BAFTA's Children's Award Nominees Announced
This year's EA British Academy Children's Awards will take place on Sunday, November 30, 2008 to celebrate excellence in all art forms of the moving image for children -- in film, television, video games and online.
In animation, CHARLIE AND LOLA, ELIOT KID, SHAUN THE SHEEP and SKUNK FU! are nominated for best animation, and CHARLIE AND LOLA, LITTLE PRINCESS, PEPPA PIG and ROARY THE RACING CAR are nominated for best preschool animation.
DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO!, RATATOUILLE, STARDUST and WALL-E are nominated for best feature film.
The Awards are voted for by BAFTA members and industry experts but children have a voice in the BAFTA Kids' Vote. BAFTA has again partnered with CBBC on Me And My Movie, a filmmaking initiative inspiring children to tell their own stories.
The nominees are:
ANIMATION
CHARLIE AND LOLA AUTUMN SPECIALClaudia Lloyd, Kitty TaylorTiger Aspect Productions/CBeebies
ELIOT KIDSamuel Kaminka, Didier Julia, Gilles CazauxSamka & Safari de Ville/CBBC
SHAUN THE SHEEPJulie Lockhart, Richard GolezsowskiAardman Animation/CBBC
SKUNK FU!Paul Young, Jordan Gaucher, Aidan HarteCake Entertainment/CBBC
BREAK-THROUGH TALENT
Akin Akinsiku -- Head of Graphics Nickelodeon/Art DirectorJosh Alward -- filmmakerEliot Otis Brown-Walters -- actorBrad Kavanagh -- Disney Channel talent
CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
CBBCCBEEBIESNickelodeon U.K.NICK Jr
DRAMA
THE REVENGE FILES OF ALISTAIR FURYJamie Rix, Nick WoodLittle Brother Productions/CBBC
THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURESMatthew Bouch, Alice Troughton, Gareth RobertsBBC Cardiff/CBBC
SUMMERHILLStephen Smallwood, Jon East, Alison HumeTiger Aspect Productions/CBBC
YOUNG DRACULAMia Jupp, Joss Agnew, Joe WilliamsCBBC/CBBC
ENTERTAINMENT
BASIL'S SWAP SHOPPete Way, Ged Allen, Julian SmithThe Foundation Television Productions for RDF Television/CBBC
HEDZThe Production TeamCBBC Scotland/CBBC
SMARTHugh Lawton, Marti Williams, Rebecca FosterCBBC/CBBC
SORRY, I'VE GOT NO HEADJeremy Salsby, Tom Miller, Ian CurtisSo Television/CBBC
FACTUAL
NEWSROUND ON KNIVESKez Margrie, Sinead RocksCBBC/CBBC
NICK NEWS: NICK'S BIG GREEN CHALLENGEMick Robertson, Julian KempWised Up/Nickelodeon UK
SERIOUS ANDESMarshall Corwin, Reem NoussCBBC/CBBC
THE SMOKE HOUSEThe Production TeamInitial, an Endemol Company/CBBC
FEATURE FILM
DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO!Bob Gordon, Ken Dayrio, Cinco PaulTwentieth Century Fox/Twentieth Century Fox
RATATOUILLEBrad Lewis, Brad Bird, Jan PinkavaPixar/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK
STARDUSTMatthew Vaughn, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Dreyer, Neil ElaimanMarv/Paramount Pictures
WALL-EJim Morris, Andrew StantonPixar/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK
INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY
Chapman EntertainmentDarrall MacqueenThe FoundationRagdoll Productions
INTERACTIVEBOW STREET RUNNERIestyn Lloyd, David Jacklin, Darren GarrettLittleLoud/Channel 4
META4ORCERick Palmer, Alex Norris, Peter MilliganBloc Media/BBC
MOSHI MONSTERSDevelopment TeamMind Candy
QUESTIONAUTDevelopment TeamAmanita Design/BBC
INTERNATIONAL
ICARLYJoe Catania, Roger Christiansen, Dan SchneiderNickelodeon/MTV Networks International
LAZYTOWNRaymond P Le Gue, Magnus SchevingLazyTown Entertainment EHF/Nick Jr
PHINEAS & FERBDan Povenmire, Swampy MarshWalt Disney Television Animation/Disney Channel UK
YO GABBA GABBAProduction TeamThe Magic Store/Wildbrain/RDF Kids/Nick Jr
LEARNING -- PRIMARY
ARTISANCAM(www.artisancam.org.uk)Production TeamArtistsatwork.org/Cumbria and Lancashire Education Online
FORD MADOX BROWN INTERACTIVE(www.manchestergalleries.org/ford-madox-brown)Development TeamPrego/Manchester Art Gallery
PERFORMING HANDSMartin Wright, Barbara Zambrini, Richard EnglandShoreditch/Gamelab London
SYRIA: REFUGEE LIVES - IRAQI CHILDREN SPEAKLucy ThwaiteEvans Woolfe/Teachers TV
LEARNING -- SECONDARY
BBC NEWS SCHOOL REPORT(www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport)The Production TeamBBC News
FOCUS ON FILM(www.learningcurve.gov.uk/focuson/film)Andrew Payne, Clare Horrie, Ben WalshThe National ArchivesL8RJohn WhiteHi8us South/BBC Learning
TECHNOLOGY FOR LIFEDean Beswick, Stefan StuckertRadley Yeldar/Teachers TV
PRESCHOOL ANIMATION
CHARLIE AND LOLAClaudia Lloyd, Kitty TaylorTiger Aspect Productions/CBeebies
LITTLE PRINCESSIain Harvey, Edward FosterThe Illuminated Film Company/Five
PEPPA PIGPhil Davies, Mark Baker, Neville AstleyAstley Baker Davies Ltd/Rubber Duck Entertainment/Nick Jr/Five
ROARY THE RACING CAROwen Ballhatchet, Tim HarperChapman Entertainment/Nick Jr/Five
PRESCHOOL LIVE ACTION
GO AND BE A GROWN UPSam PotterHandle & Spout/Cartoonito
IN THE NIGHT GARDENAndrew Davenport, Anne Wood, Dirk CampbellRagdoll Productions/CBeebies
THE MILKSHAKE SHOWClair Duff, Louise BeresfordMilkshake Production/Five
SPACE PIRATESTony Reed, Bridget CaldwellCBeebies/CBeebies
PRESENTER
Andy Akinwolere -- BLUE PETERCBBC/CBBC
Justin Fletcher -- SOMETHING SPECIALCBeebies/CBeebies
Kirsten O'Brien -- SMARTBBC/BBC
Ed Petrie -- ED AND OUCHO presentationCBBC/CBBC
SHORT FORM
EDDIE RETRACTORHEADJean FlynnCosgrove Hall Films/Nickelodeon UK
MY SAYMick Robertson, John ButterworthWisedUp/CBBC
SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHINGJane LaffeyNickelodeon/Envy/Nickelodeon UK
STITCH UP SHOWDOWNAdam ShawBlue Zoo/Nickelodeon UK
VIDEO GAME
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: THE VIDEOGAMEErin RobertsTT Games
LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAMEJon BurtonTT Games
MARIO KART WIIHideki Konno, Shigeru MiyamotoNintendo Company Ltd
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGEAkihiro Hino, Akira TagoNintendo Company Ltd
WRITER
Tony Collingwood -- THE SECRET SHOWCollingwood O'Hare Entertainment/CBBC
Alison Hume -- SUMMERHILLTiger Aspect Productions/CBBC
Dave Ingham -- CHARLIE AND LOLATiger Aspect Productions/CBeebies
Peter Tabern -- CLAYChildsplay Television/CBBC