British Academy Children's Award for Game
The British Academy Children and Young People Award for is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given to "games on any platform with a specific appeal to children and young people".[1]
The category includes non-British productions that have been released in the United Kingdom. It was first presented in 2007 with Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party being the first recipient of the award. The category was named Video Game until 2012, since then, it is presented as just Game . Traveller's Tales is the developer with the most wins with three while Sony Interactive Entertainment is the publisher with most wins in the category with four.
Winners and nominees
2000s
Year
Game
Recipient(s)
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
2007 (12th)[2] [3]
Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party
Dave Allsopp, Paul Johnson, Ivan Davies
Magenta Software
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Crash of the Titans
Radical Entertainment
Vivendi Games
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Erin Roberts, Tim Welch, Loz Doyle
Traveller's Tales
LucasArts
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harvey Elliott, Kelvin Tuite
EA UK , Rebellion Developments
Electronic Arts
2008 (13th)[4]
Lego Batman: The Videogame
Jon Burton , James Cunliffe, Loz Doyle
Traveller's Tales
Warner Bros. Games
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Akihiro Hino , Akira Tago
Level-5
Level-5 , Nintendo
Guinness World Records: The Videogame
Erin Roberts, Mike Taylor, Nick Ricks
TT Fusion
Warner Bros. Games
Mario Kart Wii
Hideki Konno , Shigeru Miyamoto
Nintendo EAD
Nintendo
2009 (14th)[5] [6]
LittleBigPlanet
Media Molecule
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Boom Blox Bash Party
EA Los Angeles
Electronic Arts
De Blob
Universomo , Blue Tongue Entertainment
THQ
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise
Rare
2010s
Year
Game
Recipient(s)
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
2010 (15th)[7] [8]
Rabbids Go Home
Pierre-Arnaud Lambert, Jacques Exertier, Christophe Pic
Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Shigeyuki Asuke, Takashi Tezuka , Hiroyuki Kimura
Nintendo EAD
Nintendo
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Koichi Hayashida, Yoshiaki Koizumi , Takashi Tezuka
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Shigeki Morimoto
Game Freak
Nintendo , The Pokémon Company
2011 (16th)[9] [10]
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
Traveller's Tales
Disney Interactive Studios
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Good-Feel
Nintendo
LittleBigPlanet 2
Media Molecule
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Pokémon Black and White
Junichi Masuda
Game Freak
Nintendo , The Pokémon Company
2012 (17th)[11] [12]
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Toys for Bob
Activision
Just Dance 3
Nino Sapina, Gregoire Spillman, Florian Granger
Ubisoft Paris
Ubisoft
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Jon Burton , John Hodskinson, Jonathan Smith
Traveller's Tales
Warner Bros. Games
Super Mario 3D Land
Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Nintendo
2013 (18th)[13] [14]
Skylanders: Giants
Toys for Bob
Activision
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Nintendo EAD
Nintendo
Lego City Undercover
TT Fusion
Luigi's Mansion 2
Next Level Games
2014 (19th)[15] [16]
Mario Kart 8
Nintendo EAD
Nintendo
Pokémon X and Y
Game Freak
Nintendo , The Pokemon Company
Rayman Legends
Michel Ancel , Christophe Heral, Jean-christophe Alessandri
Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft
Tearaway
Media Molecule
Sony Computer Entertainment
2015 (20th)[17] [18]
Splatoon
Nintendo
Adventure Time: Game Wizard
Cartoon Network Games
Gummyface Studios
Minecraft Console Edition
Mojang Studios
Yoshi's Woolly World
Good-Feel
Nintendo
2016 (21st)[19] [20]
Lego Dimensions
Leon Warren, James Mcloughlin, Jon Burton
Traveller's Tales
Warner Bros. Games
Ratchet & Clank
Insomniac Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Tearaway Unfolded
Media Molecule , Tarsier Studios
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mike Taylor, Paul Flanagan, James Norton
TT Fusion
Warner Bros. Games
2017 (22nd )[21] [22]
Pokemon GO
Niantic, Inc.
Monument Valley 2
Ustwo Games
The Playroom VR
Japan Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Pokémon Sun + Pokémon Moon
Game Freak
Nintendo , The Pokemon Company
2018 (23rd)[23] [24]
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Ubisoft Milan
Ubisoft
Everybody's Golf
Clap Hanz , Japan Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Knack II
Japan Studio
Frantics
Lau Koresgaard, Tim May, Claire Bromley
Sony Interactive Entertainment
2019 (24th)[25]
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Japan Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Chimparty
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Lego DC Super-Villains
Stephen Sharples, David Hoye, Matt Ellison
Traveller's Tales
Warner Bros. Games
Overcooked 2
Team17 , Ghost Town Games
Team17
2020s
Note : The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Production team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.
See also
References
^ "BAFTA Children & Young People Awards Rules and Guidelines 2022" (PDF) . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2007" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Fletcher, Alex (26 November 2007). "BAFTA Children's Awards 2007: Winners" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2008" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2009" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ "Children's TV Baftas: full list of winners" . The Guardian . 30 November 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2010" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ "Three Children's Baftas for Horrible Histories" . BBC . 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2011" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Arrant, Chris (28 November 2011). "2011 British Academy Children's Awards Winners Announced, "Peppa Pig" & "Amazing World of Gumball" Among Winners" . Cartoon Brew . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2012" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Hall, Eva (27 November 2012). " 'Roy' & 'Gumball' Win Big at BAFTA Children's Awards" . Irish Film and Television Network . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2013" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Zahed, Ramin (25 November 2013). " 'Room on the Broom,' 'Adventure Time' Win BAFTAs" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2014" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Fletcher, Harry (24 November 2014). "Katie Morag wins twice at BAFTA Children's Awards 2014" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2015" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ McLean, Tom (23 November 2015). " 'Gumball,' 'Gravity,' 'Minions' Win BAFTA Children's Awards" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2016" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (21 November 2016). "André Rieu Sets Event Cinema Record; 'Zootopia' Wins Kids' BAFTA – Global Briefs" . Deadline . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2017" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Amidi, Amid (27 November 2017). " 'Revolting Rhymes,' 'Little Prince,' 'Hey Duggee' Win BAFTA Children's Awards" . Cartoon Brew . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ "Children's in 2018" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Wolfe, Jennifer (16 November 2018). " 'Hey Duggee' Tops British Academy's 2018 Children's Awards with Three Wins" . Animation World Network . Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
^ Wiseman, Andrea (1 December 2019). "BAFTA Children's Winners Include Emily Burnett, Bella Ramsay, CBeebies, 'Horrible Histories' & 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' " . Deadline . Retrieved 19 February 2019 .
^ Ramachandran, Naman (25 October 2022). " 'Dodger,' 'The Snail and the Whale' Lead BAFTA Children and Young People Awards Nominations" . Variety . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "BAFTA's Children & Young People Awards 2022 - Winners" . British Academy of Film and Television Arts . 27 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023 .
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