Here are the winners of the 15th Annual Kidscreen Awards 

The Kidscreen Awards ceremony which concluded in San Diego, USA, honoured 2023’s best work in children’s television and digital media.

The ceremony was hosted by Ray Aboud, Mercedes Gaztambide and Creo Walters (the popular hosts of CBC Street Cents) and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund.

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
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures –Lucasfilm, Disney+ 
and
Superkitties –Sony Pictures Television—Kids, Disney Junior 

Best Animated Series 
Bluey (season 3) –BBC Studios Kids & Family, Ludo Studio, ABC Australia 

Best Live-Action Series 
Helpsters –Sesame Workshop, Apple TV+ 

Best Mixed-Media Series 
Lucas the Spider –Fresh TV, Wexworks Media 

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
The Smeds and The Smoos – Magic Light Pictures, BBC Children’s 

Best Holiday or Special Episode 
‘A Dino-Might Night’—Dino Ranch –Boat Rocker Studios, Industrial Brothers, CBC Kids/SRC, Disney Junior 
and
‘Grandparents’ Day’—Sesame Street –Sesame Workshop, Max 

Best Podcast 
Good Night, World! –Headspace Studios, Sesame Workshop 

Best Inclusivity 
Alma’s Way –Fred Rogers Productions, Pipeline Studios, PBS KIDS 

Best in Class 
Superkitties –Sony Pictures Television—Kids, Disney Junior 

PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY 

Best New Series
The Muppets Mayhem – Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+ 

Best Animated Series 
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur –Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel 

Best Live-Action Series 
The Muppets Mayhem –Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+ 

Best Mixed-Media Series 
How NOT to Draw –Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 
‘Moon Girl Landing’—Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur –Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel 

Best Holiday or Special Episode 
‘Epic Lunar New Year’—Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight –DreamWorks Animation, Netflix 

Best Podcast 
Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest –Pinna 

Best Inclusivity 
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion –Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel, Chu Garcia 

Best in Class 
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur –Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel 

PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY 

Best New Series 
American Born Chinese –20th Television, Disney Branded Television, Disney+ 

Best Animated Series 
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire –The Walt Disney Company, Triggerfish, Disney+ 

Best Live-Action Series 
Sweet Tooth –Warner Bros. Television, Team Downey, DC Entertainment, Netflix 

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 
Prom Pact –Bowen and Sons, The Detective Agency, Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel 

Best Holiday or Special Episode 
‘The Plight Before Christmas’—Bob’s Burgers –20th Television Animation

Best Podcast 
Nightingale –GZM Shows 

Best Inclusivity 
The Crossover –Magicworthy, Big Sea Entertainment, SpringHill Company, State Street Pictures, 20th Television, Disney  Branded Television 

Best in Class 
One Piece –Shueisha, Tomorrow Studios, Netflix 

CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY 

Best Acting 
American Born Chinese –20th Television, Disney Branded Television, Disney+ 

Best Animation 
The Smeds and The Smoos –Magic Light Pictures, BBC Children’s 

Best Design 
One Piece –Shueisha, Tomorrow Studios, Netflix 

Best Directing 
The Crossover –Magicworthy, Big Sea Entertainment, SpringHill Company, State Street Pictures, 20th Television, Disney  Branded Television 

Best Music 
The Muppets Mayhem –Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+ 

Best Writing 
Prom Pact –Bowen and Sons, The Detective Agency, Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel Best 

Voice Talent
Monster High –Mattel Television, Nickelodeon Productions 

There is also a set of Kidscreen Awards designed to spotlight the efforts made by broadcasters to build stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were decided through online voting by Kidscreen readers in December.  

BROADCASTING CATEGORY 

Channel of the Year 
PBS KIDS 

Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team 
Charli D’Amelio, Nate Burleson—Kids’ Choice Awards 2023 
Nickelodeon 

Best Kids-Only Streaming Service 
TVOKids 

And rounding out the Kidscreen Awards program is a set of digital categories for preschool (ages zero to  five) and kids (ages six and up). Here are the winners: 

DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY 

Best Website 
PBS KIDS -PBS KIDS 

Best Web/App Series—Original 
Tab Time –Kids At Play, YouTube Originals 

Best Web/App Series—Branded 
Tamir on the Street –Sesame Workshop 

Best Game App—Branded 
PBS KIDS Games –PBS KIDS

Best Learning App—Original 
Pok Pok/Montessori Preschool –Pok Pok 

Best Learning App—Branded 
Noggin –Noggin 

Best YouTube Channel 
Sesame Street -Sesame Workshop 

Best Alternative Game 
Blue’s Clues & You!: On the Farm –Noggin 

DIGITAL—KIDS CATEGORY 

Best Web/App Series—Original 
Street Cents –CBC Kids 

Best Web/App Series—Branded 
Storybots: Super Silly Stories wit Bo-  Netflix 

Best Game App—Branded 
TMNT Splintered Fate –Paramount Game Studios, Super Evil Megacorp 

Best Learning App—Original 
Reading Adventure 
Osmo 

Best YouTube Channel 
Dodo Kids -The Dodo, Vox Media 

Best Alternative Game
Mission US: No Turning Back –Thirteen