Cartoon Network UK Children’s BAFTA Awards 2017 Nominations
Today (24th October), BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), has announced their nominations for this year’s Children’s BAFTA Awards. This year, Cartoon Network (also includes Boomerang) has received a total of six nominations across five categories. The Amazing World of Gumball has been nominated again in the Animation category and also in the Writing category, so far, The Amazing World of Gumball has won eight BAFTAs. Cartoon Network UK has been nominated in the Kids Channel Of The Year category for this year’s awards, the channel won the award in 2014. Cartoon Network’s virtual reality mobile app – Adventure Time: I See Ooo has been nominated in the Interactive category. In the Short Form content category, Cartoon Network’s anti-bullying initiative – Buddy Network and Boomerang’s The Happos Family have been nominated.
This year’s awards ceremony will be held at The Roundhouse in London, on Sunday 26th November and will be hosted by actor, writer and comedian – Doc Brown.
List Of All 2017 Children’s BAFTA Awards Categories With Cartoon Network Nominations:
Animation
The Amazing World Of Gumball
Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Sarah Fell – Turner/Cartoon Network
Revolting Rhymes
Production Team – Magic Light Pictures/BBC One
Shaun The Sheep
Will Becher, John Woolley, Richard Starzak – Aardman Animations/CBBC
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
Production Team – Lupus Films, Bear Hunt Films, Walker Productions, Herrick Entertainment/Channel 4
Channel Of The Year
Cartoon Network
CBBC
Cbeebies
Truetube
Interactive
Adventure Time “I See Ooo”
Antonio Grasso, Ben Trewhella, Anil Glendinning – Turner
The Gruffalo Spotter
Development Team – Magic Light Pictures & Nexus Studios
Hey Duggee: We Love Animals
Phil Hoskins, Keith Davidson, Peter Hickman – Scary Beasties Ltd and BBC Worldwide
Virry VR
Martin Percy, Svetlana Dragayeva, Joanna Fogler – Fountain Digital Labs
Short Form
Cartoon Network Buddy Network
Daniel Fuller, Simon Dean, Charles Battrick – Turner/Cartoon Network
The Happos Family
Patricia Hidalgo, Richelle Wilder, Erica Darby – Turner/Boomerang
Morph
Merlin Crossingham, Helen Argo, Peter Lord – Aardman Animations/Sky Kids
Share A Story 2016
Production Team – CITV/CITV
Writer
Adam Tyler
Screwball! – TrueTube
Joe Williams
Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe – CBBC
Paul Rose, Luc Skyz, Mikis Michaelides
4 O’Clock Club – CBBC
Writing Team
The Amazing World of Gumball – Cartoon Network
A list of all the categories and nominations for the 2017 Children’s BAFTA awards can be viewed via the link below:
http://www.bafta.org/children/awards/childrens-awards-nominations-2017
BAFTA Press Release: http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/nominations-release-childrens-awards