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BAFTA Award for Best Children's & Family Film facts for kids

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BAFTA Award for Best Children's & Family Film
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Country United Kingdom
First awarded 2026
Currently held by Boong (2025)

The BAFTA Award for Best Children's & Family Film is a special prize. It is given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). This award celebrates the very best films made for families. BAFTA is a well-known organization in the United Kingdom. They host big award shows every year. These shows honor great work in movies, TV shows, and even video games.

Celebrating Family Films: The BAFTA Award

How Films Qualify for This Award

This award category started in 2025. BAFTA created it to highlight films that everyone can enjoy. These are movies that appeal to kids, teenagers, and adults alike. To be considered for this award, a film needs a specific rating. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) must rate it as U, PG, or 12a. These ratings help families choose age-appropriate movies.

Honoring Great Family Movies: Winners and Nominees

Here you will find the films that have been nominated for this award. The winners are shown in bold text with a gold background. The years listed are when the films were first released. The award ceremony itself takes place the following year.

Films Released in 2024

Year Film Title Director(s) Producer(s) Country
2024
(78th Ceremony)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham Richard Beek United Kingdom
Flow Gints Zilbalodis Matīss Kaža Latvia
Kensuke's Kingdom Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding, Stephen Roellants United Kingdom
Luxembourg
France
The Wild Robot Chris Sanders Jeff Hermann United States

Films Released in 2025

Year Film Title Director(s) Producer(s) Country
2025
(79th Ceremony)
Boong Lakshmipriya Devi Ritesh Sidhwani India
Arco Ugo Bienvenu Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, and Natalie Portman France
United States
Lilo & Stitch Dean Fleischer Camp Jonathan Eirich United States
Zootropolis 2 Jared Bush and Byron Howard Yvett Merino