The British Academy Children's Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the

British Academy of Film and Television Arts British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

(BAFTA). They have been awarded annually since 1996, before which time they were a part of the main

British Academy Television Awards The BAFTA TV Awards, or British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the BAFTA. They have been awarded annually since 1955. Background The first-ever Awards, given in 1955, consisted of six categories. Until ...

Current awards

Animation

Channel of the Year

Comedy

Drama

Performer

Entertainment

Factual

Factual Entertainment

Pre-School

Animation

Live Action

Presenter

Writer

International

Short Form

Feature Film

Independent Production Company

Interactive

Original

* 2014: ''Dixi'' * 2015: ''Virry'' * 2016: '' Secret Life of Boys''

Adapted

* 2014: '' Disney Animated'' * 2015: '' The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss'' * 2016: ''Get Well Soon Hospital with Dr Ranj'' * 2017: '' Hey Duggee: We Love Animals''

Learning

Primary

Secondary

Video Game

Special Award

Retired awards

Pre-School

Discontinued in 2000, for separate categories for live-action and animation. * 1996: '' Tots TV'' * 1997: '' Tots TV (Lapland Out)'' * 1998: ''

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'' * 1999: ''Tecwyn Y Tractor''

Schools: Drama

Schools Factual

Primary

Discontinued in 2006 for ''Learning: Primary''.

Secondary

Discontinued in 2006 for ''Learning: Secondary''.

Interactive

Discontinued in 2014 for separate Interactive categories: ''Original'' and ''Adapted''.

BAFTA Kids' Vote

Discontinued in 2009, for separate voting categories for feature film, television, video game and website.

Website

* 2009: '' Club Penguin'' * 2010: '' Club Penguin'' * 2011: '' Bin Weevils'' * 2012: '' Bin Weevils'' * 2013: '' Bin Weevils'' * 2014: '' Bin Weevils''

Feature Film

Television

Video Game

Writer

Adapted

Discontinued in 2006 for one sole ''Writer'' category. * 2004: Debbie Isitt (''The Illustrated Mum'') * 2005: Barbara Cox (''Wipe Out'')

Original

Discontinued in 2006 for one sole ''Writer'' category. * 2004: Tony Collingwood (''

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'') * 2005:

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and Jane Thornton (''Scene - Oddsquad'')

Breakthrough Talent

* 2007: Charles Martin * 2008: Eliot Otis Brown Walters * 2009: Adam Shaw

CBBC Me and My Movie

* 2008: ''The Prank'' * 2009: ''Vern's Vacation''

BAFTA Young Game Designers

* 2010: HAMSTER: Accidental World Domination * 2011: Rollin' Scotch

Game Concept

* 2012: ''Vacuum Panic AKA Suck It Up''

Game Making

* 2012: ''Smiley Dodgems''

Multiplatform

* 2013: '' Kinect Sesame Street TV''

Ceremonies

References

External links

* {{BAFTA British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards established in 1969 1969 establishments in the United Kingdom Children's television awards British children's entertainment Annual events in the United Kingdom