Favorite TV Show	Favorite TV Actor
Home Improvement Family Matters The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Sister, Sister	Tim Allen – Home Improvement as Tim Taylor Martin Lawrence – Martin as Martin Payne Will Smith – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Will Smith Jaleel White – Family Matters as Steve Urkel
Favorite TV Actress	Favorite Cartoon
Tia & Tamer Mowry – Sister, Sister as Tamera Campbell & Tia Landry Tatyana Ali – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Ashley Banks Roseanne Barr – Roseanne as Roseanne Conner Queen Latifah – Living Single as Khadijah James	Rugrats Animaniacs Doug The Simpsons

Music

Favorite Singer	Favorite Group
Brandy Coolio Janet Jackson Michael Jackson	TLC All-4-One Boyz II Men Green Day
Favorite Song
"Baby" – Brandy "Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio "One Sweet Day" – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men "Waterfalls" – TLC

Sports

Favorite Male Athlete	Favorite Female Athlete
Michael Jordan Troy Aikman Shaquille O'Neal Emmitt Smith	Shannon Miller Nicole Bobek Nancy Kerrigan Kristi Yamaguchi
Favorite Sports Team
Orlando Magic Atlanta Braves Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers

Others

Favorite Video Game	Favorite Animal Star
Donkey Kong Country Ms. Pac-Man Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! X-Men: Children of the Atom	Willy – Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Amy – Congo Babe – Babe Marcel – Friends

Hall of Fame

• Tim Allen (presented by Paula Abdul)
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Whitney Houston
• Janet Jackson

External links

• Kids' Choice Awards, USA: 1996