Brian Cant receives the Special Award

Gary Barlow presents Channel of the Year

Justin Fletcher wins the Presenter Award for the second time

Horrible Histories triumphs in three categories

The EA British Academy Children’s Awards took place on Sunday 28 November, celebrating the very best in Children’s Entertainment over the last year. A stellar line-up of presenters including Gary Barlow, England and Spurs mid-fielder Jermaine Jenas, Harry Potter’s Matthew Lewis, Chloe Moretz of Kick-Ass and Let Me In, X Factor’s Aiden Grimshaw, Strictly Come Dancing’s Matt Baker and Narnia’s Georgie Henley joined host Barney Harwood at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

Frequently referred to as a ‘superstar’ of children’s television, Justin Fletcher fought off stiff competition to collect the iconic mask in the Presenter category for CBeebies’ Something Special. This is Fletcher’s second award in this category, having previously won in 2008.

The BAFTA Kid’s Vote gave children a chance to have their say across a range of media and attracted over 375,000 votes, with children voting online for their favourite feature film, television programme, video game and website. Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel was their favourite for film and Wizards of Waverly Place for television, with Just Dance winning video game and Club Penguin voted as the top website for the second consecutive year.

Legendary British children’s TV presenter Brian Cant collected the Special Award for his outstanding contribution to children’s television from Strictly Come Dancing and former Blue Peter presenter Matt Baker. Brian Cant began his career in the theatre but it is for his work in children’s television that he is best remembered. During a career that has spanned many decades, Cant has worked on numerous BBC programmes including the iconic Play School, which he presented for 21 years from May 1964.

Horrible Histories was the evening’s multiple awards winner, collecting masks in three out of their four nominated categories. The programme won for Comedy and Writer, with Jim Howick winning in the Performer category.

Fresh from its win at the International Emmys, Shaun the Sheep won the Animation Award. Other winners on the night included CBeebies for Channel of the Year and Kindle Entertainment for Independent Production Company. Tracy Beaker Returns won the Drama category and Up collected the Award for Feature Film, while The Penguins of Madagascar won the International Award for the second consecutive year. Rabbids Go Home won for Video Game, and in the pre-school categories, Something Special won the Live Action Award and Timmy Time collected the mask for Pre-School Animation.

New initiative BAFTA Young Game Designers, a competition giving teams of children aged 11-16 the chance to design their very own video games, was won by Beached Whale Productions (Dan Pearce, 16; Sam Taylor, 16 and James Cook, 13) for their game design HAMSTER: accidental world domination.

BAFTA Chief Executive, Amanda Berry OBE, said:

“These Awards reflect the many ways that children engage with content and it’s great to see so much talent celebrated tonight. The enthusiasm for the BAFTA Kids’ Vote is obvious and we are also thrilled at the success of our new competition, BAFTA Young Game Designers. However, the highlight of the ceremony was undoubtedly the Special Award for Brian Cant. He has provided so much inspiration for today’s programme makers and also holds a very special place in the hearts of older audiences.”

For the full list of winners and nominees please see below.

Full List of Winners & Nominees – WINNER IN BOLD

SPECIAL AWARD

Brian Cant

ANIMATION

Doctor Who: Dreamland

Production Team

BBC Wales Interactive/LittleLoud/CBBC

Horrid Henry

Lucinda Whiteley, Dave Unwin

Novel Entertainment/CiTV

OOglies

Nick Hopkin

BBC Scotland/CBBC

Shaun the Sheep

Gareth Owen, Richard Webber, Chris Sadler

Aardman Animations/CBBC

CHANNEL OF THE YEAR

CBBC

CBeebies

Cyw

Milkshake!

COMEDY

Big Babies

Catherine Gosling Fuller, Jon Riche, Spencer Jones

BBC Production/CBBC

Horrible Histories

Production Team

Lion TV/Citrus TV/CBBC

The Legend Of Dick and Dom

Steve Ryde, Dez McCarthy

CBBC/CBBC

Sorry I’ve Got No Head

Jeremy Salsby, Tom Miller, Ian Curtis

SO Television/CBBC

DRAMA

The Boy From Before

Martin Wright, Daryl Jackson, Owen Smith

Gamelab London/BSL Zone

Roy

Production Team

Jam Media/CBBC

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Nikki Wilson, Joss Agnew, Gareth Roberts

BBC Cymru Wales/CBBC

Tracy Beaker Returns

Production Team

CBBC/CBBC

ENTERTAINMENT

Escape From Scorpion Island

Caroline El-Marazki, Kate Douglas Walker

The Foundation/CBBC

Junior MasterChef

Karen Ross, Antonia Lloyd

Shine TV/CBBC

Relic: Guardians Of The Museum

Rob Hyde, Ollie Brack

CBBC/CBBC

Undercover Dads

Sarah Thornton, Paul Taylor, Howard Davidson

Tiger Aspect Productions/CBBC

FACTUAL

Election: Your Vote

Carolyn Payne

Diverse Production/CBBC

My Life: Karate Kids

John Walsh

Walsh Bros/CBBC

Newsround Special – Caught In The Web

Production Team

CBBC/BBC Learning/CBBC

Newsround Special – Living With Alcohol

Lizzy Lambley, Owenna Griffiths, Gillian Scothern

CBBC/CBBC

FEATURE FILM

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson, Allison Abbate, Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson

Indian Paintbrush/Regency Enterprises/Twentieth Century Fox

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Lindsay Doran, Eric Fellner, Susanna White, Emma Thompson

Working Title Films/Universal Pictures

Toy Story 3

Darla K Anderson, Lee Unkrich, Michael Arndt

Disney/Pixar/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK

Up

Jonas Rivera, Pete Docter, Bob Peterson

Disney/Pixar/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY

Handle and Spout

The Foundation

Kindle Entertainment

Lion Television

INTERACTIVE

Home Sheep Home (www.shaunthesheep.com)

Development Team

Aardman Digital

The Secret Dancer

Sharna Jackson, Rosie Cardiff, Martin Percy

Tate Kids/Royal Ballet School

The Well by Melvin Burgess

Geoffrey Goodwin, Lee Hardman, Tony Wood

Conker Media for BBC Switch

ZingZillas

Tony Reed, Helen Stephens, Dominic Minns

CBeebies/Plug In Media/Blue Zoo

INTERNATIONAL

Dirtgirlworld

Cate McQuillen, Janice Walker

Mememe/Decode/CBeebies

The Penguins of Madagascar

Production Team

Schneider’s Bakery/Nickelodeon/Nickelodeon UK

Phineas and Ferb

Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh, Dan Povenmire

Walt Disney Television Animation/Disney XD UK

SpongeBob SquarePants

Production Team

United Plankton Pictures/Nickelodeon/Nickelodeon UK

LEARNING - PRIMARY

Alphablocks

Joe Elliot, Sioned Wyn Roberts, Adam Shaw

Magic Lantern Productions/Blue Zoo/CBeebies

Hansel and Gretel

Emma Wakefield, Emma Frank

Lambent Productions/BBC Learning

L8R Youngers

John White, Malcolm Campbell, David Watson

Hi8us South/BBC Learning

Primary Creative Arts

Sophie Mccoy, David Barnes, Louise Lynch

Libra Television/BBC Learning

LEARNING – SECONDARY

Democracy In Action: A Divided Europe and Immigration

Melanie Essex, Simon Thomson, Mark Egan

BBC News/BBC Learning

Lesson Starters – The Holocaust

David Parker, Ian Bild

Available Light Productions/Teachers TV

Science of Scams

Development Team

Objective Productions/Illumina Digital/Channel 4

Timelines.tv: Smallpox Through Time

Jon Adams, Andrew Chater, Paul Trainor

Adams Trainor/Timelines.tv

PERFORMER

Justin Fletcher – Gigglebiz

CBeebies/CBeebies

Dani Harmer - Tracy Beaker Returns

CBBC/CBBC

Jim Howick – Horrible Histories

Lion Television/Citrus TV/CBBC

Richard Wisker – Tracy Beaker Returns

CBBC/CBBC

PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATION

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

Phil Davies, Neville Astley, Mark Baker

Astley Baker Davies/E1 Kids/Nick Jr. UK

Jungle Junction

Erica Darby, Morgan Francis

Spider Eye Productions/Playhouse Disney UK

Peppa Pig

Phil Davies, Neville Astley, Mark Baker

Astley Baker Davies/E1 Kids/Channel Five/Nick Jr. UK

Timmy Time

Jackie Cockle, Sarah Fell, David Scanlon

Aardman Animations/CBeebies

PRE-SCHOOL LIVE ACTION

Big and Small

David Collier, Wayne Moss

Kindle Entertainment/CBeebies

Grandpa In My Pocket

Mellie Buse, Jan Page, Richard Bradley

Adastra Creative/CBeebies

Something Special

Allan Johnston, Helen O’Connell, Anna Perowne

CBeebies/CBeebies

Y Diwrnod Mawr

Nia Ceidiog

Ceidiog/S4C

PRESENTER

Andy Akinwolere – Blue Peter Special (Andy’s World Cup Goal)

CBBC/CBBC

Justin Fletcher – Something Special

CBeebies/CBeebies

Richard Hammond – Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab

DCD/September Films/Hamster’s Wheel Productions/CBBC

Iain Stirling and Phil Fletcher (Hacker the Dog) – Iain and Hacker on CBBC Afternoons

CBBC/CBBC

SHORT FORM

BBC Bitesize GCSE Geography

Andrew Lees, David Percy, Jade Hanley

BBC Bitesize/BBC Learning

It’s a New Day

Maria Timotheou, David Wachs

Nickelodeon UK/Nick Jr. UK

My Favourite Bedtime Story

Clare Norowzian, Helen Arnsten

Nickelodeon UK/Blue Zoo/Nick Jr. UK

World Cup Stories

Jacqui Doughty, Julika Kennaway

Walk Tall Media/BBC Learning

VIDEO GAME

New Super Mario Brothers (Wii)

Shigeyuki Asuke, Takashi Tezuka, Hiroyuki Kimura

Nintendo

Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver (DS)

Shigeki Morimoto

Nintendo

Rabbids Go Home (Wii)

Pierre-Arnaud Lambert, Jacques Exertier, Christophe Pic

Ubisoft Montpellier

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

Koichi Hayashida, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Takashi Tezuka

Nintendo

WRITER

Neville Astley, Mark Baker, Phil Hall – Peppa Pig

Astley Baker Davies/E1 Kids/Channel Five/Nick Jr. UK

Phil Ford – The Sarah Jane Adventures

BBC Cymru Wales/CBBC

Paul Smith – Roy

Jam Media/CBBC

The Writing Team - Horrible Histories

Lion Television/Citrus TV/CBBC

BAFTA Kids’ Vote 2010 - Top 10s

FEATURE FILM

Alice In Wonderland	(PG) Walt Disney

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel	(U) 20th Century Fox

Avatar	(12A) 20th Century Fox

Clash of the Titans	(12A) Warner Bros

A Christmas Carol	(PG) Walt Disney

Iron Man 2	(12A) Paramount

Shrek Forever After	(U) Paramount

Toy Story 3	(U) Walt Disney

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	(12A) E1 Films

Up	(U) Walt Disney

TELEVISION

Ben 10: Alien Force	Cartoon Network

Dani's House	CBBC

Deadly 60	CBBC

Horrible Histories	CBBC

Horrid Henry	CiTV

iCarly	Nickelodeon UK

Phineas & Ferb	Disney Channel UK

The Sarah Jane Adventures	CBBC

Tracy Beaker Returns	CBBC

Wizards of Waverly Place	Disney Channel UK

VIDEO GAMES

FIFA 10	(3+) Electronic Arts

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game	(12+) Ubisoft

Just Dance	(3+) Ubisoft

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4	(7+) Warner Bros Interactive

Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympic Games	(3+) Sega

Need For Speed: Shift	(3+) Electronic Arts

New Super Mario Bros Wii	(3+) Nintendo

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010	(3+) Konami

Professor Layton And Pandora’s Box	(7+) Nintendo

Super Mario Galaxy 2	(3+) Nintendo

WEBSITES

Cartoon Network

CBBC

Club Penguin

Disney.co.uk

GirlsGoGames

LEGO

Miniclip

Moshi Monsters

Nick.co.uk

Stardoll

BAFTA Young Game Designers

Team name: Beached Whale Productions

HAMSTER: accidental world domination

Dan Pearce (Age 16, Game Director, Executive Gameplay Designer, Concept Artist, Senior Writer)

Sam Taylor (Age 16, Producer, Executive Artist)

James Cook (Age 13, Senior Gameplay Designer, Level Designer, Executive Writer)

Team Beached Whale Productions from Maidenhead, Berkshire, designed their game for the Nintendo DS. The judging panel found the characterisation and design of the game very funny and felt that this was a game people would want to play again and again.

Team name: Blazing Chickens

Born Dreaming

Rae Elias (Age 16, Manager and Idea generator)

Josh Girardi (Age 15, Illustrator and Idea generator)

Aaron Lewis (Age 16, Co-illustrator and Idea generator)

Team Blazing Chickens live near Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales. They designed their RPG game for the PS3. The jurors found the subject matter very original and were impressed not only with the artwork and design of the dream world, but also with the fact that players were able to store points when they were awake to help them fight during the night.

Team name: Hexadecimal

i-Volution

Matt Gilbert (Age 14, Writer, Designer)

Ben Brooks (Age 14, Level Editor, Designer)

James Weller (Age 14, GUI Designer, Designer)

Team Hexadecimal from Swindon, Wiltshire, designed their game i–Volution for the PC. The story follows a worker who suspects that his building is manufacturing something sinister and creates a robot to investigate. The jurors related to the very current storyline and absolutely loved the different character names in the game.

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Notes to Editor:

About BAFTA

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About the BAFTA KIDS’ VOTE

The shortlist was derived from the top children’s feature films (12A and under) at the box office, the highest-rated children’s programmes on both terrestrial and multichannel, the most visited websites created for children and the top-selling video games PEGI-rated 12+ and under. Voting ran from 25 October – 26 November on www.baftakidsvote.org