British Academy Children’s Award Winners Unveiled

The winners of this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards were revealed in a ceremony hosted by Doc Brown at London’s Roundhouse, with online channel TrueTube taking home four awards.

The best animation winner was Revolting Rhymes (Magic Light Pictures/BBC One). The channel of the year prize went to TrueTube, marking the first time an online-only network won the category. Best comedy was Class Dismissed (CBBC Productions/CBBC) and best drama was Like Me (CTVC/TrueTube). The winner in the entertainment category was Bear Grylls’ Survival School (Potato for ITV Studios/CiTV), while Inside My Head: A Newsround Special (CBBC Productions/CBBC) won for factual.

The feature film winner was The Little Prince (ON Animation Studios/Netflix) and the best game award went to the Pokémon Go development team (Niantic/Pokémon). Blue Zoo Animation Studio was named independent production company of the year. The interactive prize went to Hey Duggee: We Love Animals (Scary Beasties/BBC Worldwide). SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon/Nicktoons) won for international.

History Bombs: Online History Resources (History Bombs/Historybombs.com) led the learning category. Alhaji Fofana’s portrayal of Ryan in Screwball! (TrueTube) landed the best performer award, while Maddie Moate was recognized for presenting on CBeebies’ Do You Know?

The best animated preschool series was Hey Duggee (Studio AKA/CBeebies), while the best live-action preschool show was Our Family (Sixth Sense Media/CBeebies). The short-form category was won by the Share a Story 2016 production team, and Adam Tyler won for his writing on TrueTube’s Screwball!

In addition, seasoned writer Jacqueline Wilson received a special award for her outstanding contribution to children’s media.