Emma Watson has been named Best Movie Actress at the first ever UK Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
The 17-year-old actress, who plays as Hermione Granger, was honored for her role in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in a ceremony at London’s ExCel arena on October 20.
Emma Watson fought off stiff competition from actresses Cameron Diaz, Keira Knightley and Dakota Fanning to win the accolade.
The young actress, who wore a stunning gold-sequinned top and Diesel jeans as she collected her statuette after more than three million young viewers of the children’s TV channel Nickelodeon cast their votes online, revealed, “This is so cool. I’m so thrilled.”
Johnny Depp was named Best Movie Actor for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”. However, the film was beaten to the title of Best Movie by “The Simpsons Movie”, while “The Simpsons” television show was named Best Cartoon.