This evening, Jessi Cruikshank took to the stage to host the 2015 Kidscreen Awards, which celebrate the year’s best work in children’s television and take place annually at Kidscreen Summit in Miami.

Determined by two panels of highly respected broadcast executive judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries:

PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY

Best New Series 2015
Peg + Cat
9 Story Media Group/The Fred Rogers Company

Best Animated Series 2015
Peg + Cat
9 Story Media Group/The Fred Rogers Company

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2015
Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures
Sinking Ship Entertainment

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2015
Stella and Sam Holiday Specials
Stella & Sam Productions

PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY

Best New Series 2015
Katie Morag
Move on Up

Best Animated Series 2015
Adventure Time
Cartoon Network

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2015
ROY
JAM Media

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2015
Fangbone!
Radical Sheep Productions

PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY

Best New Series 2015
Nowhere Boys
Matchbox Pictures

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2015
Dance Academy Series 3
Werner Film Productions

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2015
Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus Television/CBBC/BBC Worldwide

CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY

Best Acting 2015
Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus Television/CBBC/BBC Worldwide

Best Writing 2015
Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus Television/CBBC/BBC Worldwide

Best Directing 2015
Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus Television/CBBC/BBC Worldwide

Best Animation 2015
Masha and the Bear
Animaccord Animation Studio

Best Voice Talent 2015
Peg + Cat
9 Story Media Group/The Fred Rogers Company

Best Music 2015
Peg + Cat
9 Story Media Group/The Fred Rogers Company

Best Design 2015
Harriet’s Army
CBBC

The Kidscreen Awards also includes a category designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to forge stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were determined by a Kidscreen readership online vote that took place in December.

BROADCASTING CATEGORY

Channel of the Year 2015
PBS KIDS

Best Channel Design 2015
PBS KIDS

Best Interstitial Campaign 2015
CITV Share a Story

For more details about the Kidscreen Awards, visit http://awards.kidscreen.com.

Photo: Jessi Cruikshank hands the folks at Sinking Ship Entertainment their Kidscreen Award for Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures.