Winning projects include ‘Madagascar: A Little Wild’ for Preschool - Best New Series, ‘Forky Asks a Question,’ Kids’ Best Animated Series, and ‘Baba Yaga,’ Digital Kids Best Game App and Best Alternative Game.
Winners of the 2021 Kidscreen Awards, which recognize the best work in children’s television and digital media, were announced at a ceremony hosted by actor/comedian Emma Hunter, and sponsored by the Canada Media Fund. Determined by two panels of esteemed industry judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries:
PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY
Best New Series: Madagascar: A Little Wild - DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Series: Bluey - Ludo Studio, BBC Studios, ABC Australia, Screen Queensland, Screen Australia
Best Live-Action Series - Sesame Street (season 50) - Sesame Workshop, HBO
Best Mixed-Media Series - Stories with Sound Effects - Lapost Estudios, Señal Colombia
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie - Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration - Sesame Workshop, HBO
Best Short Film - Love is Love - Hopster Studios, Picnic Animation Studio
Best Inclusivity - Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices - Netflix
Best in Class - Sesame Street (season 50) - Sesame Workshop, HBO
PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY
Best New Series - Tales of Arcadia: Wizards - DreamWorks Animation, Netflix
Best Animated Series - Forky Asks a Question - Pixar Animation Studios, Disney+
Best Live-Action Series - First Day - Epic Films, Kojo Entertainment, ABC Australia, Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, Australian Children’s Television Foundation
Best Mixed-Media Series - Backyard Beats - BGM Sphere, TVOKids
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie - Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth - Apple, Studio AKA
Best Short Film - Lamp Life - Pixar Animation Studios, Disney+
Best Inclusivity - Molly of Denali - WGBH, Atomic Cartoons, PBS KIDS
Best in Class - Lamp Life - Pixar Animation Studios, Disney+
PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY
Best New Series - Locke & Key - Netflix, Genre Arts, Hard A Productions, Circle of Confusion, IDW Entertainment
Best Animated Series - Central Park - Apple, 20th Century Fox Television
Best Live-Action Series - Locke & Key - Netflix, Genre Arts, Hard A Productions, Circle of Confusion, IDW Entertainment
Best Mixed-Media Series - About Sex -Echo Media, CBC Gem
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie - Adventure Time: Distant Lands - HBO Max, Cartoon Network Studios
Best Inclusivity - The Unlisted - Aquarius Films, ABC Australia
Best in Class - Central Park - Apple, 20th Century Fox Television
CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY
Best Directing – Bluey - Ludo Studio, BBC Studios, ABC Australia, Screen Queensland, Screen Australia
Best Writing – Bluey - Ludo Studio, BBC Studios, ABC Australia, Screen Queensland, Screen Australia
Best Music – Bluey - Ludo Studio, BBC Studios, ABC Australia, Screen Queensland, Screen Australia
Best Animation - Lamp Life - Pixar Animation Studios, Disney+
Best Voice Talent - Lamp Life - Pixar Animation Studios, Disney+
Best Acting - Locke & Key - Netflix, Genre Arts, Hard A Productions, Circle of Confusion, IDW Entertainment
Best Design - Adventure Time: Distant Lands - HBO Max, Cartoon Network Studios
Kidscreen Awards have been introduced to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to build stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were decided through online voting by Kidscreen readers in December.
The winners are:
BROADCASTING CATEGORY
Channel of the Year - PBS KIDS
Best Programming Block - CBC Kids Morning Block; CBC Kids
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team - Kiruna Stamell—Play School; ABC Kids
Best Kids-Only Streaming Service - YouTube Kids
Rounding out the Kidscreen Awards program are digital categories for preschool (zero to five) and kids (six and up).
Here are the winners:
DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY
Best Learning App (Branded) - LEGO DUPLO World - The LEGO Group, StoryToys, Touch Press
Best Learning App (Original) - Duolingo ABC - Duolingo
Best Game App (Branded) - PBS KIDS Games - PBS KIDS
Best Game App (Original) - Bookful—Bringing Books to Life in Augmented Reality - Inception XR
Best Alternative Game - Scribbles and Ink - WGBH, Global Mechanic Media, PBS KIDS
Best YouTube Channel - PBS KIDS - PBS KIDS
Best Web/App Series (Branded) - Sesame Street Monster Meditations with Headspace - Sesame Workshop
Best Web/App Series (Original) - The Birthday Show - Hellosaurus
Best Website - PBS KIDS - PBS KIDS
DIGITAL—KIDS CATEGORY
Best Learning App (Branded) - WWF Amazing Planet - WWF, Kids Industries
Best Learning App (Original) - Square Panda - Square Panda
Best Game App (Branded) - GoNoodle Games - GoNoodle
Best Game App (Original) - Baba Yaga - Baobab Studios
Best Alternative Game - Baba Yaga - Baobab Studios
Best YouTube Channel - Dodo Kids - The Dodo, Group Nine Media
Best Web/App Series (Branded) - Oddtube - Fred Rogers Productions, Sinking Ship Entertainment, PBS KIDS
Best Web/App Series (Original) - My Stay-At-Home Diary - Lopii Productions, TVOKids, Shaw Rocket Fund, Canada Media Fund
Best Website - Odd Squad - Fred Rogers Productions, Sinking Ship Entertainment, PBS KIDS
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CBC Kids News; CBC Kids News
Source: Kidscreen Awards
