10th Kids' Choice Awards
Date	April 19, 1997
Location	Grand Olympic Auditorium
Host	Rosie O'Donnell
Television/Radio coverage
Network	Nickelodeon
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The 1997 Kids' Choice Awards occurred on April 19, 1997. The award show was held at Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Actress Rosie O'Donnell was the host of the program. Madonna set up her friend Rosie O'Donnell via "videophone" for a sliming.^[1]

Categories[edit]

(winners shown in bold)

Movies[edit]

Favorite Movie[edit]

• Independence Day
• Happy Gilmore
• The Nutty Professor
• Twister

Favorite Movie Actor[edit]

• Jim Carrey – The Cable Guy (third year in a row)
• Will Smith – Independence Day
• Robin Williams – Jack
• Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible

Favorite Movie Actress[edit]

• Rosie O'Donnell – Harriet the Spy
• Whoopi Goldberg – Eddie
• Michelle Pfeiffer – One Fine Day
• Whitney Houston – The Preacher's Wife

Television[edit]

Favorite Television Show[edit]

• Home Improvement
• All That
• America's Funniest Home Videos
• Goosebumps

Favorite Cartoon[edit]

• Rugrats (2nd time in a row)
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
• Animaniacs
• The Simpsons

Favorite Television Actor[edit]

• Tim Allen – Home Improvement
• Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Home Improvement
• LL Cool J – In the House
• Michael J. Fox – Spin City

Favorite Television Actress[edit]

• Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry – Sister, Sister
• Jennifer Aniston – Friends
• Courteney Cox – Friends
• Roseanne – Roseanne

Music[edit]

Favorite Musical Group[edit]

• Fugees^[2]

Favorite Song[edit]

• "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees

Other[edit]

Favorite Video Game[edit]

• NBA Jam T.E.
• Diddy's Kong-Quest
• Super Mario 64
• Toy Story

Favorite Animal Star[edit]

• Pongo – 101 Dalmatians
• Flipper – Flipper
• Chance – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
• Sassy – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Hall of Fame[edit]

• Will Smith

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Kids' Choice Awards, USA: 1997