The annual awards strive to recognize the best in children’s TV and digital media; leading the winners was Glen Keane Productions’ ‘Trash Truck’ for Netflix, which garnered awards for best new series, best-animated series, and best holiday episode.
Winners of the 2022 Kidscreen Awards were announced at a ceremony hosted by actor/comedian Grey Griffin and sponsored by the Canada Media Fund. The event recognizes the best work in children’s television and digital media as determined by two panels of industry judges.
Awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries:
PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY
Best New Series: Trash Truck - Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
Best Animated Series: Trash Truck - Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
Best Mixed-Media Series: JoJo and Gran Gran - BBC Children’s In-House Productions for CBeebies, in collaboration with A Productions
Best Live-Action Series: Izzy’s Koala World - Dodo Productions for Netflix
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie: Zog and the Flying Doctors - Magic Light Pictures
Best Holiday or Special Episode: A Trash Truck Christmas - Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
Best Inclusivity: Waffles + Mochi - Higher Ground Productions for Netflix
Best in Class: Trash Truck - Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY
Best New Series: Centaurworld - A Netflix Original Series/Sketchshark Productions
Best Animated Series: Centaurworld - A Netflix Original Series/Sketchshark Productions
Best Mixed-Media Series: Sisimpur - Sesame Workshop Bangladesh, Ddhoni Chitra
Best Live-Action Series: Stardust - NRK
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie: Arlo the Alligator Boy - Netflix Presents A Ryan Crego Film
Best Short Film: Coffee Run—It’s Pony - Nickelodeon
Best Holiday or Special Episode: “Winter Break” Craig of the Creek - Cartoon Network Studios
Best Inclusivity: 16 Hudson - Big Bad Boo Studios
Best in Class: Centaurworld - A Netflix Original Series/Sketchshark Productions
PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY
Best New Series: HouseBroken - Fox Media/Kapital Entertainment/Bento Box Animation
Best Animated Series:
- Bob’s Burgers - 20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment
- Central Park - 20th Television
Best Mixed-Media Series: The First Years - Zone3
Best Live-Action Series: Jenny - Productions Avenida
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse - Hartswood Films
Best Holiday or Special Episode: “Who’s Afraid of Boomsday?” HouseBroken - Fox Media/Kapital Entertainment/Bento Box Animation
Best Inclusivity: We the People - A Netflix Original Series/Higher Ground Productions
Best in Class: HouseBroken - Fox Media/Kapital Entertainment/Bento Box Entertainment
CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY
Best Acting: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse - Hartswood Films
Best Animation: Ridley Jones - A Netflix Original Series/Laughing Wild/Brown Bag Films
Best Design: Stillwater - Scholastic Entertainment/Gaumont/Polygon Pictures/Apple TV+
Best Directing:
- Sesame Street Season 51 - Sesame Workshop for HBO
- Waffles + Mochi - Higher Ground Productions for Netflix
Best Music: Magic Hands Black History Songs - Flashing Lights Media for CBeebies
Best Voice Talent: Ridley Jones - A Netflix Original Series/Laughing Wild/Brown Bag Films
Best Writing: Waffles + Mochi - Higher Ground Productions for Netflix
Kidscreen Awards also designates a set of awards spotlighting the efforts of broadcasters to build stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. Winners were decided in December via online voting by Kidscreen readers.
The winners are:
BROADCASTING CATEGORY
Channel of the Year: PBS KIDS
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team: Trevor Noah—TIME Kid of the Year - Nickelodeon
Best Kids-Only Streaming Service: Hellosaurus
Rounding out the Kidscreen Awards program is a set of digital categories for preschool (zero to five) and kids (six and up).
The winners are:
DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY
Best Learning App—Branded: BYJU’S Magic Work Books featuring Disney - BYJU’S
Best Learning App—Original: Lingokids - Lingokids
Best Game App—Branded: PBS KIDS Games - PBS KIDS
Best Game App—Original: OK Play - OK Play
Best Alternative Game: Scribbles and Ink: Far and Away - GBH Kids, Global Mechanic
Best YouTube Channel: Sesame Street - Sesame Workshop
Best Web/App Series—Branded: Molly of Denali—Awesome Alaskan Kids - GBH Kids, PBS KIDS
Best Web/App Series—Original: Maria Mini Explorer -Turtlebox Productions
Best Website: Donkey Hodie - Fred Rogers Productions, Curious Media, PBS KIDS
DIGITAL—KIDS CATEGORY
Best Learning App—Branded: BYJU’s Learning App featuring Disney - BYJU’S
Best Learning App—Original: DIY—The Learning Community - DIY—The Learning Community, Kyt Technologies
Best Game App—Branded: Hot Wheels Unlimited - Budge Studios, Mattel
Best Game App—Original: Toca Life World - Toca Boca
Best Alternative Game: Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir - ZAG Games, Toya
Best YouTube Channel: Maddie Moate: Let’s Go Live with Maddie & Greg - Maddie Moate & Greg Foot
Best Web/App Series—Branded: Barbie Vlog - Mattel TV
Best Web/App Series—Original: The Solutioneers - Shaftesbury
Best Website: DIY - Kyt Technologies
More information about the Kidscreen Awards is available here.
Source: Kidscreen Awards
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
