The 38th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ceremony was held on June 21, 2025, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California with Tyla serving as host. It aired live on Nickelodeon and in a domestic simulcast with several other Paramount Global cable networks, and broadcast live or tape delayed across all of Nickelodeon's international networks.
The ceremony included performances from Katseye and mgk.
An encore presentation of Despicable Me 3 led into the ceremony, while a new episode of Wylde Pak served as the lead-out.
Prior to the ceremony, Owen Holt and Jane McManus hosted an Orange Carpet livestream on the Nickelodeon YouTube channel.
The ceremony featured appearances by celebrities including Jack Black, Alex Warren, Auliûi Cravalho, Benny Blanco, Ice Spice, Jack Griffo, Jacob Rodriguez, Katelyn West, Kel Mitchell, Kira Kosarin, Maia Kealoha, Renee Montgomery, SeanDoesMagic, Samantha Lorraine, Tony Hawk, and Victoria Monét.
The nominees were announced and voting opened on May 15, 2025. This ceremony features the return of the categories Favorite Song from a Movie, and Favorite Butt-Kicker, along with the debuts of categories Favorite Podcast and Favorite Kids' Creator. The Favorite Breakout Artist category is split into a male and female category. The winners are listed first, highlighted in boldfaced text.