April 6, 2018
Nominees include licensed brands such as "Sesame Street," "Skylanders" and "Peppa Pig," among many others.
This year’s Kidscreen Summit will take place Feb. 13, 2018, in Miami. This year’s awards will recognize the best work in children’s television and digital media across four categories– programming, creative talent, broadcasting and digital.
This year’s award winners will be chosen by two panels of industry judges–including executives from Lightning Sprite Media, YouTube, NBCUniversal and Cartoon Network, among others.
This year’s nominees are:
PROGRAMMING
Preschool
Best New Series
“Dino Dana” by Sinking Ship Entertainment
“P. King Duckling” by UYoung Animation Culture & Media Co./Little Airplane Productions
“Splash and Bubbles” by The Jim Henson Company/Herschend Studios
Best Animated Series
“DocMcStuffins: Toy Hospital” by Disney Junior/Brown Bag Films
“Olobob Top” by Beakus
“Sarah & Duck” by Karrot Entertainment
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
“Bookaboo” by Happy Films/Sinking Ship Entertainment
“Dino Dana” by Sinking Ship Entertainment
“Sesame Street” by Sesame Workshop
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
“Bookaboo's Barkin' New Year” by Happy Films/Sinking Ship Entertainment
“The Snowy Day” by Amazon Studios/Karrot Entertainment
“Peppa Pig: The Outback, Surfing, The Great Barrier Reef, The Boomerang” by Astley Baker Davies/Entertainment One
Kids
Best New Series
“Insectibles” by One Animation
“Skylanders Academy” by Activision Blizzard Studios, in association with TeamTO
“Trollhunters by DreamWorks Animation Television
“Best Animated Series”
“Grizzy and the Lemmings” by HARI)
“Hotel Transylvania: The Series” by Nelvana/Sony Pictures
“Oddbods” by One Animation
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
“Horrible Histories” by Lion Television
“Odd Squad” by The Fred Rogers Company/Sinking Ship Entertainment
“Snowfall” by NRK Super
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
by Amazon Studios
Kids' Choice Awards 2017 by Nickelodeon Live Event Television/ ROK Productions/Dempsey Productions, GHS Productions
Revolting Rhymes
by Magic Light Pictures
Tweens/Teens
Best New Series
"Free Rein" by Lime Pictures
"Jenny" by Productions Avenida
"Juacas" by Disney Channel Latin America
Best Animated Series
"Bob's Burgers" by 20th Century Fox Television/Bento Box Entertainment
"Dragons: Race to the Edge" by DreamWorks Animation Television/Netflix
"Voltron Legendary Defender" by DreamWorks Animation Television
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
"Degrassi: Next Class" Season 4 by DHX Media
"Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising" by Matchbox Pictures
"The Next Step" by Radical Sheep Productions
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
HALO Awards 2016 by Nickelodeon Live Event Television, ROK Productions, N-credible
Kiss and Cry
by Family Channel/9 Story Media Group/Telefilm Canada/OMDC
Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House 2016 by Nickelodeon Live Event Television, Stun Creative, Alternative Plan
BROADCASTING
Channel of the Year
CBeebies
Gulli
PBS KIDS 24/7 Channel & Live Stream
Best Channel Design
CBC Kids
Gulli
Best Programming Block
National Geographic Kids Block by National Geographic Kids
Sprout House by Universal Kids/Sprout
TVOKids by TVOKids
Best Channel Website
CBC Kids
PBS KIDS
TVOKids
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Tony Kim, Janaye Upshaw, Victor Verbitsky, Jason Hopley, Kira Hall, Todd Doldersum and Frank Meschkuleit—CBC Kids (CBC Kids)
Lydia Gieselmann—NRK Newton (NRK)
Carlos, Lisa, Suki, Jesse and Meisha—The Zone (YTV)
DIGITAL
PRESCHOOL
Best Learning App—Original
"Animal World–Animal Sounds For Babies & Toddlers" by Papumba
"Hopster" by Hopster
"This is Betsy–a contrary girl" by Editora Caixote + Webcore
Best Learning
"Elmo Loves ABCs" by Sesame Workshop/Aspire Games
"LeapFrog Academy" by LeapFrog
"StoryBots–Learning Videos & Books Starring You!" by JibJab Bros. Studios
Best Game App—Original
"CBeebies Playtime Island" by BBC Children’s/Media Applications Technologies for the BBC
"Dr. Panda Plus: Home Designer" by Dr. Panda
"Sago Mini World" by Sago Mini
Best Game App—Branded
"Disney Color and Play" by Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media/Nanu Interactive
"Hey Duggee: We Love Animals" by BBC Worldwide/Scary Beasties/Studio AKA
"Thomas & Friends: Magical Tracks" by Mattel/Budge Studios
Best Streaming Video Platform
Hopster by Hopster
Noggin by Nickelodeon
PlayKids by PlayKids
Best Web/App Series
"Amigo to the Rescue" by Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media/Reel FX
"Melia and Jo" by 100 Chickens Productions/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
"Through the Woods" by The Fred Rogers Company/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Best Website
Nick Jr. by Nickelodeon
Ollie's Edible Adventures by Radical Sheep/Boat Rocker/Tobo
SesameStreet.org by Sesame Workshop
Kids
Best Learning App
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Branded
“Amazon FreeTime” by Amazon FreeTime/Amazon
“Dotopedia” by Industrial Brothers/The Jim Henson Company/CBC/The Bell Fund/REDspace
“Outdoor Family Fun with Plum” by WGBH Educational Foundation
Best Game App
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Original
“Animal Jam–Play Wild! ” by WildWorks
“EverRun” by Budge Studios
“Toca Life: Hospital” by Toca Boca
Best Game App
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Branded
“Compubot Plus App” by Sinking Ship Entertainment
“My Little Pony Rainbow Runners” by Hasbro/Budge Studios
“Slugterra: Slug it Out 2” by DHX Interactive/DHX Media
Best Streaming Video Platform
Azoomee by Azoomee
LeapFrog Epic Academy Edition by LeapFrog
LeapPad Ultimate by LeapFrog
Best Web/App Series
“Storybooth” by Created Entertainment
“The Paper Girls” by FableVision Studios/Global Tinker
“Young Girls” by NRK
Best Website
Animal Jam by WildWorks
iCoolKid by CoolKid
National Geographic Kids by National Geographic Kids
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