The British Academy Children and Young People Award for Animation is an award presented annually by the

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(BAFTA). It is given to "animated content for children and young people six and over". It was first awarded at the 1st edition of the

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in 1996, with Welsh

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-style series '' Gogs'' being the first recipient of the award.

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series ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (also known simply as ''Gumball'' or by its abbreviation ''TAWOG''; retitled ''The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball'' beginning with its The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, seventh season) is an animated si ...

'' holds the record of most wins in the category with four, followed by ''

Shaun the Sheep ''Shaun the Sheep'' is a British stop-motion animated silent children's television series which is produced by Aardman Animations. A spin-off in the '' Wallace & Gromit'' franchise, the series focuses on the adventures of Shaun, the eponymou ...

'' with two. The two shows are the only programs to win the award more than once. ''

'' is also the most nominated series with eight nominations for the award, followed by ''

'' with seven and ''

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'' and ''

Strange Hill High ''Strange Hill High'' is a British children's puppet-animated series for CBBC. The show is a co-production between CBBC, FremantleMedia and Factory. Out of the many writers, it was noted that Josh Weinstein (who worked on ''The Simpsons'', ''F ...

'' with three each. Winners '' Yr Enwog Ffred'', '' Room on the Broom'' and '' Revolting Rhymes'', and nominee '' Robin Robin'' have also been nominated for the

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. Additionally, '' Yr Enwog Ffred'' was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation.

Winners and nominees

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

*Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Production team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

References

External links

Official website
{{British Academy Children Awards

Animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...