Nick Jr. Named Channel of the Year at Children’s BAFTAs

LONDON: The winners were unveiled for the British Academy Children’s Awards, with Nick Jr. taking home the win for channel of the year and Richard Hammond being named best presenter.

Nick Jr. beat out CBBC, CBeebies and Cyw for the channel of the year award. Hammond won for his role in hosting Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab.

In the animation category, Lost and Found took top honors, while Rhestr Nadolig Wil (Wil’s Christmas List) scored the drama win. Best factual program for children was Serious Ocean.

The Penguins of Madagascar won in the international category. Off By Heart won the award for learning (primary), and Troubled Minds won for learning (secondary). In the way of preschool programming, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom took the win on the animation side, while Bookaboo scored the nod for live action. Best short-form program was See Something, Say Something.

In the interactive category, Big and Small Online took the win over 1066, The Legula Adventure and Routes. Also scoring a nod was LittleBigPlanet in the video game category.

Children between the ages of 7 and 14 voted for their favorite film, TV show, video game and website with the BAFTA kids’ vote. Hannah Montana The Movie won in the feature film category, while the TV show Hannah Montana also scored a win. Wii Sports Resort was the favorite video game and Club Penguin was the favorite website.