At a high-profile Kidscreen Awards ceremony hosted by comedian and television personality Jessi Cruickshank, the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was announced and celebrated at Kidscreen Summit 2025 in San Diego.
Determined by two panels of esteemed industry judges, awards in the programming categories were given to the following entries:
PROGRAMMING – PRESCHOOL
Best Animated Series
Hey Duggee
BBC Studios Kids & Family, Studio AKA
Best Live-Action Series
Saïd & Anna
Phanta Basta!, INDI Film
Best Mixed-Media Series
Beep & Mort (season 2)
Windmill Pictures, ABC Australia
Best New Series
Silly Sundays
Cartoon Saloon
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Bluey: The Sign
BBC Studios Kids & Family, Ludo Studio, ABC Australia
Best Holiday or Special Episode
“Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats” (Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures)
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Disney Branded Television
Best Inclusivity
Let’s Go, Bananas!
9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films
Best Podcast
The Cat in the Hat Cast
Wondery, Story Pirates, Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Best in Class
Gabby’s Dollhouse
DreamWorks Animation, Netflix
PROGRAMMING – KIDS
Best Animated Series
LEGO Pixar
LEGO Entertainment, Atomic Cartoons
Best Live-Action Series The Really Loud House Nickelodeon
Best Mixed-Media Series
Ahlan Simsim
Sesame Workshop, Jordan Pioneers
Best New Series
Max & the Midknights
Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Orion and the Dark
DreamWorks Animation, Netflix
Best Holiday or Special Episode
“‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas” (The Loud House)
Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Best Inclusivity
Choir
Disney Branded Television, Imagine Documentaries, Blumhouse Entertainment
Best Podcast
Disney Frozen: Forces of Nature
Disney Publishing, ABC Audio
Best in Class
Orion and the Dark
DreamWorks Animation, Netflix
PROGRAMMING – TWEENS/TEENS
Best Animated Series
Bob’s Burgers
20th Television Animation
Best Live-Action Series
Avatar: The Last Airbender Netflix, Nickelodeon
Best New Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
20th Television, Disney Branded Television
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom Nickelodeon
Best Inclusivity
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Netflix, Nickelodeon
Best Podcast
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Nickelodeon Podcasts, Nickelodeon Digital Studios, Gideon Media
Best in Class
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Netflix, Nickelodeon
There is also a set of Kidscreen Awards categories designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to build stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were decided through an online vote by Kidscreen magazine and Kidscreen Daily subscribers that took place in December.
BROADCASTING
Channel of the Year
PBS KIDS
Best Kids-Only Streaming Service
TVOKids
And rounding out the Kidscreen Awards program is a set of digital categories for preschool (ages zero to five) and kids (ages six and up). Here are the winners:
DIGITAL – PRESCHOOL
Best Website
PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS
Best Web/App Series—Original
Zip and the Tiny Sprouts
Tiny Souls, K Love U Bye
Best Web/App Series—Branded
Bluey Book Reads
BBC Studios Digital Brands, Ludo Studio
Best Learning App—Original
Funexpected Math Funexpected
Best Learning App—Branded
PAW Patrol Academy
Spin Master
Best Game App—Branded
PBS KIDS Games
PBS KIDS
Best YouTube Channel
Bluey
BBC Studios, Ludo Studio
Best Alternative Game
Donkey Hodie: Cousin Hodie Playdate
Fred Rogers Productions, Curious Media
DIGITAL – KIDS
Best Website
CBC Kids News CBC Kids
Best Web/App Series—Original
Tiny Time Travel
Easy As Pie Productions, Marobru Productions
Best Web/App Series—Branded (TIE)
How NOT to Draw
Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television
LEGO City: No Limits
LEGO Entertainment, Blue Zoo
Best Learning App—Branded
The Angry Birds Collection
Rovio Entertainment, Legends of Learning
Best Game App—Branded
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Paramount Games, GameMill
Best YouTube Channel
SpongeBob SquarePants
Nickelodeon
Best Alternative Game
Toca Boca World
Spin Master
For more details, visit awards.kidscreen.com.
