Kids' Choice Awards: One Direction, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande Score Nominations (BLOG)

One Direction, Katy Perry and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" are among the top nominees at the 27th annual Kids' Choice ...

One Direction, Katy Perry and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" are among the top nominees at the 27th annual Kids' Choice Awards.

This year's fan-voted event will be hosted by Mark Wahlberg,who stars in the fourth installment in the Transformers franchise. The Kids' Choice Awards take place Saturday, March 29, from 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT at the University of Southern California's Galen Center.

Notable music nominees include One Direction, Katy Perry, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.

"To be nominated for two awards at this year’s Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards is just incredible!" said One Direction member Niall Horan in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "Thank you to Nickelodeon and to our amazing fans that always support us."

On the film side, Catching Fire, Iron Man 3, Oz the Great and Powerful and The Smurfs 2 vie for favorite movie.

The Big Bang Theory competes against Good Luck Charlie, Jessie and Sam & Cat in the favorite TV show category, while favorite reality show pits juggernauts American Idol and The Voice against America's Got Talent and Wipeout.

This year, the Kids' Choice Awards has added several new categories: favorite app, favorite villain, favorite funny star, favorite animated animal sidekick and most enthusiastic athlete.

Voting in the 22 categories begins Feb. 24 across all Nickelodeon digital platforms, including the Nick.com website and the official Nickelodeon Twitter page, where users can vote by using custom Kids' Choice Awards hashtags.

Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions are producing the Kids' Choice Awards. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are executive producers.

Select categories below / For a full list of nominees head to THR.com

Favorite Music Group
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Favorite Male Singer
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams

Favorite Female Singer
Lady Gaga
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift

Favorite Song
"I Knew You Were Trouble"
"Roar"
"Story of My Life"
"Wrecking Ball"

Favorite Reality Show
America’s Got Talent
American Idol
The Voice
Wipeout

Favorite TV Actress
Ariana Grande
Jennette McCurdy
Bridgit Mendler
Debby Ryan

Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Smurfs 2

Favorite Animated Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University

Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
Steve Carell
Miranda Cosgrove
Billy Crystal
Katy Perry

-Billboard