Here's the Scoop...

I don't understand what kids like or don't like, and I have two of them. This brings me to the nominees for the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards.

Ghostbusters, Pete's Dragon and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will compete for Favorite Movie at the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards.

Also vying for the top film prize are Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

Winners of the fan-voted awards will be announced at a star-studded event hosted by WWE Superstar John Cena. The ceremony is to air live on March 11 from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Other nominees include:

Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Affleck
Will Arnett
Henry Cavill
Robert Downey Jr.
Chris Evans
Chris Hemsworth

Favorite Movie Actress
Amy Adams
Megan Fox
Scarlett Johansson
Felicity Jones
Melissa McCarthy
Kristen Wiig

Favorite Animated Movie
Finding Dory
Moana
Sing
The Secret Life of Pets
Trolls
Zootopia

Favorite TV Kids' Show
Game Shakers
Girl Meets World
Henry Danger
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
The Thundermans

Favorite TV Family Show
Big Bang Theory
Black-ish
Fuller House
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Supergirl
The Flash

Favorite Reality Show
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Paradise Run
Shark Tank
The Voice

Favorite Cartoon
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teen Titans Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Amazing World of Gumball
The Loud House

Favorite Male TV Star
Benjamin Flores Jr.
Aidan Gallagher
Jack Griffo
Jace Norman
Casey Simpson
Tyrel Jackson Williams

Favorite Female TV Star
Rowan Blanchard
Dove Cameron
Lizzy Greene
Kira Kosarin
Breanna Yde
Zendaya

Favorite Music Group
The Chainsmokers
Fifth Harmony
Maroon 5
OneRepublic
Pentatonix
Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Male Singer
Drake
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Justin Timberlake
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Singer
Adele
Beyoncé
Ariana Grande
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Song
"24K Magic" Bruno Mars
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake
"Heathens" Twenty One Pilots
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Adele
"Side to Side" Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj
"Work from Home" Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign

Favorite New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Daya
Lukas Graham
Solange
Rae Sremmurd
Hailee Steinfeld
Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Music Video
"24K Magic" Bruno Mars
"Can't Stop The Feeling!" Justin Timberlake
"Formation" Beyoncé
"Juju On That Beat" Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall
"Me Too" Meghan Trainor
"Stressed Out" Twenty One Pilots

Be Well,
Steve

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Scarlett Johansson on gender wage gap: 'It's always an uphill battle and fight'
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"I've had to fight for everything that I have. It's such a fickle and political industry," she continued before launching into why she refrained from commenting on the gender wage gap in the past.

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The new deal brings Ramsay home to the network where he first established his popular reality show Hell's Kitchen.

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