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The 2020 Kidscreen Awards were announced yesterday, 11 February at Miami, Florida in a high-profile presentation.
Hosted by renowned actor/comedian Emma Hunter and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry.
Chosen by highly respected industry judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries:
PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY
Best New Series
Where’s Waldo DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Series
Hey Duggee Studio AKA, BBC Studios
Best Live-Action Series
Sesame Street Sesame Workshop
Best Mixed-Media Series
NIVIS—Amigos de Otro Mundo The Walt Disney Company Latin America
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special Sesame Workshop
Best Short Film
Nick Jr. Sunscreen Song Nickelodeon Best in Class
PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY
Kung-Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny DreamWorks Animation Best Animated Series
Hilda Silvergate Media, Netflix, Mercury Filmworks, Hilda Productions
Angela’s Christmas Netflix, Brown Bag Films
Just Add Magic Amazon Studios
PaperPort Pipeline Studios, Zumbastico
Lost & Found Wabi Sabi Studios Best in Class
PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY
Unik (Unique) NRK
Bob’s Burgers Bento Box Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
A Series of Unfortunate Events Netflix
#ROXY Mosiac Entertainment, Spesch
Best in Class
CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY
Best Animation
Lost & Found Wabi Sabi Studios Best Directing
Dino Dana Sinking Ship Entertainment and Sesame Street Sesame Workshop Best Writing
Best Acting
Dino Dana Sinking Ship Entertainment Best Voice Talent
Hey Duggee Studio AKA, BBC Studios Best Design
Best Music
There was also a set of Kidscreen Awards categories designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to build stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were decided by an online vote amongst Kidscreen readers that took place in December. The winners in the broadcast categories are:
BROADCASTING CATEGORY
Channel of the Year
PBS KIDS Best Programming Block
TVOKids
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Suki, Meisha, Jesse, Duhin, Spencer and RikiMisu—The Zone, Zone Weekend and Big Fun Movies (YTV) Best Kids-Only Streaming Service Hopster
And rounding out the Kidscreen Awards programme is a set of digital categories for preschool (zero to five) and kids (six and up). Here are the winners of these prizes:
DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY
Best Learning App—Branded
Cleo & Cuquin: Explore + Learn HITN
Best Learning App—Original
Funexpected Math! Funexpected
Best Game App—Branded
Dino Dana: Dino Quest Sinking Ship Entertainment
Best Game—Other
Cutie Pugs Games Little Engine Moving Pictures
Best YouTube Channel
Moonbug Kids Moonbug
Best Web/App Series—Branded
Canticos Encantos Media Studios, Nickelodeon
Best Web/App Series—Original
Lili & Lola Big Bad Boo Studios
Best Website
Pinna.fm Pinna
DIGITAL—KIDS CATEGORY
Marvel Hero Tales Kuato Studios, Marvel
Wonderscope Within Unlimited, Flight School, Nexus, Preloaded, 3dar, Chromosphere Best Game App—Branded Do Not Touch Nickelodeon
Best Game App—Original
Crow: The Legend Baobab Studios
DreamWorksTV NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises
Dance Squad Driver Studios
Detention Adventure LoCo Motion Pictures, Broken Compass Films
WarriorCats.com Coolabi
