Tonight was Nickelodeon’s night to shine, with the broadcaster scoring 10 wins at the 2025 Kidscreen Awards ceremony, and coming out on top in categories where it faced stiff competition from other multiple winners including Disney (five), BBC Studios (four) and DreamWorks Animation (three). 

Nick will share three of its wins with Netflix for Avatar: The Last Airbender, which picked up Best Live-Action Series, Best Inclusivity and Best in Class in the Tweens/Teens Programming category. 

And this older-skewing live-action series tied with Bluey for the most wins overall. The preschool sensation from down under took home trophies for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie with Bluey: The Sign in Preschool Programming, and Best YouTube Channel in the Preschool Digital category.  

Last year’s Kidscreen Awards leader Disney did well again with both its existing franchises and new IPs. Disney Frozen: Forces of Nature won Best Podcast in the Kids Programming category, while Percy Jackson and the Olympians was named Best New Series in Tweens/Teens Programming. 

The 2025 Kidscreen Awards celebrated the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media at a fun ceremony hosted by comedian, TV personality and chart-topping podcaster Jessi Cruikshank and held during Kidscreen Summit in San Diego.

Here’s a complete list of winners in the programming categories, as determined by two separate panels of judges that were predominantly made up of broadcasting execs:

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” 
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’s also a set of Kidscreen Awards categories designed to spotlight the best efforts of 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), as determined by a panel of qualified industry judges. Here are those 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