The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon has been nominated for awards in this years Children's BAFTA Awards, British Academy Children's Awards 2017, which honours the very best in children's media!
Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon)
SpongeBob SquarePants has been nominated in the best 'International' series category of the 2017 BAFTA Children's Awards. Nick Jr. UK's hit preschool series
Digby Dragon and
Peppa Pig, and the popular animated preschool series
Hey Duggee, which airs on Nick Jr. USA, have both been nominated in the 'Preschool - Animation' category of the awards. Blue-Zoo Animation Studio, the production studio behind Nick Jr. UK's hit
Digby Dragon has been nominated for 'Independent Production Company of the Year', and the popular
Hey Duggee – We Love Animals app has received a nomination in the 'Interactive' category.
The British Academy Children's Awards 2017 awards ceremony will be held at the Roundhouse, London, on Sunday 26th November 2017 and will be hosted by British actor, writer and comedian Doc Brown.
Below is the full list of 2017 British Academy Children's Awards nominations. Click
here to read the BAFTA's press release announcing this years Children's BAFTA Awards nominees. Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon and everyone who has been nominated for a Children's BAFTA award!:
ANIMATION
- THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Sarah Fell – Turner/Cartoon Network
- REVOLTING RHYMES Production Team – Magic Light Pictures/BBC One
- SHAUN THE SHEEP Will Becher, John Woolley, Richard Starzak – Aardman Animations/CBBC
- WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT Production Team - Lupus Films, Bear Hunt Films, Walker Productions, Herrick Entertainment/Channel 4
CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
- CARTOON NETWORK
- CBBC
- CBEEBIES
- TRUETUBE
COMEDY
- CLASS DISMISSED Sid Cole, Claire McCarthy, Tracey Rooney – CBBC Productions/CBBC
- HANK ZIPZER Richard Grocock, Mark Oswin, Nick Collett - Kindle Entertainment with DHX Media, Walker Productions and Supported by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund/CBBC
- HORRIBLE HISTORIES Production Team – Lion Television/CBBC
- SO AWKWARD Production Team – Channel X North/CBBC
DRAMA
- HANK ZIPZER’S CHRISTMAS CATASTROPHE Matt Bloom, Anne Brogan, Joe Williams - Kindle Entertainment with DHX Media, Walker Productions and Supported by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund/CBBC
- HETTY FEATHER Matt Evans, Reza Moradi, David Collier – CBBC Productions/CBBC
- JAMIE JOHNSON Production Team - Short Form Film Company/CBBC
- LIKE ME Adam Tyler, Bob Ayres, Toby Lloyd – CTVC Ltd/TrueTube
ENTERTAINMENT
- BEAR GRYLLS SURVIVAL SCHOOL Michael Kelpie, Phil Mount, Bear Grylls - Potato for ITV Studios/CiTV
- THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK Production Team - BBC Children's Scotland/CBBC
- SAM AND MARK’S BIG FRIDAY WIND UP Gareth Edwards, Steve Ryde, John Payne – CBBC Productions/CBBC
- SWASHBUCKLE Anna Perowne, Geoff Coward, Tony Grech-Smith – CBeebies Productions/CBeebies
FACTUAL
- ABSOLUTE GENIUS MONSTER BUILDS Matt Knight, James Knight, Annette Williams – CBBC Productions/CBBC
- INSIDE MY HEAD: A NEWSROUND SPECIAL Charlotte Ingham, Josh Gale – CBBC Productions/CBBC
- MY LIFE: BORN TO VLOG Sarah Murch, Launa Kennett, Denis McWilliams – Blakeway North/CBBC
- TO LIFE Production Team – CTVC LTD/TrueTube
FEATURE FILM
- KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner – Laika/Universal Pictures
- THE LITTLE PRINCE Mark Osborne, Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb, Dimitri Rassam - ON Animation Studios and Netflix/Netflix
- MOANA Ron Clements, John Musker, Osnat Shurer - Walt Disney Animation Studios/Walt Disney Animation Studios
- SING Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy, Garth Jennings – Illumination/Universal Pictures
GAME
- MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games
- THE PLAYROOM VR Development Team - SIE Japan Studio, Team ASOBI!/ Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
- POKÉMON GO Development Team – Niantic/Pokémon
- POKÉMON SUN & POKÉMON MOON Development Team - Game Freak/Pokémon, Nintendo
INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
- BLUE ZOO ANIMATION STUDIO
- KARROT ENTERTAINMENT
- MAGIC LIGHT PICTURES
- STRAWBERRY BLOND
INTERACTIVE
- ADVENTURE TIME ‘I SEE OOO’ Antonio Grasso, Ben Trewhella, Anil Glendinning - Turner
- THE GRUFFALO SPOTTER Development Team - Magic Light Pictures & Nexus Studios
- HEY DUGGEE: WE LOVE ANIMALS Phil Hoskins, Keith Davidson, Peter Hickman - Scary Beasties Ltd and BBC Worldwide
- VIRRY VR Martin Percy, Svetlana Dragayeva, Joanna Fogler - Fountain Digital Labs
INTERNATIONAL
- AN AMERICAN GIRL STORY – MELODY 1963: LOVE HAS TO WIN Alison McDonald, Tina Mabry, Nicole Dow – Amazon Studios/Amazon
- ASK THE STORYBOTS Evan Spiridellis, Gregg Spiridellis - JibJab Bros. Studios/Netflix
- THE SNOWY DAY Production Team - Amazon Studios and Karrot Entertainment/Amazon
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Stephen Hillenburg, Vincent Waller, Marc Ceccarelli – Nickelodeon/Nicktoons
LEARNING
- HISTORY BOMBS ONLINE HISTORY RESOURCES Production Team – History Bombs/Historybombs.com
- LIFESAVER VR Martin Percy, Yates Buckely, Andy Lockey – UNIT9
- NUMBERBLOCKS Joe Elliot, Simon Taylor, Laura Annis – Blue Zoo Animation/CBeebies
- SHIA // SUNNI Adam Tyler, Bob Ayres, Toby Lloyd – CTVC Ltd/TrueTube.co.uk
PERFORMER
- ALHAJI FOFANA as Ryan in Screwball! - TrueTube.co.uk
- MILLIE INNES as Millie in Millie Inbetween – CBBC
- PHIL FLETCHER as Hacker T Dog in CBBC Presentation – CBBC
- SAVANNAH BAKER as Natalie in Screwball! – TrueTube.co.uk
PRE-SCHOOL – ANIMATION
- DIGBY DRAGON Adam Shaw, Chris Drew, Tom McDowell - Blue Zoo/Nick JR
- HEY DUGGEE Grant Orchard, Janine Voong, Sander Jones - STUDIO AKA/CBeebies
- PEPPA PIG Phil Davies, Mark Baker, Joris Van Hulzen - Astley Baker Davies/Entertainment One/Channel 5
- SARAH & DUCK Jamie Badminton, Sarah Gomes Harris, Tim O'Sullivan - Karrot Entertainment/CBeebies
PRE-SCHOOL - LIVE ACTION
- APPLE TREE HOUSE Production Team - Five Apples Ltd/CBeebies
- CBEEBIES STARGAZING: MISSION EXPLORE Katie Simmons, Tom Cousins, Anna Perowne - CBeebies Production/CBeebies
- DO YOU KNOW? Romily Menzies, Sarah Trigg, Paul Kittel - 7Wonder/CBeebies
- OUR FAMILY Sallyann Keizer, Ruth Mills, Luke Gallie - Sixth Sense Media Limited/CBeebies
PRESENTER
- DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN AND DR XAND VAN TULLEKEN Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover - CBBC
- GEMMA HUNT Swashbuckle - CBeebies
- MADDIE MOATE Do You Know - CBeebies
- SAM NIXON AND MARK RHODES Sam and Mark’s Big Friday Wind Up - CBBC
SHORT FORM
- CN BUDDY NETWORK – Daniel Fuller, Simon Dean, Charles Battrick - Turner/Cartoon Network
- THE HAPPOS FAMILY Patricia Hidalgo, Richelle Wilder, Erica Darby – Turner/Boomerang
- MORPH Merlin Crossingham, Helen Argo, Peter Lord – Aardman Animations/Sky Kids
- SHARE A STORY 2016 Production Team – CiTV/CiTV
WRITER
- ADAM TYLER – Screwball! - TrueTube
- JOE WILLIAMS Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe - CBBC
- PAUL ROSE, LUC SKYZ, MIKIS MICHAELIDES 4 O’Clock Club - CBBC
- WRITING TEAM The Amazing World of Gumball – Cartoon Network
Nominations are correct at the time of going to print. BAFTA reserves the right to make changes to the names listed at any time up until 26 November 2017
About BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a world-leading independent arts charity that brings the very best work in film, games and television to public attention and supports the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of learning events and initiatives – which includes workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the UK, USA and Asia – BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. For advice and inspiration from the best creative minds in working in film, games and television, visit www.bafta.org/guru. For more, visit
www.bafta.org.
About BAFTA Kids
BAFTA Kids is a programme of events and initiatives for families across the UK run by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, offering insight into creative excellence within film, television and games. The programme features behind-the-scenes roadshows, workshops and masterclasses with BAFTA-winning talent, online challenges and competitions, and special hospice screenings. Whereas BAFTA’s annual British Academy Children’s Awards recognise and celebrate excellence within these industries, BAFTA Kids is a trusted and accessible brand for families to explore and discover new, innovative and non-mainstream work, helping them deepen their appreciation of the films, television programmes and games they enjoy.
www.baftakids.org
H/T: Animation Magazine; Additional sources: RegularCapital.com, HeyDuggee.com.
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