While a number of major events have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards charged ahead Saturday night.
The hour-long ceremony, initially scheduled for March 22, is being "virtually produced" — conducted via video conferencing to accommodate social distancing — offering up a possible blueprint for other awards ceremonies as the wait for a COVID-19 vaccine continues.
Victoria Justice, star of Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" and "Victorious," is hosting.
The night's first big winner was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who took the award for favorite movie actor. (Coincidentally, The Rock celebrated his 48th birthday Saturday.)
He was nominated for roles in two movies: "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" and "Jumanji: The Next Level."
"I want you to stay positive, to stay happy, to stay healthy, to go to bed feeling good tonight," Johnson told viewers while holding his award, which had been mailed to him.
Voters cast online ballots in about 30 categories, including favorite music artists, family TV show as well as movie and actresses and actors from TV and film.
Among the big names set to appeare remotely: Ariana Grande, Ellen DeGeneres, BTS, "Frozen" stars Kristen Bell and Josh Gad, Camila Cabello, Millie Bobby Brown, Shawn Mendes, Lil Nas X and a handful of "Avengers: Endgame" heroes.
Nickelodeon says the show will "reveal the winners through some of the most creative orange-blimp acceptances in KCA history," and promises a segment in which pop star JoJo Siwa discovers slime secretly placed throughout her home.
The network also plans to donate $1 million to No Kid Hungry, an organization that fights childhood hunger.
Contributing: Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY
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