# 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. The ceremony was hosted by Doc Brown; CBBC had the most nominations.

## 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 | CBBC |
| Horrible Histories | Production Team | Lion Entertainment | CBBC |
| So Awkward | Production Team | Channel X | CBBC |

### 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 | CBBC |
| Jamie Johnson | Production Team | Short Form Film Company | CBBC |
| 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 | CBBC |
| 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 | CBBC Productions | CBBC |
| My Life: Born to Vlog | Sarah Murch, Launa Kennett, Denis McWilliams | Blakeway North | CBBC |
| 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 | Production team | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 4 |
| Pokémon Go | Production team | Niantic | Niantic | iOS, Android |
| Pokémon Sun and Moon | Production team | 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 | CBBC |
| 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 | CBeebies |
| Do You Know? | Romily Menzies, Sarah Trigg, Paul Kittel | 7 Wonder | CBeebies |
| Our Family | Sallyann Keize, Ruth Mills, Luke Gaille | Sixth Sense Media Limited | CBeebies |

### 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? | CBeebies |
| 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 | CBBC |
| Writing Team | The Amazing World of Gumball | Cartoon Network |