British Academy Children's Awards

The awards were first presented in 1996, and the awards was presented annually, with the exception 2020 and 2021, where the awards were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to 1996, productions targeted to children or young audiences were included in the British Academy Television Awards, from 1983 to 1996, two children-oriented categories, Children's Programme – Factual and Children's Programme – Fiction or Entertainment were presented. The last winners for those categories before the children's awards ceremony was created were CBBC's programme Short Change for the former and television movie Coping with Christmas for the latter. The first edition featured seven competitive categories (Animation, Drama, Entertainment, Factual, Pre-School, Schools - Documentary, Schools - Drama), along with two special awards, one for film producer John Coates and the other for Lewis Rudd, who was head to the children's programming for ITV. The number of categories varied through the editions with the creation of several categories such as International and Feature Film, both in 1999, Pre-School Animation and Presenter, both in 2000, and Game in 2007, among others. Until 2016, the awards also presented categories voted by the public through online voting, these included categories for feature film, television, video game and website. ==Categories==

In the final ceremony in 2022, the following fourteen competitive categories were presented: • Animation • Feature Film • Pre-School – Animation • Pre-School – Live Action • Non-Scripted • International • Content for Change • Game • Scripted • Game • Performer • Young Performer • Director • Writer ==Awards winners==

Animation Performer Young Performer Pre-School Animation Live Action Presenter Writer Director International Feature Film Game Scripted Non-Scripted Content for Change Special Award Channel of the Year Comedy Drama Entertainment Factual Factual Entertainment Short Form Independent Production Company Interactive Original • 2014: Dixi • 2015: Virry • 2016: Secret Life of Boys Adapted • 2014: Disney Animated • 2015: ''The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss'' • 2016: Get Well Soon Hospital with Dr Ranj • 2017: Hey Duggee: We Love Animals Learning Primary Secondary Pre-School Discontinued in 2000, for separate categories for live-action and animation. • 1996: Tots TV • 1997: Tots TV (Lapland Out) • 1998: Teletubbies • 1999: Tecwyn Y Tractor Schools: Drama Schools Factual Primary Discontinued in 2006 for Learning: Primary. Secondary Discontinued in 2006 for Learning: Secondary. Interactive Discontinued in 2014 for separate Interactive categories: Original and Adapted. BAFTA Kids' Vote Discontinued in 2009, for separate voting categories for feature film, television, video game and website. Website • 2009: Club Penguin • 2010: Club Penguin • 2011: Bin Weevils • 2012: Bin Weevils • 2013: Bin Weevils • 2014: Bin Weevils Feature Film Television Video Game Writer Adapted Discontinued in 2006 for one sole Writer category. • 2004: Debbie Isitt (The Illustrated Mum) • 2005: Barbara Cox (Wipe Out) Original Discontinued in 2006 for one sole Writer category. • 2004: Tony Collingwood (Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!) • 2005: John Godber and Jane Thornton (Scene - Oddsquad) Breakthrough Talent • 2007: Charles Martin • 2008: Eliot Otis Brown Walters • 2009: Adam Shaw CBBC Me and My Movie • 2008: The Prank • 2009: ''Vern's Vacation'' BAFTA Young Game Designers • 2010: HAMSTER: Accidental World Domination • 2011: ''Rollin' Scotch'' Game Concept • 2012: Vacuum Panic AKA Suck It Up Game Making • 2012: Smiley Dodgems Multiplatform • 2013: Kinect Sesame Street TV ==Ceremonies==