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BAFTA Children’s Awards 2016: Winners

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts last night announced the winners of this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards, which honour the very best in children’s media. The ceremony was hosted by British actor, writer and comedian Doc Brown at the Roundhouse in London.

In demonstration of its enduring worth as a medium for exciting television entertainment (it’s not just for grownups, y’know) animation led the charge when it came to this year’s winners, with the popular Cartoon Network property The Amazing World of Gumball going home with two awards. See the full list of animation wins below:

ANIMATION

WRITER

  • WINNER: THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL
    Writing Team
    Cartoon Network
  • NOMINATED: CLANGERS, HETTY FEATHER, HORRIBLE HISTORIES SPECIAL: SENSATIONAL SHAKESPEARE

CHANNEL OF THE YEAR

  • WINNER: CBEEBIES
  • NOMINATED: CARTOON NETWORK, CBBC, TRUETUBE

FEATURE FILM

GAME

  • WINNER: LEGO DIMENSIONS
    Development Team
    TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • NOMINATED: LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, RATCHET & CLANK, TEARAWAY UNFOLDED

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

  • WINNER: SIXTEEN SOUTH INTERACTIVE
  • NOMINATED: BLUE ZOO, FACTORY, KARROT ENTERTAINMENT

INTERACTIVE: ADAPTED

  • WINNER: GET WELL SOON HOSPITAL APP
    Juliet Tzabar, Anne Brogan, Ranj Singh
    Plug in Media & Kindle Entertainment
  • NOMINATED: CBEEBIES ADVENT CALENDAR AND NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN, PJ MASKS OFFICIAL WEBSITE, STAR WARS ARCADE

INTERNATIONAL

  • WINNER: WE BARE BEARS
    Daniel Chong, Manny Hernandez, Carrie Wilksen
    Cartoon Network Studios/Cartoon Network
  • NOMINATED: NOWHERE BOYS, PETER RABBIT, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

LEARNING: PRIMARY

  • WINNER: I CAN’T GO TO SCHOOL TODAY
    Production Team
    Mosaic Films for BBC Learning
  • NOMINATED: AN INTRODUCTION TO EXETER CATHEDRAL, SEARCH IT UP!, SHAKESPEARE IN SHORTS

PRESCHOOL ANIMATION

SHORT FORM

  • WINNER: GOOD AS GOALED
    Tom Gran, Martin Woolley
    Wildseed Studios/Disney Channels EMEA/Disney XD
  • NOMINATED: TEE AND MO: COME ON GET UP, CITV SHARE A STORY, DRAW MY LIFE: MO’S BULLYING STORY

Outside of animated projects, other projects that scored themselves a Children’s BAFTA win were as follows: SECRET LIFE OF BOYS (INTERACTIVE: ORIGINAL), HORRIBLE HISTORIES SPECIAL: SENSATIONAL SHAKESPEARE (COMEDY), REFUGEE (DRAMA), SAM & MARK’S BIG FRIDAY WIND-UP (ENTERTAINMENT), THE BOY ON THE BICYCLE (FACTUAL), TEN PIECES II (LEARNING: SECONDARY), NICK JAMES (PERFORMER), TOPSY AND TIM (PRESCHOOL: LIVE-ACTION), IAIN STIRLING (PRESENTER)

Congrats to winners and nominees alike! For more on the 2016 BAFTA awards visit bafta.org

 

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