Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Nickelodeon Leads Kidscreen Awards 2019 Finalists

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon is the top nominee for this year’s Kidscreen Awards, receiving 10 nods, followed by Netflix with six, and PBS KIDS and Sesame Workshop with five nominations apiece.


SpongeBob SquarePants

Every year, Kidscreen honors the best work in children’s television and digital media, and the 2019 Programming, Broadcasting and Digital category finalists will continue on to a final round of judging.

Winners will be announced at a special presentation event to be held during Kidscreen Summit in Miami on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. The host of this year’s ceremony is Craig Lauzon, a multiple Canadian Screen Award and Canadian Comedy Award nominee, as well as a cast member of CBC’s satirical sketch comedy show Royal Canadian Air Farce.

Additionally, Studio AKA's Hey Duggee, which airs on Nick Jr. USA, JAM Media's Becca's Bunch, which airs on Nick Jr. channels globally, Mattel's Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie, which airs on Nick Jr. USA, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions' The Bureau of Magical Things, which airs on Nickelodeon channels globally, Beyond Distribution's Beat Bugs, which airs on Nick Jr. Australia, and Entertainment One's Peppa Pig, which airs on Nick Jr. channels globally, have also been nominated for a raft of awards in the Kidscreen Awards 2019!

Below is a list of awards that Nickelodeon (including acquired properties) have been nominated for in the 2019 Kidscreen Awards. A full list of Kidscreen Awards 2019 nominations can be found at http://awards.kidscreen.com.

Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon and to everyone nominated for a away in the 10th annual Kidscreen Awards!

PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Best New Series
Becca’s Bunch (JAM Media)
Esme & Roy (Nelvana, Sesame Workshop)
True: Wonderful Wishes (Guru Studio, Friends With You, Homeplate Entertainment, i am OTHER)

Best Animated Series
Hey Duggee (Studio AKA)
The Stinky & Dirty Show (Amazon Studios, Brown Bag Films)
True: Wonderful Wishes (Guru Studio, Friends With You, Homeplate Entertainment, i am OTHER)

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Becca’s Bunch (JAM Media)
Dino Dana (Sinking Ship Entertainment)
Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Beat Bugs: All Together Now (Grace: A Storytelling Company, Beyond Screen Production, Thunderbird Productions/Netflix)
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special (Sesame Workshop)
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie (Mattel Creations)

KIDS PROGRAMMING

Best Animated Series
Miraculous—Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (ZAG)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
The Boss Baby: Back in Business (DreamWorks Animation Television)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Kids’ Choice Awards 2018 (Nickelodeon, ROK Productions, Dempsey Productions, GHS Productions)
Nickelodeon’s Ultimate Halloween Haunted House (Nickelodeon, STUN Creative, Alternative Plan Productions)
SpongeBob SquarePants “The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom” (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Screen Novelties)

TWEENS/TEENS PROGRAMMING

Best New Series
Creeped Out (DHX Media, BBC Children’s Productions, CBBC, Family Channel)
The Bureau of Magical Things (Jonathan M. Shiff Productions)
The New Legends of Monkey (See-Saw Films/Netflix)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Bob’s Burgers “The Bleakening” (20th Century Fox, Bento Box Entertainment)
HALO Awards 2017 (Nickelodeon, N-Credible, ROK Productions)
Next Gen (Baozou, Tangent Animation/Netflix)

Shortlisted entries in the Programming categories will be reviewed and assessed by a fresh panel of judges, including Layla Lewis (Nickelodeon), Dominique Bazay (Netflix), Joe D’Ambrosia (Disney Junior), Henrietta Hurford-Jones (BBC Worldwide), Linda Simensky (PBS KIDS), Deirdre Brennan (Universal Kids), Tiphaine de Raguenel (France Télévisions), Tara Sorensen (Apple), Andrew Thomas (Hulu Kids), Nicole Keeb (ZDF), Sarah Muller (Sony Pictures Television) and Adina Pitt (Cartoon Network).

DIGITAL — PRESCHOOL

Best Learning App—Branded
Hey Duggee: The Counting Badge (BBC Studios, Scary Beasties, Studio AKA)
Lili & Lola—Numbers Game (Big Bad Boo Productions)
World of Peppa Pig (Secret Location, Entertainment One)

Best Game App — Branded
PBS KIDS Games App (PBS KIDS)
Pinkalicious Party (WGBH Educational Foundation)
World of Peppa Pig (Secret Location, Entertainment One)

Best Streaming Video Platform
Discovery Kids
Hopster
Noggin (Nickelodeon)
Sesame Street YouTube Channel (Sesame Workshop)

Best Web/App Series—Branded
Canticos (Encantos/Nickelodeon)
Cry Babies Magic Tears (Hampa Studio)
Elmo’s Food Rap Battle (Sesame Workshop)

DIGITAL — KIDS

Best Game App—Branded
Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures (Budge Studios, Mattel)
Hotel Transylvania: Hotel Havoc (Biba, Sony Pictures Animations, Nelvana)
No Way That’s True (Nickelodeon—Digital Product & Games)
School of Rock: Together We Rock (Nickelodeon International Games)
The SpongeBob Challenge (Nickelodeon—Digital Product & Games)

Shortlisted entries in the Digital categories will be reviewed and assessed by a fresh panel of judges, including Matthew Evans (Nickelodeon), Sara DeWitt (PBS KIDS), Christine Elgersma (Common Sense Media), Albie Hecht (pocket.watch), Shai Samet (KidSafe), Robin Raskin (Living in Digital Times), Chris Lindgren (Toca Boca), Dylan Collins (SuperAwesome), David Kleeman (Dubit), and Miles Ludwig (Sesame Workshop).

Additional details about the 2019 Kidscreen Awards—including categories, eligibility, judging and entry process—can be found online.

Hosted by comedian Darrin Rose and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, the 2018 Kidscreen Awards celebrated eOne, Amazon Studios, Sesame Workshop and DreamWorks among last year’s top winners.

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