2008 Kids Choice Awards: No Love For High School Musical?

By Kelly West: 2008-02-07 12:15:34

Perhaps it's an issue of a made-for-TV movie not really fitting into any of the categories but after reviewing the nominations for this year's Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, I couldn't help but notice that the hugely popular Disney Channel TV movie, High School Musical 2 didn't get any nominations. Ok, technically HSM did score one nomination for best video game but in terms of the big categories, it's as if the movie never existed.

One might think that this is perhaps Nickelodeon's bias at work. After all, while the kid's network has some very successful shows, few (if any), could rival the popularity of Disney Channel's High School Musical films. Then again, shows like Hanna Montana and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (both Disney Channel shows) received multiple nominations. So why didn't Zac, Ashley, Vanessa or any of the other talented teens from HSM get nominations as well?

It's possible that because the first two High School Musical films were made for television, Nick decided that they didn't fit into the movie categories or the TV categories. All the same, if HSM airs on TV and there are no "made for TV" categories at the Kids' Choice Awards, shouldn't the cast at least be eligible for the "Television Actor/Actress" awards? Nick's UK Kids' Choice Awards included HSM actors in their nominations last year. Both Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron took home awards for their roles in High School Musical at the Brit version Nick's Kids' Choice Awards.

Then of course, it's also possible that HSM 2 simply didn't receive enough love and support from Nick or the kids to earn any other nominations but given the ratings for the premiere of the second High School Musical movie, I find that highly unlikely. I suppose we'll have to wait to see the nominations for the Kids' Choice Awards in the year following the big-screen release of High School Musical 3. When the film goes big-screen, that will surely make the actors (and the movie) eligible for an award. After that it'll be up to the kids to decide.

What say you, young readers? Should HSM have received more recognition than just one lousy nomination for the Video Game category? Or are you content with the nominations (which can be viewed here) as they are?

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Trice Says:
March 15th, 2008 at 16:05
I was really upset, because High School musical 2 was the most watched made-for-TV movie of all time! They should have gave them a special award or even came up with a new catagory like musical. They have that for the teen choice awards! They did not even have any of the actors in a catagory! I hope they see what they have done and change their ways next year!

Tracy Says:
March 30th, 2008 at 02:04
Not upset here. HSM is lame. After finding out Zac's voice was mixed with someone else's voice in the first one, who knows if the rest of them were made up too. People give them too much hype and to me, I've seen better movies.

Patty Gulledge Says:
March 30th, 2008 at 02:05
My little girl dosen't like High School Musical. I try to let her into it, but she says she likes Hannah Montana more. Kids, they will just break your hearts. But that's what she likes so I guess she won't be a High School Musical fan. You know there's alot of little children who like High School Musical.

MostWanted Says:
March 30th, 2008 at 05:24
Patty that is a shame. It's true. Zac didn't do HSM1 Vocals, but that doesn't stop as he did his part on HSM2. HSM and Disney maybe pushing the Film hard, but for good reason. Unlike Hannah, there are far more leaks of Miley not posing well (giving herself a lame rep) and that she is Lip-Syncing in her own concerts. And More. Miley is worse Poser then ever YET given many props like this award show, when infact HSM deserves the limelight. And for Disney tp push for HSM3 to go on the Big Screen, You can only hope for so much success :) . So Let Cyrus take the Kids Choice, HSM will over do her this summer (as all 3 films have).

Leeanne Says:
March 30th, 2008 at 16:03
I agree with Tracy. Zac supposedly "did his part" for the second HSM...but wait, why was he never around for the concerts? Huh? What about that? He was never there singing with the rest of the cast. What does that say about his voice??

Also, I happen to like Hannah Montana better. There's nothing wrong about that. So what if she has some photos leaked out? Vanessa had much worse photos exposing her WHOLE self. At least, Miley isn't nude. Yea, she apologized but I think Disney is making a mistake by keeping her. It gives Disney a bad image.

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