The 2020 Kidscreen Awards celebrated the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media from around the world at Tuesday night’s presentation event at Kidscreen Summit in Miami. The ceremony was hosted by renowned actor/comedian Emma Hunter and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund. Determined by two panels of 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: Sesame Street | Sesame Workshop
PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY
Best New Series: Kung-Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Series: Hilda | Silvergate Media, Netflix, Mercury Filmworks, Hilda Productions
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie: Angela’s Christmas | Netflix, Brown Bag Films
Best Live-Action Series: Just Add Magic | Amazon Studios
Best Mixed-Media Series: Paper Port | Pipeline Studios, Zumbastico
Best Short Film: Lost & Found | Wabi Sabi Studios
Best in Class: Angela’s Christmas | Netflix, Brown Bag Films
PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY
Best New Series: Unik (Unique) | NRK
Best Animated Series: Bob’s Burgers | Bento Box Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Best Live-Action Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events | Netflix
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie: #ROXY | Mosaic Entertainment, Spesch
Best in Class: A Series of Unfortunate Events | Netflix
CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY
Best Animation: Lost & Found | Wabi Sabi Studios
Best Directing: Dino Dana | Sinking Ship Entertainment
AND Sesame Street | Sesame Workshop
Best Writing: Bob’s Burgers | Bento Box Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Best Acting: Dino Dana | Sinking Ship Entertainment
Best Voice Talent: Hey Duggee | Studio AKA, BBC Studios
Best Design: Hey Duggee | Studio AKA, BBC Studios
Best Music: Hey Duggee | Studio AKA, BBC Studios
There is 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 by Kidscreen readers that took place in December. The winners in the broadcast categories are as follows:
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 program 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
Best Learning App—Branded: Marvel Hero Tales | Kuato Studios, Marvel
Best Learning App—Original: 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
Best YouTube Channel: DreamWorksTV | NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises
Best Web/App Series—Branded: Dance Squad | Driver Studios
Best Web/App Series—Original: Detention Adventure | LoCo Motion Pictures, Broken Compass Films
Best Website: WarriorCats.com | Coolabi
Best Game—Other: Crow: The Legend | Baobab Studios
