Annual film award
TheBritish Academy Children's Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by theBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). They have been awarded annually since 1996, before which time they were a part of the mainBritish Academy Television Awards . It currently includes categories for television productions, feature films and video games.
The most recent ceremony, the25th British Academy Children's Awards , was held on 27 November 2022 atOld Billingsgate inLondon , and was hosted by television presenterLindsey Russell .[ 1] COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2] film ,games and television award ceremonies in 2025 with new categories introduced for children's content.[ 3]
The awards were held for the first time in 1996, since then, the awards have been presented annually, with the exception 2020 and 2021, where the awards were not held due to theCOVID-19 pandemic . Prior to 1996, productions targeted to children or young audiences were included in theBritish Academy Television Awards , from 1983 to 1996, two children-oriented categories, Children's Programme – Factual and Children's Programme – Fiction or Entertainment were presented. The last winners for those categories wereCBBC 's programmeShort Change Coping with Christmas for the latter.[ 4] [ 5]
The first edition featured seven competitive categories (Animation, Drama, Entertainment, Factual, Pre-School, Schools - Documentary, Schools - Drama), plus two special awards, one for film producerJohn Coates and the other for Lewis Rudd, who was head to the children's programming forITV .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
As of 2022, the following fourteen competitive categories are presented:
Current awards winners [ edit ] 2022:FYI Ukraine Invasion Special Retired awards winners [ edit ] Channel of the Year [ edit ] Factual Entertainment [ edit ] Independent Production Company [ edit ] 2006:Mapping Our World 2007:Espresso Education: Espresso Primary 2008:ArtisanCam 2009:Off By Heart 2010:L8R 2011:Quiff and Boot 2012:Seeking Refuge 2013:Children Of World War 2 2014:Lizard Girl 2017:History Bombs: Online History Resources 2006:Timelines: Empire 2007:Recollection Eyewitnesses: Remembering the Holocaust 2008:L8R 2009:Troubled Minds 2010:Timelines.tv: Smallpox Through Time 2011:Privates 2012:L8R Youngers 2 2013:Just a Few Drinks 2014:Poetry: Between the Lines 2015:Poetry: Between the Lines 2016:Ten Pieces II Discontinued in 2000, for separate categories for live-action and animation.
1996:Scene: Loved Up 1997:Shakespeare Shorts: Romeo And Juliet 1999:Junk 2000:Dream On 2001:ID Citizenship: Beyond The Boundary 2002:Scene - Offside 2003:Lion Mountain 2004:The Illustrated Mum 2005:Scene - Oddsquad Discontinued in 2006 forLearning: Primary .
1999:Rat-A-Tat-Tat: Beans On Toast and Ketchup On Your Cornflakes 2000:English Express: Texts - Football 2001:Zig Zag - Snapshots: Children In The Second World War 2002:Geography Junction: Jamaica - The Coastal Environment 2003:Let's Write a Story: Writing Academy 2004:Thinking Skills: Think About It - Hiding Places 2005:Primary History - Indus Civilisation: Mohenjo-Daro Discontinued in 2006 forLearning: Secondary .
1999:Turning Points: Alcohol Misuse - Emma's Story 2000:Lifeschool Sex - Saying it for the Girls 2001:The Test Of Time - Forgiveness 2002:History File: Britain 1906-1918 - A History In Photographs 2003:The English Programme: Film Focus: Animation - Food Commercials 2004:In Search of the Tartan Turban 2005:School of Hard Knocks Discontinued in 2014 for separate Interactive categories:Original andAdapted .
Discontinued in 2009, for separate voting categories for feature film, television, video game and website.
Discontinued in 2006 for one soleWriter category.
Discontinued in 2006 for one soleWriter category.
Breakthrough Talent [ edit ] CBBC Me and My Movie [ edit ] 2008:The Prank 2009:Vern's Vacation BAFTA Young Game Designers [ edit ] 2010: HAMSTER: Accidental World Domination 2011: Rollin' Scotch 2012:Vacuum Panic AKA Suck It Up ^a b Ramachandran, Naman (25 October 2022)." .Variety . Retrieved29 January 2023 . ^ Lang, Jamie (25 October 2022)."After A Three-Year Hiatus, BAFTA's Children & Young People Awards Are Back – Nominee List" .Cartoon Brew . Retrieved29 January 2023 . ^ Ramachandran, Naman (9 September 2023)."BAFTA Folds Children's Awards Into Main Ceremonies After 'Consistent Drop in Entries and Engagement' .Variety . Retrieved22 February 2024 . ^ "Television - 1996" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved21 February 2021 .^ "Television - 1983" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved21 February 2021 .^ "Children's in 1996" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved19 February 2023 .^ "The British Academy Children's Awards in 2015" .Issuu . Retrieved8 March 2023 .^ "Children's in 1999" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved19 February 2023 .^ "Children's in 2000" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved19 February 2023 .^ "Children's in 2007" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved19 February 2023 .^ "BAFTA Kids' Vote" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved8 March 2023 .^ "2011 British Academy Children's Awards Winners" . BAFTA. Archived fromthe original on 11 September 2012.^ "Children's in 2010 | BAFTA Awards" . Awards.bafta.org. Retrieved30 January 2016 .^ "Children's | Drama in 2002" .British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved16 January 2016 .^ "Children crown best TV shows" .news.bbc.co.uk . 18 October 1998. Retrieved16 February 2023 .^ "Baftas honour Zoe and Jamie" .BBC News . Retrieved16 February 2023 .^ "Children's favourites honoured" . 12 November 2000. Retrieved16 February 2023 – via news.bbc.co.uk.^ "ITV wins children's award again" .www.thefreelibrary.com . 25 November 2002. Retrieved16 February 2023 .^ "Children's BAFTA Awards 2003" .BBC . Retrieved16 February 2023 .^ "Stars arriving at the Children's Baftas" . 29 November 2004. Retrieved16 February 2023 – viaBBC News .^ "Children's TV Bafta for Michaela" .Manchester Evening News . 28 November 2005. Retrieved16 February 2023 .^ "Bafta win for Wallace and Gromit" . 27 November 2006. Retrieved16 February 2023 – via news.bbc.co.uk.^ Fletcher, Alex (26 November 2007)."BAFTA Children's Awards 2007: Winners" .Digital Spy . Retrieved22 February 2023 . ^ "Nominations announced for CBBC me and my movie award" .www.bbc.co.uk . 19 November 2008. Retrieved22 February 2024 .^ "Children's TV Baftas: full list of winners" .The Guardian . Retrieved21 February 2023 .^ "Three Children's Baftas for Horrible Histories" .BBC . Retrieved19 February 2023 .^ Arrant, Chris (28 November 2011)."2011 British Academy Children's Awards Winners Announced, "Peppa Pig" & "Amazing World of Gumball" Among Winners" .Cartoon Brew . Retrieved22 February 2023 . ^ Hall, Eva (27 November 2012)." .Irish Film and Television Network . Retrieved22 February 2023 . ^ Zahed, Ramin (25 November 2013)." .Animation Magazine . Retrieved22 February 2023 . ^ Fletcher, Harry (24 November 2014)."Katie Morag wins twice at BAFTA Children's Awards 2014" .Digital Spy . Retrieved19 February 2023 . ^ McLean, Tom (23 November 2015)." .Animation Magazine . Retrieved22 February 2023 . ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (21 November 2016)."André Rieu Sets Event Cinema Record; 'Zootopia' Wins Kids' BAFTA – Global Briefs" .Deadline . Retrieved19 February 2023 . ^ Amidi, Amid (27 November 2017)." .Cartoon Brew . Retrieved22 February 2023 . ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (16 November 2018)." .Animation World Network . Retrieved22 February 2023 . ^ Wiseman, Andrea (1 December 2019)."BAFTA Children's Winners Include Emily Burnett, Bella Ramsay, CBeebies, 'Horrible Histories' & 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' .Deadline . Retrieved19 February 2019 .
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