Jack Black to host Nickelodeon Awards

Jack Black is back as the host of the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
Black, who emceed the event in 2006, will lead the 21st annual event on March 29.

The awards celebration, which will be held this year at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, gives the channel's young viewers a chance to award their favorite film, music, TV and sports stars.

"Kids adore Jack, and his energy and unpredictability are a perfect fit for the KCA," said Marjorie Cohn, exec VP of development and original programming at Nickelodeon.
Black stars in the upcoming feature "Be Kind, Rewind."

"Shrek the Third" leads all Kids Choice Awards nominees with four, including Favorite Animated Movie and three in the Favorite Animated Movie Voice category (Mike Meyers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy). Also mentioned - Johnny Depp, Drake Bell and Miley Cyrus.

Favorite movie nominees include "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Are We Done Yet?," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "Transformers," while TV show nominees include "Drake & Josh," "Hannah Montana," "iCarly" and "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody."

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