2025 KidScreen Awards: nominees

The 2025 Kidscreen Awards shortlist have been announced.

The Kidscreen Awards program is an annual celebration of children’s content excellence paying tribute to outstanding TV and digital media work that keeps kids and families around the world entertained. It boasts more than 30 categories spanning programming, broadcasting and digital games.

Amongst the Australian nominees are Beep & Mort, Bluey -both on ABC- and Stan movie Windcatcher.

Winners will be announced live at an awards ceremony taking place during the Kidscreen Summit 2025 in San Diego (February 9 to 12).

PRESCHOOL

Best New Series
Count on Junebug – Thirteen, Double Scoop Studio
Dylan’s Playtime Adventures – 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films
Silly Sundays – Cartoon Saloon

Best Animated Series
Hey Duggee – BBC Studios Kids & Family, Studio AKA
Sesame Street: Mecha Builders – Sesame Workshop
Superbuns – NBCUniversal Peacock, Yowza! Animation, Tricycle Films

Best Live-Action Series
Donkey Hodie – Fred Rogers Productions, Spiffy Pictures
Saïd & Anna – Phanta Basta!, INDI Film
The Makery – Terrific Television

Best Mixed-Media Series
Beep & Mort (season 2) – Windmill Pictures, ABC Australia
Pop Paper City – LoveLove Films, Milkshake!
Sesame Street – Sesame Workshop

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Bluey: The Sign – BBC Studios Kids & Family, Ludo Studio, ABC Australia
Puffin Rock and the New Friends – Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Shout! Studios
Tabby McTat – Magic Light Pictures

Best Holiday or Special Episode
“Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats” (Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures) – Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Disney Branded Television
“The Legend of Jack O’Lantern/The Mecha T-Rex” (Sesame Street: Mecha Builders) – Sesame Workshop
“Sesame Street’s Lunar New Year Celebration” (Sesame Street) – Sesame Workshop

Best Inclusivity
Let’s Go, Bananas! – 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films
Mixmups – Mixmups Entertainment
Sesame Street – Sesame Workshop

KIDS

Best New Series
Fright Krewe – DreamWorks Animation, Hulu, Peacock
Max & the Midknights – Nickelodeon Animation Studios
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish – Nickelodeon Animation

Best Animated Series
Curses! – DreamWorks Animation, in association with Apple TV+
Lego Pixar – Lego Entertainment, Atomic Cartoons
Tom and Jerry – Warner Bros. Discovery, Robot Playground Media, AUM Animation Studios

Best Live-Action Series
Silverpoint – Zodiak Kids & Family Productions for CBBC, ZDF, Canal+ and Hulu
The Famous Five – Moonage Pictures and byNWR for BBC
The Really Loud House – Nickelodeon

Best Mixed-Media Series
A Wonderful Day with Mabel Maclay – Bentkey
Ahlan Simsim – Sesame Workshop, Jordan Pioneers
Say What?! – Thirteen

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Merry Little Batman – Amazon MGM Studios
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie – Nickelodeon, Paramount Animation, David Kirschner Productions
Orion and the Dark – DreamWorks Animation, Netflix

Best Holiday or Special Episode
“‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas” (The Loud House) – Nickelodeon Animation Studios
“Miracle on Dead Creek Road” (The Santa Clauses) – 20th Television, Disney Branded Television
“Blue and Green: The Living Earth” (Wild Kratts) – 9 Story Media Group, Kratt Brothers, Brown Bag Films

Best Inclusivity
Choir – Disney Branded Television, Imagine Documentaries, Blumhouse Entertainment
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
Windcatcher – Unless Pictures, Every Cloud Productions, Stan, Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Screen Australia, VicScreen

TWEENS/TEENS

Best New Series
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Netflix, Nickelodeon
Goosebumps – Sony Pictures Television, Disney Branded Television
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – 20th Television, Disney Branded Television

Best Animated Series
Bob’s Burgers – 20th Television Animation
Iwájú – Walt Disney Animation Studios, Kugali
The Great North – 20th Television Animation

Best Live-Action Series
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Netflix, Nickelodeon
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – 20th Television, Disney Branded Television
Sweet Tooth – Warner Bros. Television, Netflix

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
2024 Kids’ Choice Awards – Done+Dusted, Nickelodeon
NFL Slimetime – Nickelodeon
Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom – Nickelodeon

Best Inclusivity
Ainsi va Manu/Hogtown (season 2) – Sahkosh Productions
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Netflix, Nickelodeon
Beyond Black Beauty – Sinking Ship Entertainment, Leif Films, Saga Film

The nominees in the broadcasting categories are:

Channel of the Year
CBBC
Disney Jr.
PBS KIDS

Best Kids–Only Streaming Service
Amazon Kids+
Kidoodle.TV
TVOKids

The nominees in the digital categories are:

PRESCHOOL

Best Website
Hey Duggee – BBC Studios, Studio AKA
PBS KIDS – PBS KIDS
Pocoyo – Animaj

Best Web/App Series—Original
Baby Bot’s Backyard Tales – Lingokids
Coco Boo – Image–in Atlantique
Zip and the Tiny Sprouts – Tiny Souls, K Love U Bye

Best Web/App Series—Branded
Bluey Book Reads – BBC Studios Digital Brands, Ludo Studio
Donkey Hodie Bedtime Stories – Fred Rogers Productions, Spiffy Pictures
The Pigeon Explains – Hidden Pigeon Company, Marobru Productions

Best Learning App—Original
English One – EF Kids & Teens
Funexpected Math – Funexpected
Lingokids – Lingokids

Best Learning App—Branded
Numberblocks World – Alphablocks, Blue Zoo
PAW Patrol Academy – Spin Master
Sesame Street: Mecha Builders – StoryToys, Sesame Workshop

Best Game App—Branded
Lego Duplo: Peppa Pig – StoryToys, The LEGO Group, Hasbro
PBS KIDS Games – PBS KIDS
Sesame Street: Mecha Builders – StoryToys, Sesame Workshop

Best YouTube Channel
Bluey – BBC Studios, Ludo Studio
Lingokids Songs and Playlearning – Lingokids
Mo Willems Workshop – Hidden Pigeon Company

KIDS

Best Website
Ainara’s Book Club – Turtlebox Productions
CBC Kids News – CBC Kids

Best Web/App Series—Original
Street Cents – CBC Kids
The Wingfeather Saga – Shining Isle Productions, Angel Studios
Tiny Time Travel – Easy As Pie Productions, Marobru Productions

Best Web/App Series—Branded
How NOT to Draw – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
Lego City: No Limits – LEGO Entertainment, Blue Zoo
Zombies: The Re–Animated Series – Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television

Best Learning App—Branded
DR Ramasjang KREA – DR B&U
The Angry Birds Collection – Rovio Entertainment, Legends of Learning
Zero’s Quest – The LEGO Group, Mobile Pie

Best Game App—Branded
Barbie Color Creations – StoryToys, Mattel
Disney Coloring World – StoryToys, The Walt Disney Company
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 – Paramount Games, GameMill

Best YouTube Channel
Cartoon Network UK – Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Discovery
Nature Lab – The Nature Conservancy
SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon