BAFTA kids noms are in

October 23, 2012 by Jeremy Dickson

The British Academy of Film & Television has announced its 2012 Children’s Awards nominees meant to recognize the best and brightest in the UK kids entertainment industry.

Read on to find out this year’s picks in key animation, channel of the year, and indie production company of the year categories.

And the nominees are…

Animation:

The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers, Pesky Productions/POP

The Amazing World Of Gumball, Cartoon Network Europe in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media and Studio Soi/Cartoon Network UK

The Gruffalo’s Child, Magic Light Pictures/BBC One

The Mechanical Musical Marvel, Second Home Studios/THSH Birmingham

Channel of the Year:

CBBC

CBeebies

CiTV

Cyw

Independent Production Company of the Year:

4T2 Multimedia

Blue Zoo Productions

Boom Pictures

Plug-in Media

Preschool Animation:

Peppa Pig, The Elf Factory/Five

Rastamouse, The Rastamouse Company/CBeebies

Timmy Time, Aardman Animations/CBeebies

Tree Fu Tom, CBeebies/Fremantle Media/Blue Zoo/CBeebies

The awards are being presented by BAFTA on Sunday, November 25 at the London Hilton. A full list of nominees is available at www.bafta.org/awards/childrens.

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