At the high-profile 2022 Kidscreen Awards ceremony, hosted by actor/comedian Grey Griffin and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was announced and celebrated by the global kids entertainment community.
Determined by two panels of esteemed industry judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries:
Programming—Preschool Category Best New Series – Trash Truck Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
Best Animated Series – Trash Truck Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
Best Mixed-Media Series – JoJo and Gran Gran BBC Children’s In-House Productions for CBeebies, in collaboration with A Productions
Best Live-Action Series – Izzy’s Koala World Dodo Productions for Netflix
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie – Zog and the Flying Doctors Magic Light Pictures
Best Holiday or Special Episode – A Trash Truck Christmas Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
Best Inclusivity – Waffles + Mochi Higher Ground Productions for Netflix
Best in Class – Trash Truck Glen Keane Productions for Netflix
Programming—Kids Category
Best New Series – Centaurworld A Netflix Original Series/Sketchshark Productions
Best Animated Series – Centaurworld A Netflix Original Series/Sketchshark Productions
Best Mixed-Media Series – Sisimpur Sesame Workshop Bangladesh, Ddhoni Chitra
Best Live-Action Series – Stardust NRK
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie – Arlo the Alligator Boy Netflix Presents A Ryan Crego Film
Best Short Film – Coffee Run—It’s Pony Nickelodeon
Best Holiday or Special Episode – “Winter Break” Craig of the Creek Cartoon Network Studios
Best Inclusivity – 16 Hudson Big Bad Boo Studios
Best in Class – Centaurworld A Netflix Original Series/Sketchshark Productions
Programming—Tweens/Teens Category
Best New Series – HouseBroken Fox Media/Kapital Entertainment/Bento Box Animation
Best Animated Series – Bob’s Burgers 20th Television/Bento Box Entertainment Central Park 20th Television
Best Mixed-Media Series – The First Years Zone3
Best Live-Action Series – Jenny Productions Avenida
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie – Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Hartswood Films
Best Holiday or Special Episode – “Who’s Afraid of Boomsday?” HouseBroken Fox Media/Kapital Entertainment/Bento Box Animation
Best Inclusivity – We the People A Netflix Original Series/Higher Ground Productions
Best in Class – HouseBroken Fox Media/Kapital Entertainment/Bento Box Entertainment
Creative Talent Category
Best Acting Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Hartswood Films
Best Animation Ridley Jones A Netflix Original Series/Laughing Wild/Brown Bag Films
Best Design Stillwater Scholastic Entertainment/Gaumont/Polygon Pictures/Apple TV+
Best Directing Sesame Street—season 51 Sesame Workshop for HBO AND Waffles + Mochi Higher Ground Productions for Netflix
Best Music Magic Hands Black History Songs Flashing Lights Media for CBeebies
Best Voice Talent Ridley Jones A Netflix Original Series/Laughing Wild/Brown Bag Films Best Writing Waffles + Mochi Higher Ground Productions for Netflix
There is also a set of Kidscreen Awards 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 through online voting by Kidscreen readers in December. The winners are as follows:
Bradcasting Category:
Channel of the Year – PBS KIDS
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team – Trevor Noah—TIME Kid of the Year Nickelodeon
Best Kids-Only Streaming Service – Hellosaurus
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:
Digital—Preschool Category
Best Learning App—Branded BYJU’S Magic Work Books featuring Disney BYJU’S
Best Learning App—Original Lingokids Lingokids
Best Game App—Branded PBS KIDS Games PBS KIDS
Best Game App—Original OK Play OK Play
Best Alternative Game Scribbles and Ink: Far and Away GBH Kids, Global Mechanic
Best YouTube Channel Sesame Street Sesame Workshop
Best Web/App Series—Branded Molly of Denali—Awesome Alaskan Kids GBH Kids, PBS KIDS
Best Web/App Series—Original Maria Mini Explorer Turtlebox Productions
Best Website Donkey Hodie Fred Rogers Productions, Curious Media, PBS KIDS
Digital—Kids Category
Best Learning App—Branded BYJU’s Learning App featuring Disney BYJU’S
Best Learning App—Original DIY—The Learning Community DIY—The Learning Community, Kyt Technologies
Best Game App—Branded Hot Wheels Unlimited Budge Studios, Mattel
Best Game App—Original Toca Life World Toca Boca
Best Alternative Game – Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir ZAG Games, Toya
Best YouTube Channel – Maddie Moate: Let’s Go Live with Maddie & Greg Maddie Moate & Greg Foot
Best Web/App Series—Branded Barbie Vlog Mattel TV
Best Web/App Series—Original The Solutioneers Shaftesbury
Best Website – DIY Kyt Technologies
More information about the Kidscreen Awards is available online at awards.kidscreen.com.