2024 Kidscreen Awards Winners Announced

The 15th Annual Kidscreen Awards winners were announced at a February 5 gala awards ceremony at the Kidscreen Summit 2024, held in San Diego, California. The ceremony, hosted by Ray Aboud, Mercedes Gaztambide, and Creo Walters (CBC Street Cents hosts) and sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, honored the best work in children’s television and digital media. Winners were selected by two panels of industry judges.

Disney led all award winners, nabbing 20 trophies including three for Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

The award winners are as follows:

Programming—Preschool Category

Best New Series (two winners)

• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures - Lucasfilm, Disney+
• Superkitties - Sony Pictures Television—Kids, Disney Junior

Best Animated Series

• Bluey (Season 3) - BBC Studios Kids & Family, Ludo Studio, ABC Australia

Best Live-Action Series

• Helpsters - Sesame Workshop, Apple TV+

Best Mixed-Media Series

• Lucas the Spider - Fresh TV, Wexworks Media

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie

• The Smeds and The Smoos - Magic Light Pictures, BBC Children’s

Best Holiday or Special Episode (two winners)

• Dino Ranch “A Dino-Might Night” - Boat Rocker Studios, Industrial Brothers, CBC Kids/SRC, Disney Junior
• Sesame Street: “Grandparents’ Day” - Sesame Workshop, Max

Best Podcast

• Good Night, World! - Headspace Studios, Sesame Workshop

Best Inclusivity

• Alma’s Way - Fred Rogers Productions, Pipeline Studios, PBS KIDS

Best in Class

• Superkitties - Sony Pictures Television—Kids, Disney Junior

Programming—Kids Category

Best New Series

• The Muppets Mayhem - Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+

Best Animated Series

• Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel

Best Live-Action Series

• The Muppets Mayhem - Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+

Best Mixed-Media Series

• How NOT to Draw - Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie

• Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: “Moon Girl Landing” - Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel

Best Holiday or Special Episode

• Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight: “Epic Lunar New Year” - DreamWorks Animation, Netflix

Best Podcast

• Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest - Pinna

Best Inclusivity

• Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion - Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel, Chu Garcia

Best in Class

• Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel

Programming—Tweens/Teens Category

Best New Series

• American Born Chinese - 20th Television, Disney Branded Television, Disney+

Best Animated Series

• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire - The Walt Disney Company, Triggerfish, Disney+

Best Live-Action Series

• Sweet Tooth - Warner Bros. Television, Team Downey, DC Entertainment, Netflix

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie

• Prom Pact - Bowen and Sons, The Detective Agency, Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel

Best Holiday or Special Episode

• Bob’s Burgers: “The Plight Before Christmas” - 20th Television Animation

Best Podcast

• Nightingale - GZM Shows

Best Inclusivity

• The Crossover - Magicworthy, Big Sea Entertainment, SpringHill Company, State Street Pictures, 20th Television, Disney Branded Television

Best in Class

• One Piece - Shueisha, Tomorrow Studios, Netflix

Creative Talent Category

Best Acting

• American Born Chinese - 20th Television, Disney Branded Television, Disney+

Best Animation

• The Smeds and The Smoos - Magic Light Pictures, BBC Children’s

Best Design

• One Piece - Shueisha, Tomorrow Studios, Netflix

Best Directing

• The Crossover - Magicworthy, Big Sea Entertainment, SpringHill Company, State Street Pictures, 20th Television, Disney Branded Television

Best Music

• The Muppets Mayhem - Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+

Best Writing

• Prom Pact - Bowen and Sons, The Detective Agency, Disney Branded Television, Disney Channel

Best Voice Talent

• Monster High - Mattel Television, Nickelodeon Productions

Kidscreen Awards are also awarded to spotlight best efforts made by broadcasters to build stronger connections with worldwide kids and family audiences. These winners were decided through online voting by Kidscreen readers in December.

These awards were presented in the following categories:

Broadcasting Category

• Channel of the Year - PBS KIDS

Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team

• Kids’ Choice Awards 2023: Charli D’Amelio, Nate Burleson - Nickelodeon

Best Kids-Only Streaming Service

• TVOKids

Kidscreen Awards are also presented in digital categories for preschool (ages 0-5) and kids (ages 6+).

Here are the winners:

Digital—Preschool Category

Best Website

• PBS KIDS PBS KIDS

Best Web/App Series—Original

• Tab Time - Kids at Play, YouTube Originals

Best Web/App Series—Branded

• Tamir on the Street - Sesame Workshop

Best Game App—Branded

• PBS KIDS Games - PBS KIDS

Best Learning App—Original

• Pok Pok/Montessori Preschool - Pok Pok

Best Learning App—Branded

• Noggin - Noggin

Best YouTube Channel

• Sesame Street Sesame Workshop

Best Alternative Game

• Blue’s Clues & You!: On the Farm - Noggin

Digital—Kids Category

Best Web/App Series—Original

• Street Cents - CBC Kids

Best Web/App Series—Branded

• Storybots: Super Silly Stories with Bo - Netflix

Best Game App—Branded

• TMNT Splintered Fate - Paramount Game Studios, Super Evil Megacorp

Best Learning App—Original

• Reading Adventure - Osmo

Best YouTube Channel

• Dodo Kids - The Dodo, Vox Media

Best Alternative Game

• Mission US: No Turning Back – THIRTEEN

Source: Kidscreen

Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.