British Academy Children's Awards 2017

The 2017 British Academy Children's Awards was held on 26 November 2017, at The Roundhouse in London, honoring children's television programmes broadcast between October 2016 and October 2017.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Doc Brown; CBBC had the most nominations.

2017 British Academy Children's Awards
Date	Sunday, 26 November 2017 (2017-11-26)
Venue	The Roundhouse, London
Country	United Kingdom
Hosted by	Doc Brown
Most nominations	CBBC (20)
Website	www.baftakids.org
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Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Animation

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
Revolting Rhymes‡	Production Team	Magic Light Pictures	BBC One
The Amazing World of Gumball	Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Sarah Fell	Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe	Cartoon Network
Shaun the Sheep	Will Becher, John Woolley, Richard Starzak	Aardman Animations	CBBC
We're Going on a Bear Hunt	Production Team	Lupus Films, Bear Hunt Films, Walker Productions, Herrick Entertainment	Channel 4

Channel

Nominee
Cartoon Network
CBBC
CBeebies
TrueTube

Comedy

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
Class Dismissed	Sid Cole, Claire McCarthy, Tracey Rooney	CBBC Productions	CBBC
Hank Zipzer	Richard Grocock, Mark Oswin, Nick Collett	Kindle Entertainment, DHX Media, Walker Productions
Horrible Histories	Production Team	Lion Entertainment
So Awkward	Production Team	Channel X

Drama

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe	Matt Bloom, Anne Brogan, Joe Williams	Kindle Entertainment, DHX Media, Walker Productions	CBBC
Hetty Feather	Matt Evans, Reza Moradi, David Collier	CBBC Productions
Jamie Johnson	Production Team	Short Form Film Company
Like Me	Adam Tyler, Bob Ayres, Toby Lloyd	CTVC Ltd	TrueTube

Entertainment

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
Bear Grylls Survival School	Michael Kelpie, Phil Mount, Rob Sixsmith	Potato	ITV/CITV
The Dog Ate My Homework	Production Team	BBC Scotland	CBBC
Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up	Gareth Edwards, Steve Ryde, John Payne	CBBC Productions
Swashbuckle	Anna Perowne, Geoff Coward, Tony Grech-Smith	CBeebies Productions	CBeebies

Factual

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
Absolute Genius: Monster Builds	Matt Knight, James Knight, Annette Williams	CBBC Productions	CBBC
Inside My Head: A Newsround Special	Charlotte Ingham, Josh Gale
My Life: Born to Vlog	Sarah Murch, Launa Kennett, Denis McWilliams	Blakeway North
To Life	Production Team	CTVC Ltd	TrueTube

Feature Film

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Distributor
Kubo and the Two Strings	Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner	Laika	Focus Features
The Little Prince	Mark Osborne, Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb, Dimitri Rassam	On Animation Studios	Netflix
Moana	Ron Clements, John Musker, Osnat Shurer	Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Sing	Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Garth Jennings	Illumination Entertainment	Universal Pictures

Game

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Developer	Publisher	Platform(s)
Monument Valley 2	Production team	Ustwo Games	Ustwo Games	iOS, Android
The Playroom VR		Japan Studio	Sony Computer Entertainment	PlayStation 4
Pokémon Go		Niantic	Niantic	iOS, Android
Pokémon Sun and Moon		Game Freak	The Pokémon Company	Nintendo 3DS

Independent Production Company

Nominee
Blue-Zoo Animation Studio
Karrot Entertainment
Magic Light Pictures
Strawberry Blond

Interactive

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Studio
Adventure Time: I See Ooo	Antonio Grasso, Anil Glendinning, Ben Trewhella	Turner Broadcasting System
The Gruffalo Spotter	Development Team	Magic Light Pictures, Nexus Studios
Hey Duggee: We Love Animals	Phil Hoskins, Keith Davidson, Peter Hickman	Scary Beasties Ltd, BBC Worldwide
Virry VR	Martin Percy, Svetlana Dragayeva, Joanna Folger	Fountain Digital Labs

International

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win	Alison McDonald, Tina Mabry, Nicole Dow	Amazon Studios	Amazon Video
Ask the StoryBots	Evan Spiridellis, Gregg Spiridellis	JibJab Bros. Studios	Netflix
The Snowy Day	Production Team	Amazon Studios, Karrot Entertainment	Amazon Video
SpongeBob SquarePants	Stephen Hillenburg, Vincent Waller, Marc Ceccarelli	Nickelodeon Studios	Nickelodeon

Learning

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies
History Bombs Online History Resources	Production Team	History Bombs
Lifesaver VR	Martin Percy, Yates Buckley, Andy Lockey	UNIT9
Numberblocks	Joe Elliott, Simon Taylor, Laura Annis	Blue-Zoo Productions, CBeebies
SHIA // SUNNI	Adam Tyler, Bob Ayres, Toby Lloyd	CTVC Ltd

Performer

Actor/Actress	Role	Programme	Channel
Alhaji Fofana	Ryan	Screwball!	Truetube
Millie Innes	Millie McDonald	Millie Inbetween	CBBC
Phil Fletcher	Hacker T. Dog	CBBC Presentation
Savannah Baker	Natalie	Screwball!	Truetube

Pre-School - Animation

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
Digby Dragon	Adam Shaw, Chris Dew, Tom McDowell	Blue-Zoo Productions	Nick Jr.
Hey Duggee	Grant Orchard, Janine Voong, Sander Jones	Studio AKA	CBeebies
Peppa Pig	Mark Baker, Phil Davies, Joris Van Hulzen	Astley Baker Davies, Entertainment One	Channel 5
Sarah & Duck	Jamie Badminton, Sarah Gomes Harris, Tim O'Sullivan	Karrot Entertainment	CBeebies

Pre-School - Live-Action

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
Apple Tree House	Production Team	Five Apples Ltd	CBeebies
CBeebies Stargazing: Mission Explore	Katie Simmons, Tom Couisins, Anna Perowne	CBeebies Productions
Do You Know?	Romily Menzies, Sarah Trigg, Paul Kittel	7 Wonder
Our Family	Sallyann Keize, Ruth Mills, Luke Gaille	Sixth Sense Media Limited

Presenter

Presenter(s)	Programme	Channel
Dr Chris van Tulleken & Dr Xand van Tulleken	Operation Ouch!	CBBC
Gemma Hunt	Swashbuckle	CBeebies
Maddie Moate	Do You Know?
Sam Nixon & Mark Rhodes	Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up	CBBC

Short Form

Nominee	Recipient(s)	Production Companies	Channel
CN Buddy Network	Daniel Fuller, Simon Dean, Charles Battrick	Turner Broadcasting System	Cartoon Network
The Happos Family	Patricia Hidalgo, Richelle Wilder, Erica Darby	Cyber Group Studios	Boomerang
Morph	Merlin Crossingham, Helen Argo, Peter Lord	Aardman Animations	Sky Kids
Share a Story	Production Team	ITV Studios	CITV

Writer

Writer(s)	Programme	Channel
Adam Tyler	Screwball!	TrueTube
Joe Williams	Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe	CBBC
Paul Rose, Luc Skyz, Mikis Michaelides	4 O'Clock Club
Writing Team	The Amazing World of Gumball	Cartoon Network