April 6, 2018
For the first time, Cartoon Network won the BAFTA for Channel of the Year, while one of its most popular shows, "Adventure Time," celebrated a win in the International category.
The Short-Form category was won for the third year in a row by CITV’s Share a Story, while Aardman’s "Shaun the Sheep" received a second BAFTA award for animation.
Warner Bros.’ adventure-comedy
The Lego Movie
fought off stiff competition from
Maleficent, How to Train Your Dragon 2
and
Frozen
to triumph in the Feature Film category, and Nintendo's "Mario Kart 8" took home the top game prize.
The full list of winners includes:
Animation–"
Shaun the Sheep," Aardman Animation
Interactive: Adapted
–Disney Animated
Interactive: Original
–"Dixi," Kindle Entertainment
International
–"Adventure Time," Cartoon Network
Learning: Primary
–"Lizard Girl," BBC Two
Learning: Secondary
–"Poetry: Between the Lines," BBC Two
Performer
–Cherry Campbell of "Katie Morag"
Comedy
–
Diddy Movies 2
, Dick & Dom
Drama:
"Katie Morag," CBeebies
Entertainment:
"Junior Bake Off," CBBC
Factual:
"Operation Ouch!," CBBC
Preschool Animation
–"Sarah & Duck," CBeebies
Preschool Live-Action
–"Old Jack's Boat," CBeebies
Short-Form
–Share A Story, CITV
Feature Film
–
The LEGO Movie
, Warner Bros.
Game
–"Mario Kart 8," Nintendo
The results of the BAFTA Kids’ Vote were also announced at the ceremony. More than 200,000 votes were cast by 7- to 14-year-olds in a nationwide poll.
Kids' Vote: Film
–
Frozen
, Disney
Kids' Vote: Game
–"Minecraft," Mojang
Kids' Vote: Television
–"Jessie," Disney Channel
Kids' Vote: Website
–Bin Weevils
Kids' Vote: Channel
–Cartoon Network
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