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Country	United Kingdom
First awarded	1996
Last awarded	2022

The British Academy Children's Awards are special prizes given out every year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). BAFTA is a famous group in the UK that celebrates the best in movies, TV shows, and video games. These awards specifically honor amazing TV shows, movies, and games made for kids and young people.

The awards started in 1996. Before that, children's shows were part of the main British Academy Television Awards. The most recent awards ceremony was held on November 27, 2022, in London. It was hosted by TV presenter Lindsey Russell. This ceremony was extra special because the awards had not happened for three years due to a global health situation. BAFTA has announced that starting in 2025, the children's awards will join the main BAFTA film, games, and TV award shows. New categories for kids' content will be added there.

History of the Awards

The British Academy Children's Awards began in 1996. Since then, they have been given out every year, except for 2020 and 2021. This break happened because of a global health situation. Before 1996, shows for kids were part of the main British Academy Television Awards. From 1983 to 1996, there were two categories for children's programs: one for factual shows and one for fiction or entertainment.

The very first Children's Awards in 1996 had seven main categories. These included prizes for Animation, Drama, and Entertainment. There were also two special awards given to important people in children's media. Over the years, new categories have been added. For example, 'International' and 'Feature Film' were added in 1999. 'Game' was added in 2007. Until 2016, kids could even vote online for their favorite movies, TV shows, games, and websites!

Award Categories

As of 2022, there are fourteen main categories for the British Academy Children's Awards. These awards celebrate all sorts of amazing content made for young audiences.

Animation
Feature Film
Pre-School – Animation
Pre-School – Live Action
Non-Scripted
International
Content for Change
Game
Scripted
Game
Performer
Young Performer
Director
Writer

Recent Award Winners

Here are some of the winners from the most recent awards ceremony in 2022, and some past favorites!

Animation

1996: Gogs
1997: Yr Enwog Ffred
1999: The First Snow of Winter
2000: Foxbusters
2001: Animated Tales of the World: Aunt Tiger
2002: The English Programme: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2003: Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember
2004: Brush Head
2005: The Little Reindeer
2006: The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers
2007: The Secret Show
2008: Charlie and Lola: Autumn Special
2009: Lost and Found
2010: Shaun the Sheep
2011: The Amazing World of Gumball
2012: The Amazing World of Gumball
2013: Room on the Broom
2014: The Amazing World of Gumball
2015: Shaun the Sheep
2016: The Amazing World of Gumball
2017: Revolting Rhymes
2019: Hilda
2022: The Snail and the Whale

Performer

This award celebrates the best actor or actress in a children's show or movie.

2010: Jim Howick (Horrible Histories)
2011: Harley Bird (Peppa Pig)
2012: Khalil Madovi (4 O'Clock Club)
2013: Bobby Lockwood (Wolfblood)
2014 Cherry Campbell (Katie Morag)
2015: Jessica Ransom (Horrible Histories)
2016: Nick James (Hank Zipzer)
2017: Alhaji Fofana (Screwball!)
2018: Tom Courtenay (Grandpa's Great Escape)
2019: Emily Burnett (The Dumping Ground)
2022: Chris O'Dowd (Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth)

Young Performer

This award is for talented young actors and actresses.

2018: Chloe Lea (Katy)
2019: Bella Ramsey (The Worst Witch)
2022: Taiya Samuel: (JoJo & Gran Gran)

Pre-School Awards

These awards are for shows made for very young children.

Pre-School Animation

2000: Maisy
2001: Animal Stories
2002: Eddy and the Bear
2003: Hilltop Hospital
2004: Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
2005: Peppa Pig
2006: Pocoyo
2007: Charlie and Lola
2008: Charlie and Lola
2009: Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
2010: Timmy Time
2011: Peppa Pig
2012: Peppa Pig
2013: Timmy Time
2014: Sarah & Duck
2015: Clangers
2016: Hey Duggee
2017: Hey Duggee
2018: Hey Duggee
2019: Numberblocks
2022: Hey Duggee

Pre-School Live Action

2000: Tweenies
2001: Jim Henson's The Hoobs
2002: Teletubbies Everywhere
2003: Ripley and Scuff
2004: Balamory
2005: Boogie Beebies
2006: CBeebies Springwatch
2007: In the Night Garden...
2008: In the Night Garden...
2009: Bookaboo
2010: Something Special
2011: Bookaboo
2012: Justin's House
2013: CBeebies Ugly Duckling
2014: Old Jack's Boat
2015: Old Jack's Boat
2016: Topsy and Tim
2017: Our Family
2018: Get Well Soon
2019: Ferne and Rory's Vet Tales
2022: Lovely Little Farm

Presenter

This award goes to the best host of a children's TV show.

2000: Katy Hill
2001: Cat Deeley (SMTV Live)
2002: Matt Baker (Blue Peter)
2003: Matt Baker (Blue Peter)
2004: Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Dick & Dom in da Bungalow)
2005: Michaela Strachan (Michaela's Wild Challenge)
2006: Holly Willoughby (Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown)
2007: Barney Harwood (Smile)
2008: Justin Fletcher (Something Special)
2009: Richard Hammond (Richard Hammond's Blast Lab)
2010: Justin Fletcher (Something Special)
2011: Steve Backshall (Deadly 60)
2012: Justin Fletcher (Something Special)
2013: Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up)
2014: Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom)
2015: Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes (Sam & Mark's Big Christmas Wind-Up)
2016: Iain Stirling (The Dog Ate My Homework)
2017: Maddie Moate (Do You Know?)
2018: Justin Fletcher (Something Special)
2019: Lindsey Russell (Blue Peter)
2022: George Webster (CBeebies)

Writer

This award celebrates the people who write the amazing stories and scripts for children's content.

2000: Richard Carpenter and Helen Cresswell
2001: Roy Apps
2002: Peter Tabern (Stig of the Dump)
2003: Alex Williams (Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land)
2006: Peter Tabern (Johnny and the Bomb)
2007: Bridget Hurst (Charlie and Lola)
2008: Alison Hume (Summerhill)
2009: Helen Blakeman (Dustbin Baby)
2010: Writing team (Horrible Histories)
2011: James Lamont and Jon Foster (Shaun the Sheep)
2012: James Lamont and Jon Foster (Shaun the Sheep)
2013: Writing team (The Amazing World of Gumball)
2014: Debbie Moon (Wolfblood)
2015: Guy Burt (Harriet's Army)
2016: Writing team (The Amazing World of Gumball)
2017: Adam Tyler (Screwball!)
2018: Tom Bidwell (Katy)
2019: Writing team (The Amazing World of Gumball)
2022: Joe Markham, Mic Graves and Tony Hull (The Amazing World of Gumball)

Director

This award goes to the person who directs the show or film.

2018: Grant Orchard (Hey Duggee)
2019: Dirk Campbell (The Worst Witch)
2022: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon (The Snail and the Whale)

International

This award celebrates the best children's content from outside the UK.

1999: Thunderstone
2000: Pablo the Little Red Fox
2001: Teacher's Pet
2002: Even Stevens
2003: Arthur
2004: 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
2005: Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2006: LazyTown
2007: SpongeBob SquarePants
2008: Yo Gabba Gabba!
2009: Penguins of Madagascar
2010: Penguins of Madagascar
2011: Fish Hooks
2012: SpongeBob SquarePants
2013: Adventure Time
2014: Adventure Time
2015: Gravity Falls
2016: We Bare Bears
2017: SpongeBob SquarePants
2018: SpongeBob SquarePants
2019: Teen Titans Go!
2022: Bluey

Feature Film

This award is for the best children's movie.

1999: Paulie
2000: The Iron Giant
2001: Shrek
2002: Monsters, Inc.
2003: Whale Rider
2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005: The Incredibles
2006: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2007: Happy Feet
2008: WALL-E
2009: Coraline
2010: Up
2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2012: The Hunger Games
2013: Life of Pi
2014: The Lego Movie
2015: Paddington
2016: Zootopia
2017: The Little Prince
2018: Paddington 2
2019: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2022: Wolfwalkers

Game

This award is for the best video game for children.

2007: Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party
2008: Lego Batman: The Videogame
2009: LittleBigPlanet
2010: Rabbids Go Home
2011: Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
2012: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
2013: Skylanders: Giants
2014: Mario Kart 8
2015: Splatoon
2016: Lego Dimensions
2017: Pokémon Go
2018: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
2019: Astro Bot Rescue Mission
2022: Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Scripted

This award is for the best TV show with a script.

2022: Dodger

Non-Scripted

This award is for the best TV show that doesn't follow a script, like documentaries or reality shows.

2022: FYI Ukraine Invasion Special

Content for Change

This award recognizes content that helps bring about positive change or teaches important lessons.

2022: El Deafo

Special Award

This award honors people or groups who have made a huge difference in children's media over many years.

1996: John Coates & Lewis Rudd
1997: Anna Home
1999: The Jim Henson Company
2000: Anne Wood
2001: Grange Hill
2002: Peter Orton and Ronald Smedley
2003: Christopher Grace
2004: Floella Benjamin
2005: The Junior Television Workshop
2006: Nigel Pickard
2007: Mick Robertson
2008: Barry Elliott and Paul Elliott
2009: Bernard Cribbins
2010: Brian Cant
2011: Newsround
2012: Brian Cosgrove
2013: Biddy Baxter
2014: Peter Firmin
2015: Jocelyn Stevenson
2016: Peter Western
2017: Jacqueline Wilson
2018: Clive Juster
2019: Nikki Lilly
2022: no award

Past Award Categories

Some categories have changed or been retired over the years. Here are a few of them.

Channel of the Year

This award recognized the best children's TV channel.

2006: CBeebies
2007: Nickelodeon
2008: CBBC
2009: Nick Jr.
2010: CBeebies
2011: CBeebies
2012: CBBC
2013: CBeebies
2014: Cartoon Network
2015: CBBC
2016: CBeebies
2017: TrueTube
2018: CBeebies
2019: CBeebies

Comedy

This award was for the funniest children's shows.

2010: Horrible Histories
2011: Horrible Histories
2012: Horrible Histories
2013: Horrible Histories
2014: Diddy Movies
2015: Gigglebiz
2016: Horrible Histories: Sensational Shakespeare
2017: Class Dismissed
2018: So Awkward
2019: Horrible Histories

Drama

This award was for the best children's drama series or film.

1996: Coping with Christmas
1999: Microsoap
2000: Pig Heart Boy
2001: Custer's Last Stand-up
2002: Jeopardy
2003: Bootleg
2004: Feather Boy
2005: My Life as a Popat
2006: The Giblet Boys
2007: That Summer Day
2008: The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury
2009: Rhestr Nadolig Wil
2010: Tracy Beaker Returns
2011: Just William
2012: Roy
2013: The Dumping Ground
2014: Katie Morag
2015: Katie Morag
2016: Refugee
2017: Like Me
2018: Joe All Alone
2019: Creeped Out

Entertainment

This award was for the best entertainment shows for kids.

1996: The Ant & Dec Show
1997: Roger and the Rottentrolls
1999: Live & Kicking
2000: SMTV Live
2001: The Quick Trick Show
2002: SMTV Live
2003: Raven
2004: Dick & Dom in da Bungalow
2005: RAD: The Groms Tour America
2006: Raven
2007: The Slammer
2008: Hedz
2009: Election
2010: Relic: Guardians of the Museum
2011: Trapped!
2012: Friday Download
2013: Help! My Supply Teacher's Magic
2014: Junior Bake Off
2015: Swashbuckle
2016: Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up
2017: Bear Grylls' Survival School
2018: Prosiect Z
2019: Play Your Pets Right

Factual

This award was for the best non-fiction or educational shows.

1996: Wise Up
1997: Wise Up
1999: Nick News
2000: Newsround Extra: Russian Orphanages
2001: Nick News
2002: Newsround Extra: Afghanistan
2003: Blue Peter: Launch of the Tanzania Water Appeal
2004: Serious Desert
2005: Serious Arctic
2006: Michaela's Wild Challenge
2007: Newsround Special: The Wrong Trainers
2008: Serious Andes
2009: Serious Ocean
2010: Newsround Special: Living with ...
2011: Deadly 60
2012: My Life: Me, My Dad and His Kidney
2013: Operation Ouch!
2014: Operation Ouch!
2015: My Life: I Am Leo
2016: My Life: The Boy on the Bicycle
2017: Inside My Head: A Newsround Special
2018: My Life: Mumbai Street Strikers
2019: Finding My Family: Holocaust (Newsround Special)

BAFTA Kids' Vote

This was a special award where kids could vote for their favorites. It was later split into different voting categories.

1999: Art Attack
2000: SMTV Live
2001: Disney Channel Kids' Awards 2000
2002: SMTV Live
2003: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004: Shrek 2
2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2006: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007: The Simpsons Movie
2008: Hannah Montana

Kids' Vote: Website

2009: Club Penguin
2010: Club Penguin
2011: Bin Weevils
2012: Bin Weevils
2013: Bin Weevils
2014: Bin Weevils

Kids' Vote: Feature Film

2009: Hannah Montana: The Movie
2010: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2012: The Smurfs
2013: Despicable Me 2
2014: Frozen
2015: Minions
2016: Zootopia

Kids' Vote: Television

2009: Hannah Montana
2010: Wizards of Waverly Place
2011: Good Luck Charlie
2012: Good Luck Charlie
2013: Jessie
2014: Jessie
2015: The Next Step
2016: The Next Step

Kids' Vote: Video Game

2009: Wii Sports Resort
2010: Just Dance
2011: Just Dance 2
2012: Temple Run
2013: Despicable Me: Minion Rush
2014: Minecraft
2015: Minecraft
2016: Minecraft

Award Ceremonies

The British Academy Children's Awards ceremonies have been held at different venues over the years, often hosted by popular TV presenters.

Event	Date	Venue	Host(s)
1st	1996	Unknown	Unknown
2nd	6 April 1997	Unknown
3rd	18 October 1998	Thorpe Park
4th	7 November 1999	London Hilton	Katy Hill
5th	12 November 2000		Emma Bunton Ortis Deley
6th	2 December 2001		Kate Thornton
7th	24 November 2002		Richard Blackwood
8th	30 November 2003		Fearne Cotton
9th	28 November 2004		Fearne Cotton
10th	27 November 2005		Emma Forbes
11th	26 November 2006		Reggie Yates
12th	25 November 2007		Keith Chegwin
13th	29 November 2008		Keith Chegwin
14th	29 November 2009		Dick and Dom
15th	28 November 2010		Barney Harwood
16th	27 November 2011
17th	25 November 2012
18th	24 November 2013		Jake Humphrey
19th	23 November 2014	The Roundhouse	Doc Brown
20th	22 November 2015
21st	20 November 2016
22nd	26 November 2017
23rd	25 November 2018		Marvin Humes Rochelle Humes
24th	1 December 2019	The Brewery, London	Ben Shires Maddie Moate Sam Homewood Lindsey Russell Nigel Clarke Arielle Free
25th	27 November 2022	Old Billingsgate	Lindsey Russell

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