Vanessa Hudgens - Nickelodeon's 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards

High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens was named Favourite Female Movie Star and thanked her little sister Stella for “for asking all her friends at school to vote”.

High School Musical 3 also won the gong for Favourite Movie, with Vanessa’s real life beau and co-star Zac Efron paying tribute to the film’s fans while accepting the award.

“Lately, a lot of people have been taking credit for bringing back the musical,” Zac said. “The truth is we’ve known who’s been responsible for bringing back the musical all along. It was you guys!”

Miley Cyrus Nickelodeon's 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, who won Favourite Female Singer, gave a tearful acceptance speech, saying: “I really thought I was going to lose. Unlike any other awards show, it’s all because of you guys, so thank you guys so much.”

The 2009 Kids Choice Awards

The 2009 Kids Choice Awards Winner list:

Favorite Movie: “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
Favorite Movie Actor: Will Smith
Favorite Movie Actress: Vanessa Hudgens
Favorite Animated Movie: “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie: Jack Black
Favorite Male Singer: Jesse McCartney
Favorite Female Singer: Miley Cyrus
Favorite Music Group: Jonas Brothers
Favorite Song: “Single Ladies” – Beyonce Knowles
Favorite TV Show: “iCarly”
Favorite TV Actor: Dylan Sprouse
Favorite TV Actress: Selena Gomez
Favorite Reality Show: “American Idol”
Favorite Male Athlete: Peyton Manning
Favorite Female Athlete: Candace Parker
Favorite Cartoon: “SpongeBob SquarePants”
Favorite Book: Twilight
Favorite Video Game: Guitar Hero World Tour