Children’s BAFTA Award Winners 2017
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the winners for the 2017 British Academy Children’s Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Doc Brown at the Roundhouse, London, and presenters included Peter Andre, Matt Baker, Angellica Bell, Hugh Dennis, Rochelle Humes, Pixie Lott, Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely.
There were some amazing nominees for this year’s awards, and the animation-specific winners are listed below:
ANIMATION
REVOLTING RHYMES Production Team – Magic Light Pictures/BBC One
FEATURE FILM
THE LITTLE PRINCE Mark Osborne, Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb, Dimitri Rassam – ON Animation Studios and Netflix/Netflix
INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
BLUE ZOO ANIMATION STUDIO
Blue Zoo with their BAFTA award
INTERACTIVE
HEY DUGGEE: WE LOVE ANIMALS Phil Hoskins, Keith Davidson, Peter Hickman – Scary Beasties Ltd and BBC Worldwide
INTERNATIONAL
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Stephen Hillenburg, Vincent Waller, Marc Ceccarelli – Nickelodeon/Nicktoons
LEARNING
HISTORY BOMBS: ONLINE HISTORY RESOURCES Chris Hobbs, Ellie Rogers, Claire O’Brien – History Bombs/Historybombs.com
PRE-SCHOOL – ANIMATION
HEY DUGGEE Grant Orchard, Janine Voong, Sander Jones – STUDIO AKA/CBeebies
SHORT FORM
SHARE A STORY 2016 Production Team – CiTV/CiTV
Dame Jacqueline Wilson received the Special Award for her outstanding contribution to children’s media. The esteemed writer was presented the award by Michelle Collins, who played the title role in the TV adaptation Illustrated Mum.
For a complete list of nominees and winners, visit the BAFTA Children’s page here.