Bafta Awards

2009 Children's Awards

29 November 09

Videos, features, photography and the list of winners and nominees from the 2009 British Academy Children's Awards.

Nominees and Winners in 2009:

ANIMATION

Lost and Found - Animation

WINNER
Lost and Found
Sue Goffe, Philip Hunt
Studio AKA/Contender Entertainment/E1 Entertainment Group/Channel 4

Art Sparks - Animation

Art Sparks
Sharna Jackson, Greg McLeod, Myles McLeod
The Brothers McLeod/Tate

Chop Socky Chooks - Animation

Chop Socky Chooks
Ben Lock, Christine Ponzevera, Sergio Delfino
Aardman Animations/Cartoon Network

Horrid Henry - Animation

Horrid Henry
Lucinda Whiteley, Dave Unwin
Novel Entertainment Ltd/CiTV

BREAK-THROUGH TALENT AWARD

WINNER
Adam Shaw - Blue Zoo

CHANNEL OF THE YEAR

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WINNER
Nick Jr

CBBC - Channel

CBBC

Cbeebies - Channel of the Year

CBeebies

Cyw - Channel of the Year

Cyw

DRAMA

Rhestr Nadolig Wil - Drama

WINNER
Rhestr Nadolig Wil (Wil’s Christmas List)
The Production Team
Boomerang/S4C

Dustbin Baby - Drama

Dustbin Baby
Julia Ouston, Juliet May, Helen Blakeman
Kindle Entertainment Ltd/CBBC

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Drama

The Sarah Jane Adventures
Nikki Smith, Graeme Harper, Gareth Roberts
BBC Cymru Wales/CBBC

US5 - Drama

US5
Martin Wright, Andy Wan, Owen Smith
Gamelab London for Mencap/PlanNet

ENTERTAINMENT

Election - Entertainment

WINNER
Election
Carolyn Payne, Tina Gortmans
Diverse Production/CBBC

Bratz Design Academy - Entertainment

Bratz Design Academy
Claire Nosworthy, Richard Mears
Endemol UK/Nickelodeon UK

The Legend of Dick and Dom - Entertainment

The Legend of Dick and Dom
Steve Ryde, Dez McCarthy
CBBC/CBBC

Sorry I've Got No Head - Entertainment

Sorry I’ve Got No Head
Jeremy Salsby, Tom Miller, Ian Curtis
So Television/CBBC

FACTUAL

Serious Ocean - Factual

WINNER
Serious Ocean
Marshall Corwin
CBBC/CBBC

Deadly 60 - Factual

Deadly 60
John Miller,James Brickell
BBC Natural History Unit/CBBC

Gone (Newsround Special) - Factual

Gone (Newsround Special)
Sinéad Rocks, Timothy Fransham, Simon Goretzki
CBBC/CBBC

Horrible Histories - Factual

Horrible Histories
Caroline Norris, Chloe Thomas, Steve Connelly
Lion Television/CBBC

FEATURE FILM

Coraline - Feature Film

WINNER
Coraline
Bill Mechanic, Henry Selick, Claire Jennings, Mary Sandell
Laika Inc/ Universal

Bolt - Feature Film

Bolt
Clark Spencer, Chris Williams, Byron Howard, Dan Fogelman
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

High School Musical 3 - Feature Film

High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush, Kenny Ortega, Peter Barsocchini
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Ice Age 3 - Feature Film

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Lori Forte, John C Donkin, Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
Blue Sky Studios for Twentieth Century Fox

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY

WINNER
Astley Baker Davies

The Foundation

Kindle Entertainment

Kudos Film and Television

INTERACTIVE

Big and Small Online - Interactive

WINNER
Big and Small Online ( www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/bigandsmall )
The Development Team
Plug-in Media/Kindle Entertainment/CBeebies online

1066 - Interactive

1066 ( www.1066thegame.co.uk )
Phil Stuart, Rob Kerr, Luke Holland
Preloaded/Hardy Pictures/Channel 4

The Legula Adventure - Interactive

The Legula Adventure ( http://game.wheredidtherivergo.co.uk/final/index.html )
The Development Team
Atticmedia/learndirect

Routes - Interactive

Routes ( www.routesgame.com )
Mike Bennett, Jo Roach, Tom Edge
Oil Productions/Channel 4

INTERNATIONAL

The Penguins of Madagascar - International

WINNER
The Penguins of Madagascar
Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Bret Haaland
Dreamworks/Nickelodeon/Nickelodeon UK

Ben 10: Alien Force - International

Ben 10: Alien Force
Glen Murakami, Donna Smith, Dan Riba
Cartoon Network/Cartoon Network UK

Dora the Explorer - International

Dora the Explorer
Miken Wong, Allan Jacobsen
Nickelodeon/Nick Jr

Phineas And Ferb - International

Phineas and Ferb
Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, Dan Povenmire
Walt Disney Television Animation/Disney Channel UK

LEARNING - PRIMARY

Off By Heart - Learning Primary

WINNER
Off By Heart
Antonia Bird, Rebecca Simor
Silver River with BBC Learning/BBC2

Just So Darwin - Learning Primary

Just So Darwin
Lambros Atteshlis, Neil Ben
Glasshead/BBC2

Tate Kids - Learning Primary

Tate Kids ( http://kids.tate.org.uk )
The Development Team
Tate/GRDD/The Brothers McLeod

Primary ICT - Learning Primary

Primary ICT: Whiteboard Thinking Skills – Start Thinking
Rebecca Cadwallader, Yvonne Davies
Television Junction/Teachers TV

LEARNING – SECONDARY

Troubled Minds - Learning Secondary

WINNER
Troubled Minds
Andy Glynne
Mosaic Films/Teachers TV

Battlefront - Learning Secondary

Battlefront ( www.battlefront.co.uk )
Lucy Willis, Chris Mair
Raw TV/Airlock Digital/Channel 4

PlanNet - Learning Secondary

PlanNet
Barbara Zambrini, Richard England, Mohima Ahmed
Gamelab London for Mencap

Skills For Life - Learning Secondary

Skills For Life
Martin Wright, Andy Wan, Owen Smith
Gamelab London/BBC Learning/BBC2

PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATION

Ben And Hollys Little Kingdom - Pre-School Animation

WINNER
Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
Phil Davies, Neville Astley, Mark Baker
Astley Baker Davies/E1 Kids/Nick Jr. UK

Humf - Pre-School Animation

Humf
Neil Fitzgibbon, Leo Fitzgibbon, Joan Lofts
King Rollo/Rubber Duck Entertainment/Nick Jr

Little Princess: A Merry Little Christmas - Pre-School Animation

Little Princess: A Merry Little Christmas
Iain Harvey, Edward Foster
The Illuminated Film Company/Channel Five

Peppa Pig - Pre School Animation

Peppa Pig
Phil Davies, Neville Astley, Mark Baker
Astley Baker Davies/E1 Kids Production/Channel Five/Nick Jr

PRE-SCHOOL LIVE ACTION

Bookaboo - Pre-School Live Action

WINNER
Bookaboo
Lucy Goodman, Ian Emes
Happy Films/CiTV

The Christmas Milkshake Show - Pre-School Live Action

The Christmas Milkshake Show
Naomi Wilkinson, Kemi Majeks
Milkshake/Channel Five

Grandpa In My Pocket - Pre-School Live Action

Grandpa In My Pocket
Mellie Buse, Jan Page, Richard Bradley
Adastra Creative Ltd/CBeebies

In The Night Garden - Pre-School Live Action

In the Night Garden
Andrew Davenport, Anne Wood, Dirk Campbell
Ragdoll Productions/ CBeebies

PRESENTER

Richard Hammond - Presenter

WINNER
Richard Hammond – Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab
DCD/September Films/Hamster’s Wheel Productions/CBBC

Steve Backshall - Presenter

Steve Backshall – Deadly 60
BBC Natural History Unit/CBBC

Andy Day - Presenter

Andy Day – Cbeebies presentation
CBeebies/CBeebies

Phil Gallagher - Presenter

Phil Gallagher – Mister Maker
The Foundation TV Productions/CBeebies

SHORT FORM

See Something, Say Something - Short Form

WINNER
See Something, Say Something
Jane Laffey, Greg Villalobos, Martin Orton
Bold Creative/Nickelodeon UK

Log Jam - Short Form

Log Jam
Alexei Alexeev, Andras Erkel
Studio Baestarts/Nickelodeon UK

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My Favourite Bedtime Story
Helen Arnsten, Clare Norowzian, Peter Drake
Blue Zoo/Nickelodeon/Nick Jr

MyWish - Short Form

MyWish
Mick Robertson, Julian Kemp
CBBC WisedUp

VIDEO GAME

Little Big Planet - Video Games

WINNER
LittleBigPlanet
The Development Team
Media Molecule/SCEE XDev Studio Europe

Boom Blox - Video Games

Boom Blox Bash Party
The Development Team
Electronic Arts

de Blob - Video Games

de Blob
The Development Team
THQ/Blue Tongue

Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise - Video Games

Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise
The Development Team
THQ/Rare Ltd

WRITER

Dustbin Baby - Writer

WINNER
Helen Blakeman – Dustbin Baby
Kindle Entertainment Ltd/CBBC

Peppa Pig - Writer

Phil Hall, Neville Astley, Mark Baker – Peppa Pig
Astley Baker Davies/E1 Kids/Channel Five/Nick Jr

Ross Lee’s Ghoulies - Writer

Ross Lee, James Defrond – Ross Lee’s Ghoulies
Running Bare/Nickelodeon UK

Horrible Histories - Writer

The Writing Team - Horrible Histories
Lion Television/CBBC

BAFTA Kids Vote logo

Children between the ages of 7 and 14 voted for their favourite Film, TV Show, Video Game and Website of the last year at www.baftakidsvote.org

FEATURE FILM: Hannah Montana The Movie - (U) Disney

TELEVISION: Hannah Montana - Disney Channel

VIDEO GAME: Wii Sports Resort - (PEGI 7+) Nintendo

WEBSITE: Club Penguin

See the full shortlist...

FEATURE FILM SHORTLIST

  • WINNER: Hannah Montana The Movie - (U) Disney
  • Bolt - (PG) Disney
  • The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - (12A) Disney
  • Coraline - (PG) Universal
  • Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - (12A) Warner Bros
  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year - (U) Disney
  • Inkheart - (PG) Entertainment
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - (PG) Paramount
  • Monsters Vs Aliens - (PG) Paramount
  • Twilight - (12A) E1Films

TELEVISION SHORTLIST

  • WINNER: Hannah Montana - Disney Channel
  • Blue Peter - CBBC
  • Dani's House - CBBC
  • Dustbin Baby - CBBC
  • iCarly - Nickelodeon UK
  • Newsround - CBBC
  • Phineas & Ferb - Disney Channel
  • Prank Patrol - CBBC
  • The Sarah Jane Adventures - CBBC
  • SpongeBob SquarePants - Nickelodeon UK

VIDEO GAMES SHORTLIST

  • WINNER: Wii Sports Resort - (PEGI 7+) Nintendo
  • FIFA 09 - (PEGI 3+) Electronic Arts
  • Guitar Hero: World Tour - (BBFC 12+) Activision Blizzard
  • LEGO Batman: The Videogame - (PEGI 7+) Warner Bros Interactive
  • LittleBigPlanet - (PEGI 7+) Sony Computer *Entertainment
  • Need For Speed: Undercover - (PEGI 12+) Electronic Arts
  • Professor Layton and the Curious Village - (PEGI 7+) Nintendo
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party - (PEGI 7+) Ubisoft
  • The Sims 3 - (PEGI 12+) Electronic Arts
  • Wii Music - (PEGI 3+) Nintendo

WEBSITE SHORTLIST

  • WINNER: Club Penguin
  • CBBC
  • Cartoon Network
  • Disney Channel
  • Doctor Who
  • GirlsGoGames
  • Mindjolt Games
  • Moshi Monsters
  • Neopets
  • Nick UK

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