Monday, November 23, 2020

Nickelodeon Shortlisted for a Raft of Awards in the 2021 Kidscreen Awards

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon has received a raft of nominations in the 2021 Kidscreen Awards!


In the "Preschool Programming" category, Blue’s Clues & You! (9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films) and Science Saves the Day: PAW Patrol (Nickelodeon, Noggin) have been nominated for the "Best Mixed-Media Series" award, whilst Monster Measurements (Nickelodeon, Noggin) and Winner at Dinner (Nickelodeon, Noggin) have been nominated for "Best Short Film". Additionally, Hey Duggee (Studio AKA, BBC Studios, BBC Children’s), which airs on Nick Jr. in the U.S. has been nominated for "Best Animated Series".

In the "Kids Programming" category, Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival (Ace Entertainment, Nickelodeon) has received a nomination for "Best Live-Action Series".

In the "Tweens/Teens Programming" categories, AwesomenessTV's Trinkets (Netflix, AwesomenessTV) has been nominated for "Best Live-Action Series", and Find Me In Paris Season Three (Cottonwood Media, ZDF Enterprises, Opéra National de Paris), currently airing on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland, has been nominated for the "Best Inclusivity" award.

In the "Broadcasting: Digital - Preschool" category, Blue’s Clues & You: Time for School (Nickelodeon Games) has been nominated for the "Best Game App—Branded" award, whilst Nick Jr. favorite Canticos has received two nominations: "Best Learning App—Branded" for Canticos Bilingual Preschool (Encantos Media Studios) and "Best Web/App Series—Branded" for Canticos Volume Three (Encantos Media Studios)

Winners will be announced at a special online gala awards ceremony to be held during Kidscreen Summit Virtual on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.

Shortlisted entries in the Programming categories will be reviewed and assessed by a fresh panel of judges, including Layla Lewis (Nickelodeon), Eryk Casamiro (Nickelodeon), Adina Pitt (Cartoon Network), Cheryl Taylor (BBC Children’s), Heather Tilert (Netflix),  Nikki Reed (HBO Max), Linda Simensky (PBS KIDS), Tara Sorensen (Apple), Tiphaine de Raguenel (France Télévisions), Aram Yacoubian (Netflix), Libby Doherty (ABC) and Sarah Muller (BBC Children’s).

Best inclusivity entries were reviewed and assessed by Kidscreen's inaugural jury, which includes David Levine (content strategist), Theresa Helmer (Disney Channels), Taylor K. Shaw (Black Women Animate), Shadi Petosky (creator, Danger & Eggs), Matt Kaplowitz (Bridge Multimedia), Kevin Clark (Netflix), Carl Reed (Lion Forge Animation), Shabnam Rezaei (Big Bad Boo Studios) and Kay Benbow (media consultant).

Shortlisted entries in the Digital categories will be judged by Sara DeWitt (PBS KIDS), James Stephenson (Wonderstorm), Dan Efergan (Aardman Animations), Jenny Gioia (Sesame Workshop), Ellen Solberg (Hopster), Justin Hsu (MarcoPolo Learning), Vikrant Mathur (Future Today), Loretta Todd (IM4 VR Lab), Estelle Lloyd (Azoomee) and Matthew Evans (Apple).

Additional details about the Kidscreen Awards—including categories, eligibility, judging and entry process—can be found on the Kidscreen Awards website.

Congratulations and good luck to everyone nominated in the 2020 Kidscreen Awards!

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Originally published: Monday, November 23, 2020.

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