| British Academy Children and Young People Award for | |
| Awarded For: | The best animated content for children and young people six and over. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Presenter: | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Holder: | The Snail and the Whale (2022) |
The British Academy Children and Young People Award for Animation is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given to "animated content for children and young people six and over".[1] It was first awarded at the 1st edition of the British Academy Children's Awards in 1996, with Welsh claymation-style series Gogs being the first recipient of the award.
Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball holds the record of most wins in the category with four, followed by Shaun the Sheep with two. The two shows are the only programs to win the award more than once. The Amazing World of Gumball is also the most nominated series with eight nominations for the award, followed by Shaun the Sheep with seven and Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids and Strange Hill High with three each.
Winners Yr Enwog Ffred, Room on the Broom and Revolting Rhymes, and nominee Robin Robin have also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Additionally, Yr Enwog Ffred was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation.
| Year | Program | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 (1st) [2] | Gogs | Deiniol Morris, Michael Mort | BBC |
| The Animals of Farthing Wood | Elphin Lloyd-Jones, Phillipe Leclerc | BBC | |
| Earthworm Jim | Kids' WB | ||
| The Wind in the Willows | John Coates, Dave John Unwin, Ted Walker | CITV | |
| 1997 (2nd) [3] | Yr Enwog Ffred | John Coates, Catrin Unwin, Joanna Quinn | Channel 4 |
| The Treacle People | Iain Russell, Mike Furness | CITV | |
| The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge "Winter Story: An Ice Palace Party" | Jackie Cockle, Brian Little | BBC One | |
| Romuald the Reindeer | Robin Lyons, Wayne Thomas | ||
| 1998 (3rd) [4] [5] | Kipper | Ginger Gibbons, Mike Stuart | CITV |
| Dennis the Menace | Christopher O'Hare, Tony Collingwood | BBC One | |
| Gogs | Deiniol Morris, Michael Mort | ||
| The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends "The Tale of Pigling Bland" | John Coates, Dianne Jackson | ||
| 1999 (4th) [6] [7] | The First Snow of Winter | Jackie Edwards, Graham Ralph | BBC |
| The Bear | John Coates, Hilary Audus | Channel 4 | |
| Bybs | Hywel Griffith | S4C | |
| Spot | Clive Juster, Leo Nielsen | BBC | |
| Year | Program | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (5th) [8] [9] | The Foxbusters | Jon Doyle, John Offord | CITV |
| Little Grey Rabbit | Jean Flynn, Claire Grey | CITV | |
| Rotten Ralph | Steve Jones, Sue Pugh | CBBC | |
| Sheeep | Ginger Gibbons | ||
| 2001 (6th) [10] | Animated Tales of the World "Aunt Tiger" | Michael Mort | Channel 4 |
| The Last Polar Bears | Marion Edwards, Alan Simpson | Carlton | |
| Rotten Ralph | CBBC | ||
| Sheeep | Ginger Gibbons, Kate Fawkes | ||
| 2002 (7th) [11] [12] | The English Programme: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | David Rane, Tim Fernée | BBC |
| Angelina Ballerina | Ginger Gibbons, Roger McIntosh | CITV | |
| Animated Tales of the World "Bad Baby Amy" | Edwina Von Stiegler, Anthony Lucas | Channel 4 | |
| The Cramp Twins | Peter Völkle, Carole Weitzman, Brian Wood | Cartoon Network | |
| 2003 (8th) [13] [14] | Bob the Builder "A Christmas to Remember" | Jackie Cockle, Sarah Ball | CBeebies |
| Albie | Francis Vose | CITV | |
| Bounty Hamster | Helen Cohen, Graham Ralph | ||
| Pongwiffy | Marion Edwards, Alan Simpson | ||
| 2004 (9th) [15] | Brush Head | Jonathan Boseley, Andrew Williams, Dan Berlinka | Disney Channel |
| The Blue Dragon | Channel 4 | ||
| Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids | CITV | ||
| Metalheads | CBBC | ||
| 2005 (10th) [16] [17] | The Little Reindeer | Jonathan Peel, Dave Unwin | CITV / France 3 |
| The Tale of Jack Frost | Neil Graham, Alastair Swinnerton | CBBC | |
| The Cramp Twins | Denise Green, Frank Gresham | Cartoon Network | |
| A Grizzly New Year's Tale: The Crystal Eye | CITV | ||
| 2006 (11th) [18] [19] | The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers | David Hodgson, Dan Chambers, Claire Underwood | CITV / Cartoon Network |
| Those Scurvy Rascals | Adam Shaw, Oliver Hyatt, Daniel Isman | Nickelodeon | |
| King Arthur's Disasters | Edward Bignell, Julian Scott | CITV | |
| The Koala Brothers "Outback Christmas" | Peter Curtis, Tobias Fouracre | CBeebies / ABC Kids | |
| 2007 (12th) [20] [21] | The Secret Show | Christopher O'Hare, Tony Collingwood, Andrea Tran | CBBC |
| Charlie and Lola "Christmas Special" | Claudia Lloyd, Kitty Taylor | CBeebies | |
| Ōban Star-Racers | Michael Lekes, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel | France 3 / Jetix | |
| Shaun the Sheep | CBBC | ||
| 2008 (13th) [22] | Charlie and Lola "Autumn Special" | Claudia Lloyd, Kitty Taylor | CBeebies |
| Eliot Kid | Samuel Kaminka, Didier Julia, Gilles Cazaux | TF1 / CBBC | |
| Skunk Fu! | Paul Young, Jordan Gaucher, Aidan Harte | CBBC / RTÉ One | |
| Shaun the Sheep | CBBC | ||
| 2009 (14th) [23] [24] | Lost and Found | Sue Goffe, Philip Hunt | Channel 4 |
| Art Sparks | Tate Kids | ||
| Chop Socky Chooks | Ben Lock, Christine Ponzevera, Sergio Delfino | Cartoon Network | |
| Horrid Henry | Lucinda Whiteley, Dave Unwin | CITV | |
| Year | Program | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (25th) [44] [45] | The Snail and the Whale | BBC One | |
| Hilda | Netflix | ||
| Robin Robin | Dan Ojari, Mikey Please, Helen Argo | ||
| The Tiger Who Came to Tea | Robin Shaw, Ruth Fielding, Camilla Deakin | Channel 4 | |
| Wins | Program |
|---|---|
| 4 | The Amazing World of Gumball |
| 2 | Shaun the Sheep |